Freshwater anglers ply the ponds for trout, bass and chain pickerel with live bait, jerkbaits and scented artificials, while others gear up for shellfishing.

While striped bass fishing on Long Island's south shore, a New York surfcaster reeled in an unexpected surprise.

The best spinners for trout fishing are the ones that have a long history of success among devout trout and salmon anglers.

Anglers ply the backwaters for holdover stripers, mackerel are stacked in the Canal's east end, and largemouth bass and trout provide spotty action in the ponds amid frigid temps.

Chain pickerel provide year-round freshwater fun in Long Island's ponds and creeks.

Massachusetts diver, Charlie Nutting, captured this video of a Northeast native, the blue crab, making a meal of an invasive green crab.

The bunker belt that spanned Long Island's western south shore attracted a fleet armed with flutter spoons and XL topwaters.

This 90 proof, lightly-smokey bourbon is crafted for the coastal, conservation-minded angler with a sense of adventure.

A Jersey-based drone photographer and videographer captured an unbelievable (and slightly comical) moment while watching a whale feed just off the beach.

To catch bass twelve months a year, get familiar with these seven must-have winter bass fishing lures and tactics.