News — FishingInNewEngland

1: Eels Eel What more can you say about eels? They’re readily available; they take fish in the surf, rips and rocks from Maine to North Carolina; and they are simple to store and keep alive. Best of all, stripers can’t seem to resist them, and nothing works better at night. Indeed, the majority of state and IGFA record fish have been taken on eels fished at night. While many anglers score well by fishing eels in deep water (30’ plus) on heavy 3-way or fishfinder rigs, try lobbing them unweighted into shallow (10’-15’) rocky areas without additional weight. The...