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SALTWATER FISHING  

Buy an inexpensive kayak to easily reach saltwater species that too often frustrate from shore.

Known as spring tides not for the season but for their extremity, the lowest tides of the month, on the full moon, can be an enchanting time to fish for striped bass on the saltwater flats of Massachusetts. Here's one angler's South Shore kayak fishing story.

Brewster's saltwater flats, off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, a striped bass hotpot during the spring and fall runs, are mostly inaccessible to powerboats during low water. Here's how to fish the flats from a kayak, tin skiff, or other small boat.

Read about how to use the 4" shad lure and a lead jighead to fish for striped bass from a kayak during the fall and spring run. Details include where to fish in the Boston area.

An overview of activities available to outdoor adventure enthuiasts traveling to the Outer Banks including hang gliding, water sports, and fishing.

Between Sandwich and Barnstable, Cape Cod lies Sandy Neck, a barrier beach whose waters and shoals are rough, ridden with tidal currents, and frequently filled with bluefish. Paddling the area can make you a better kayaker and fill your fridge with fish.

The northern and western shores of Cape Ann, from Annisquam to Rockport, hold large schools of stripers along rocky shorelines, within numerous inlets and coves and in the mouths of tidal rivers that empty onto large shoals.

Wood End and Race Point at Cape Cod Ma.'s Provincetown, are reliable keeper striper hotspots so long as the water is warm, full of bait, and if the winds are down. But what about the day when the angler gets skunked?

Using a kayak or a jonboat, the adventuresome angler can sightfish striped bass and bluefish in Duxbury Bay's intricate matrix of low-tide flats, sandbars, saltwater creeks and embayments.

Rigging with soft plastics is a handy, economical way to fish for striped bass, especially from a kayak. They're easy to store and easy to make. Moreover they work on a variety of species including not only striped bass but bluefish, pollock and cod.

Black sea bass require the simplest of techniques and gear: chopped sea clams, a bank sinker and a small hook or two.

One of the simplest ways to fish the tidal rip off South Monomoy Island is by drifting in the current while trolling a treble-hooked plug or swimmer. If you're not up to to paddling the entire distance, hire one of the many charter services to drop you off in the area.

Plymouth Bay's most prominent feature is Browns Bank, a centuries-old shoal that lies beneath the waters of Plymouth Beach and which, at low tide rises to cover nearly a dozen dry acres. It can be a fine place to kayak surf, picnic and fish.

A kayaker who launches into the waters off Chatham from Morris Island or Hardings Beach gains good access to the bonito grounds in northeastern Nantucket Sound off Monomoy Island.

With a few simple hand tools, a few lengths of surgical tubing and fifteen minutes time, you can build for about $2.00 striper tubes that ordinarily retail for $10.00 or more.

Adjacent to deep water and beaches, surrounded by ledges Cape Ann's Salt and Thachers Islands are productive on striped bass, pollock and inshore cod.

After spring's striper blitzes along Cape Ann and the North Shore of Massachusetts begin to calm down, you'll have to work a little harder if you're looking for fish off spots like Manchester, Boston, and Cape Ann.

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Located a scant half-mile off the coast of Rockport, Massachusetts's Pebble Beach, Milk Island is a productive, lightly-pressured area to fish for striped bass during the fall run.

With waters as vast as those off Cape Cod and many more islands to fish around and land on, the waters of Salem Sound from Marblehead to Manchester, Massachusetts are productive on stripers, bluefish and flounder.

Most visitors to the century old, southern New Jersey resort of Cape May, New Jersey, visit the beach, take a spin on a family fishing boat or spend a few hours parasailing. But kayaking is steadily gaining popularity among the thousands of vacationers visiting each year.

Kayaking used to be for professional sportsmen, but today's manufacturers offer a wide array of products for people of all persuasions, and the author offers some good reasons to be persuaded

Plum Island Sound's flats' intricate matrix of channels, embankments and guzzles hold large schools of striped bass during the fall migration. Fish here with a kayak and you can stalk the flats on foot. Here's where and how.

A quirky festival focused town with galleries, fine dining, art and theatre, world class recreational opportunities and beaches unlike any you will find anyplace in the world; Bandon is famous worldwide as a vacation destination.

An overview of the family friendly activities available at the South Street Seaport, along with a sidebar featuring other activities along the Hudson River.

Winter sea kayaking in New England can be a pleasure if you prepare and carry the right gear. You need towlines, drysuits, vhf radios, and rescue skills. Here's how one trip almost went wrong.

Kayak fishing is gaining momentum in the Gulf Coast fishing community. It is affordable with no gas, no trailer, and no annual licensing fee. Kayak fishing lets the angler get close to the fish up on the flats or further out into the bay.

