Locations

After speaking with various pro-staffers, captains and guides throughout the country, we put together the top 6 Southeast Fishing Spots for local and foreign anglers alike to plan destination fishing trips, retain knowledge of local fishing areas and find guides to assist in charter services.  1. Charleston, South Carolina Capt. Tucker BlytheWebsite: www.greyghostcharters.com Tucker’s Charter Style: Inshore flats, nearshore an tarpon fishing Seasonal Fishing Fall: Impressive numbers of shallow water redfish and trout offer the best fishing of the year using lures or live bait. Tarpon will gorge on our plentiful baitfish before they make their way back south. Top Bait: Hogy Skinny...

We love to fish for tarpon. There is something special about chasing these magnificent fish. The history of anglers chasing the silver king goes back well over 100 years. Over the ages, anglers have constantly been developing new ways to trick the tarpon into biting.  While conventional live and dead bait techniques have been a staple approach over the years, we’ve taken years of development to provide THE BEST LURES FOR TARPON FISHING. This selection of premium soft bait lures, tournament grade hooks and jigs  is a great accompaniment for the traveling fly angler, the technical flats anglers or any tarpon angler...

Tips provided by Eric “Slappy” Harrison Jamaica Bay in Queens, New York is a prime kayaking spot. With good public access and a great fishery it is one of the “must fish” spots for kayakers in the Northeast.  The fishery features striped bass, weakfish, bluefish, and fluke including trophy-sized examples of all those species. The Jamaica Bay Kayak Fishing Classic, hosted by Captain Kayak of Sayville, NY, is a great way to get an introduction to fishing the bay.  This tournament is the largest kayak tournament in the Northeast and it includes four days of fishing and camping.  Some attend the tournament for the competition, but most attend for...

Hogy Barbarian Series: While the Barbarian jig heads are popular heavy-duty jig heads for school sized tuna, they were originally designed for fishing in the Cape Cod Canal. To deal with the current runs up to 8 knots, we were getting requests from anglers to make a 2x strong jig head that could support the pressure of an angler putting the boots to a large fish that was running with the tide. Barbarian Jig Heads:   HDUV Jiggin' Eel: The HDUV Jiggin' Eel has a solid body with a blunt head ready to accommodate large jig heads. Top Ranked Colors for Cape...

Fishing the “breaking tide” is the Holy Grail for Cape Cod Canal fishermen, especially those who prefer to fish top-water baits. A breaking tide in the Cape Cod Canal is the rare occurrence on or around a full or new moon when dead low tide (slack current) happens at day-break. Fish tend to move closer to shore and toward the surface at low tide. Pair this with the feeding bell associated with sunrise and you have the perfect time to throw top water baits to stripers in the canal. Top water soft baits are some of the most effective lures for...