LIVE BAIT is cheating. If I’ve heard it once I’ve heard it 10,000 times. The level of cheating, of course, varies by species and age. Any child under 15 can use live bait for whatever he or she wants.

Live bait is working best to catch striped bass. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, recommends fishing for stripers between Rocky Branch and Hickory Creek parks. Trolling with brood minnows or umbrella rigs ...

Fishing for striped bass is steadily improving. Jon Conklin, fishing guide, said a good area to try is the south part of the lake between Horseshoe Bend park and Friendship Creek. Brood minnows or ...

LOTS of the fishing techniques for using live bait for striped bass and bluefish seem to be not very well explained or get little or no use by those people that don't have the knowledge and experience ...

The Raritan Bay fall striped bass fishery has been on fire all week. According to one Bay Shore tackle shop owner, the fish pushed in after last weekend's blow. "It's been a crazy week. A lot of ...