Billingsgate Shoals' striped bass feed on the area's thick biomass of sandeels. Fish the area's shallows and structures with spincast gear and trolling rigs or the wire jigs known locally as hoochies.

It is just after dawn on the waters off of Chatham's Monomoy Island on the elbow of Cape Cod Massachusetts. Your fishing guide is standing 6 feet above the water's surface on the polling platform of a Florida flats style shallow draft fishing boat.

With a long and irregular coastline that includes Cape Cod, the North Shore and the South Shore there is plenty of sea kayaking to be had in Massachusetts. These locations are among the best for their sheer beauty and the wildlife that abounds.

Sea kayaking is the perfect mode of transportation to explore the beautiful waters of Alaska.

Kyaking can be a great adventure for the whole family, provided you are all prepared and have taken the right type of lessons for the type of kayaking you want to tackle.

Sea kayaking is becoming more and more popular and may even be replacing hiking for many people while creating new horizons for nature lovers, canoeists and active travelers.

Some of the best striped bass fishing in the Northeast coastal areas can be done using this dynamite trolling technique. The method involves using a plastic "worm" that is approximately 16 inches to 18 inches long.

(Fishing is a popular and relaxing way for people of all ages and all genders to spend their leisure time.

One of the lesser-known urgency calls to make on a VHF radio is the securite call. It's used to inform other boaters of your presence at night or in fog and during times of lowered visibility. Like the mayday and pan-pan call, the securite call is made on channel 16,

The striper technique known as chum-and-chunk is dirt simple: buy a bucket of herring, chop several herring into bits, toss the bits overboard followed by a herring chunk on a bare hook.

Learn about the Rimu tour offered by Active New Zealand. A 12 to 14 day tour package that offers glacier climbing, sea kayaking, mountain biking, hiking and city tours. Wine tasting, helicopter tours and other adventures also await you on this tour.

Kayaking is fast becoming a very popular sport. It is fun, adventurous, not as expensive as other types of boating. But just because it is a small boat and looks so easy, it does not mean that you should just get in a kayak and set out.

Safety is paramount, and of the many ways to enjoy a safe and successful offshore trip, none is more important than using a trip monitor.

The beaches on Cape Cod vary from wild waves and serious surf on the National Seashore to serene waters and tidal pools on Cape Cod Bay. No matter what your pleasure, you'll discover the best beach just for you on the Cape.

A tiny and obscure sand island located in the southwest corner of Nantucket Sound off Nantucket, Muskeget is surrounded by vast sandbars, fast tidal currents and difficult-to-navigate waters. Two sea kayakers make the trip during the fall.

Are you new to the sport of kayaking and feel a bit intimidated by all the choices and unfamiliar jargon? This quick how-to guide provides the information you need to know before heading to your local kayak retailer.

Accessible by several put-ins and trailer ramps, the productive fall striper waters of Rockport's Straitsmouth Island, Avery Ledge, Loblolly and Whale Coves all lie within a half mile of each other - good fishing during September and October.

The Folbot ® kayak and I'd already experienced the "nuclear force winds" of the Columbia River Gorge and the unforgiving waters off the Oregon and Northern California coasts. Paddling the flat waters of the Snake River reservoirs would be a new experience.

Kayaking can be a wonderful, relaxing sport, what better place to do it than the scenic, nature filled area of the Indian River Lagoon in Central Florida.

Learn the basics of chop hopping downwind to double your kayak speed. Or use a small sail to go faster with half as much effort.

Living Adventures offers an exhilarating new travel program that brings adventurous women together. Based near Bayfield, Wisconsin on Lake Superior, they are a passionate group of kayakers that have recently implemented all women's kayak groups.

This article will offer tips on kayaking safely.

The Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California is the perfect place to kayak and see nature at its best. Surfing Champion Mike Lamm took me out for my first time.

The hot summer is just right around the corner and it is time to dust of the old fishing rod and get ready to cast the line into the water for fun fishing.

An overview of areas where the fishing enthusiasts can access the Connecticut shoreline.

If you are new to kayaking, you should familiarize yourself with kayak and paddle design as they can affect your performance in the water.

Kayaking on whitewater can be scary- why not learn in one of Seattle's lake first? Here are some good places to take lessons.

This is a travelogue regarding a kayaking trip on the US/Canadian border in Northern Maine. The author describes how a kayak releives stress. There are interesting and picturesque details about wildlife.

The surrounding cities of Venice, Northport, Nokomis and Englewood give an exciting flavor for a place to call home or to visit. Freshwater and saltwater fishing at its very best would seem to sum up one of our areas top credentials.

You needn't go far to kayak or canoe if you live in or are visiting Saratoga Springs, NY. If your short on time or just don't feel like driving, don't worry, you aren't far from a great paddling place. Below are only the best area paddling places.

