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Stephen Sautner

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A Surfcaster's Lament

A burgeoning seal population has claimed some of the best striper spots in the Northeast.

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The Boys and Bass of Summer

A father and son continue their tradition of old-school fishing on Newboro Lake in Ontario

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Block Island Blues

Casting top-water plugs for daytime bluefish may again ascend the popularity charts, as striped bass stocks dip.

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Fish Favorites: Redfish

The chase is just the beginning with redfish — you’ll want to stick around for dinner

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If Their Eyes Could Talk

With battle-ready gear and casts directed by muscle memory, Montauk’s solitary surfmen outlast the fair-weather crowds chasing stripers at the east end of Long Island, New York.

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One Damn Fine Month

The author took a day off last May and went on an 11-hour, 120-mile, three-stream fishing marathon.

An Island in Time

An Island in Time

The author recalls a cold, rainy November night and a wild fish that came out of a rip off a coastal island, which Hurricane Sandy later flattened.