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The bluefish, called tailor in Australia, is a species of popular marine gamefish found in all climates. It is the only extant species of the Pomatomidae family. The bluefish is a moderately proportioned fish, with a broad, forked tail. The spiny

The Summer Flounder is a marine flatfish that is found in the Atlantic Ocean off the East coast of the United States and Canada. It is especially abundant in waters from North Carolina to Massachusetts. Paralichthys dentatus (Linnaeus, 1766), also

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 16/02/24 You know the pelagic action has peaked when you can snap a dolphinfish sailfish and marlin in one picture! Check out the @bdoutdoorsdotcom page for more cr

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 19/04/24 Dunsborough was the place to be this week if you wanted to find the best salmon action and thankfully skilled fisher and photographer @luke_latty was wetti

April is an excellent month for fishing at Smith Mountain Lake. The water temperature starts to warm up and many species of fish become more active. Nature will show you signs of when the fish are going to start moving like dogwoods blooming grass g

May is an exciting time to fish at Smith Mountain Lake as many species of fish become more active as the water temperature continues to warm up. One phenomenon that occurs in May is the shad spawn which can make for some great fishing opportunities.

DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE BAIT SHOP FOR ALL THE EARLY SRING TACKLE I USE What a strange spring. Talking to a lot of the bass guys around the lake and even some of the striper guides it sounds like this is one of the most off spring bites t

August is one of my favorite times to fish out here. That might seem against the grain since most fishing handbooks tell you summer time fishing is tough but I love solving the puzzle daily. Water temps are now back on track with what they have been

DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE BAIT SHOP FOR ALL THE EARLY SRING TACKLE I USE It’s an early spring again this year with stained water warming trends and all species of fish on the move. Flowers are blooming and the trees are not far behin

Just wanted to let everyone know we’ve got until September 27th fishing has been good! With school starting we’ll have more availability so if you’ve wanted to get out for Fluke now’s the time. Also we’ve been steady bo

VA weather has been so up and down the last two falls. We seem to get a great cooling trend in October that kicks fall off then a warming trend and high pressure systems keep unusually warm air temps and low chance of rain. This causes the water tem

On Cape Cod June can be an awesome time for shore and boat anglers alike in both fresh and saltwater. We have LOTS of reports from many different areas and varying species being caught. So let’s get to it! SALTWATER We’ll start with the

DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE BAIT SHOP FOR ALL THE EARLY FALL TACKLE I USE DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE BAITSHOP FOR MY EARLY FALL LURE LIST. It’s an El Niño weather pattern this year and we are already seeing the effects on

DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE BAIT SHOP FOR ALL THE EARLY WINTER TACKLE I USE I’m starting to feel like a broken record on how bad we need a cold snap but i’ll say it again for this report. The fish are stacked and so ready to eat

DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE BAIT SHOP FOR ALL THE LATE SUMMER TACKLE I USE It’s turn over time and I hope it comes and goes quick. September into October is a interesting time to be on the water. A lot of guys are getting hunting stuff

Pre-spawn and spawning is here! Water temps are rising seeing mid to high 50’s in the mornings and getting into the lower 60’s throughout the day!! Bait has pushed into pockets and the bass are behind them. Using weightless fluke jerkbai

Pre-spawn and spawning is here! Water temps are rising seeing mid to high 50’s in the mornings and getting into the lower 60’s throughout the day!! Bait has pushed into pockets and the bass are behind them. Using weightless fluke jerkbai

96 Recfishwest Newsletter View this email in your browser Recfishwest Fishing Report 23/05/25 A great marlin mirror snap from @richterlures up in Exmouth this week! Our contributors Sam Bock Sam Russell Jarrad Lawford Sedin Hasanovic Want to know th

June is here and it’s going to be a lot of fish movements. After having a strange weather month for May with two really big cold fronts the heat is finally here. Our fish have been in a long holding pattern of protecting fry chasing shad and b

DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE BAIT SHOP FOR ALL THE SRING TACKLE I USE Here we go again with another strange weather spring roller coaster water temps and a later spawn. May is shaping up to be an interesting one this year with a lot of things