"If you are a family canoeist or casual floater or you just like to paddle downriver with your dog and your binoculars and your fishing pole, Middle Tennessee is the perfect place," Says Skip.

A review of the fly-fishing opportuntiies available in North Carolina's famed Outer Banks.

Duxbury Bay has lots of put-ins and destinations if you enjoy offshore shoals and sandbars.

There's more than thrill rides and dinner shows around Orlando, Florida. Spend a refreshing day kayaking to really enjoy Florida.

Panama City Beach, Florida, located on the Gulf of Mexico, is one vacation destination that offers something for everyone, no matter how old or young they are.

Virginia Beach, Virginia, offers more for outdoor lovers than just a great place to get a tan on a sunny afternoon.

Most tourists find their vacation in Hawaii to be anything but the tropical dreamworld they had imagined. Don't get stuck in the tourist trap! Read this article and learn how to get out of Waikiki and see the real hidden spots of Oahu.

Many people overlook the incredible bargains at northern Mexico's beach resorts when temperatures often top 100-degrees. My story describes the experience of staying at Paradiso Resort with tips on how to get there and other places to stay.

The landscape of Georgia offers a variety of camping experiences. Providing many unique and varied opportunities to beginning and seasoned campers all wrapped up in one beautiful state.

Tui Tai Adventure Cruises brings active travelers to Fiji Islands, offering a variety of activities and cultural experiences. Travelers can choose how much or how little they do each day- anything from hiking to waterfalls to reading a book on the beach.

Learn about Milford Sound, sea kayaking and how to plan a sea kayaking adventure.

After spending a season fishing from a commercial striped bass boat out of Gloucester, Massachusetts, here are some of the keeper tricks the writer learned.

Cape Cod offers many choices for a family vacation

Sea kayakers are often plagued by sore heels, feet that fall asleep, and an inability to contact friends and family to let them know that they are okay. They also have to overload their boats with provisions while camping. Here are solutions.

Use a variety of dumbbell and medicine ball drills to strengthen your core for faster sea kayaking and increased boat control.

One of the most basic elements of fishing, how to tie a fishing knot, is often stumbled on by trial and error. At best, an older fisherman may teach you to use his favorite knot. Here are 8 fishing knots you'll find easy to tie and secure to use.

Planning on going to Cape Cod anytime soon? Read this article to get a few pointers on great hotels, restaurants, and attractions.

If you are planning a DIY fishing vacation to the Florida Keys this conventional tackle combination is the ticket. It is versatile enough for most of the offshore and near shore fish you are likely to encounter.

Fishing the waters of Boston Harbor during the striped bass fall run, one writer takes his first keeper and promptly spoils it.

Kayaking is a great way to navigate places where large boats cannot go. Down the narrow waterways of the back country or navigate the rapids on a fast moving river.There are Kayaking schools and clubs in Seattle that have a wide variety of Kayaking Lessons available.

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In the San Francisco area, you will find schools teaching sea and open water kayaking lessons and while each one of them teaches the same basic lessons, when you get to the advanced courses they each have different special lessons available.

Do-it-yourself fishing vacations are a lower cost alternative used often in the Florida Keys. A little reading before your trip can make it much more successful. You never what may tangle with in the Florida Keys, so be prepared.

A kayaking vacation in Maine is a great way to get to explore some of the most beautiful wilderness you will ever come across.

Take a look at these schools in Chicago that have kayaking lessons, Each one is a bit different, with a different approach. One even had a special children's program.

Sport fishing is one of the favorite activities of visitors and residents of the Georgia. Whether out on the bay or off the banks of the River, fishermen find Georgia County a paradise. There aren't a lot of stores like Fishery Sport Shop around

An anadromous, fastwater-loving fish, striped bass are drawn to the tidal Merrimack River's Joppa Flats by the flats' forage, tidal currents and mixture of structure and deep water.

An overview of freshwater fishing opportunities on the islands of Kauai and Oahu.

Getting started in the quiet sport of fishing with a fly rod can be much easier with someone helping you through the process.

One of the better ways to handle a sea kayak rescue in an onshore wind is with so-called bulldog and a tandem-rafted tow.

A comparison of sit on top vs sit inside kayaks, and which is best for fishing.

Kayaks come in a lot of designs, with many intended uses. Often sales people, especially in large chain stores, have never used or don't fully understand the nature of the kayaks they sell. Here are some things you should look for when buying a kayak.

If you've been considering purchasing any type of a water craft , but don't want to shell out a large amount of money in order to play in the water, then maybe an inflatable kayak could be the perfect solution for you.

An overview of flats fishing opportunities available in the Laguna Madre Bay located at the Southern tip of Texas near the Mexico border

On your vacation to Hawaii, do something you don't normally do at home. Kayaking is adventurous yet safe and simple if you follow instructions. And it's great exercise.