What Makes a Bucktail Jig So Effective for Catching Bass and Walleye? Simplistic in design but lethal in execution, the bucktail jig works magic when fished amongst weeds in the fall. Comprised of a ...

Passing storms have hindered flounder fishing at the Old Grounds. Most boats aren’t venturing far away from shore until the seas calm down. Before the nasty conditions ... Anglers were catching sea ...

William Scripture was a lawyer in the first half of the 20th Century, and a member of a prominent Rome family. He was an outstanding athlete in his youth, and also loved the outdoors. So much so, ...

After the original Mister Twister came onto the market, I did not tie a bucktail jig for a couple of years. Then I ran out of bucktail jigs and realized that they had not been replaced by soft plastic ...

Johnny Bucktails of Hazlet had to make a long run to the east from Brown's Marina in Keyport in order to get into hot Saturday fluking, but when you have a 36-foot Sea Hunter center console that ...

This week shows a turn to cooler weather following a beautiful weekend – that followed a severe storm that moved through the Hayward area last Thursday morning. For now, the coming weekend looks to be ...

During a season when individual five-fluke limits at an 18-inch minimum have been hard to come by, boat limits have been rare. Yet, Johnny Bucktails had no problem putting together a five-man limit ...

This week starts out with cold mornings, but with warming temperatures as the week progresses, though accompanied by chances for rain showers. "Last week's weather limited fishing," says Pat at Happy ...