The "Next Cast" Podcast Episode 31 - October 19, 2026 November edition of The Fisherman Latest "Striper Coast" Reports What's In Your Plug Bag? The Great Green Crab Depression

October 22nd 2026 New England Video Fishing Forecast with Dave Anderson

Join us for Episode 30 of The "Next Cast" Podcast! In this week's episode, we break down the latest trends and techniques to help you level up your angling game: Mastering the Last Hour of the Tide Daytime Plugging Tactics & Achieving Longer Casts Expert Outlook: Best Bets for the '26 Striper Run The Latest Update on Bluefin Tuna Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more weekly fishing reports and insights from The Fisherman Magazine. Tight lines! 0:00 Introductions and weekend 1:25 Striper fishing updates 4:00 Fall run observations 7:18 Tactics for shore fishing 11:11 Tide cycles and structure 14:47 The last hour of tide 18:19 Applying tide strategies 23:28 Bridge fishing insights 27:14 Snap jigging technique 29:02 Bluefin and magazine news 30:41 Hudson River surveys 35:57 Final tips and best bets

The fall fishing action continues to heat up across Long Island as striped bass and blackfish take center stage! This week, we’re reporting from Captree Bait and Tackle ahead of the Fred Golofaro Memorial South Shore Fishing Classic, taking place October 23–25. We’ll also highlight the NYSDEC’s efforts to promote striped bass conservation through treble hook replacement demonstrations. Around the Island, impressive stripers to 40 pounds and beyond are being caught from Montauk to the western South Shore, while quality blackfish continue to come over the rails throughout Long Island Sound. We’ll check in with our local correspondents for the latest fishing reports, share a Canyon Runner update, preview the November edition of The Fisherman, and highlight Episode 31 of The Fisherman Podcast. Plus, we’ll cover upcoming tournaments, fishing events, and more as the fall run rolls on.

New Jersey – YOY Stripers, & Their Parental Units (10/22/26)

Another nor'easter off the New Jersey, Delaware coast this week, but the latest inshore marine forecast from the National Weather Service as of 8:30 a.m. this morning shows winds and seas diminishing by the weekend, with parts of the coastal region expected to see NW winds by Sunday. Lead off this week's video with a look at the latest "young-of-the-year" numbers out of the Maryland and Virginia portions of the Chesapeake, with an August snapshot along the Delaware from the state of New Jersey. We’ll look at all of the weekend options along the Jersey Shore including striped bass on the beach, as we also dive into the November edition of The Fisherman Magazine. Advice on fishing glide baits this fall with tips on safe and healthy release and the green crab shortage of 2026. A Dream Boat update sees a New Jersey subscriber's sea bass mixing things up on the leaderboard, and a near-record swordfish has eyes out on the canyon grounds this week with our weekly Canyon Runner update. Our Pocono Outdoors Guy has the latest freshwater reports, then we wrap up the week with those fabulous 50s and a FOMO reason why you should be on the beach this Saturday.

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Striped bass reports in all four coastal counties of New Jersey this week - Monmouth, Ocean, Atlantic and Cape May - as the fall run begins to take shape. Adult bunker popping along the oceanfront this week, so it appears the table has been set for explosive plugging action in the coming days. Meanwhile out back in the bays and estuaries, the cooler nights and decreasing water temps have helped spur an improving sod bank bite with soft plastics and topwater leading the charge. Good news on the bluefin front this week with more than 33K pounds of quota added to the Angler category pile, even as it appears that swordfish action is the best of the big game news this week (5:10) according to Canyon Runner. We have reader tips and on-site video of bunker on the beach this week (9:30) to help in your weekend striper hunt, plus the latest on black sea bass, porgy and tautog (14:00) at the Jersey Shore. A couple of additions to the Dream Boat Leaderboard this (16:00) and fall trout stocking is underway as well (18:15) with a freshwater outlook from the Poconos. Finally this week (21:20) a rundown on upcoming events of note. By the way, if you're looking for a "50" this week, stop by the Tackle Box in Hazlet this Saturday to help them celebrate 50 years as a family business!

The "Next Cast" Podcast

Episode 29 - October 6, 2026

* Long, Skinny Stripers

* Popcorn Trails & Spot Burns

* Swapping Out Trebles

* This Week's Issue for Subscribers

October is shaping up to be a great month for Long Island anglers, with the fall striped bass run in full swing and plenty of quality fish being caught from one end of the island to the other. Surfcasters continue to connect with impressive bass, including several fish pushing well into the 40-inch class, while blackfish season is now open islandwide, giving anglers even more options on the water. This week's fishing forecast comes to you from Wego Bait and Tackle in Southold, where we'll cover the latest fishing action, regulation updates and upcoming events. Tournament season is also keeping surfcasters busy, with Mr. Poseidon's Montauk Striper Challenge taking place this weekend, followed by the Fred Golofaro Memorial South Shore Fishing Classic at Captree the following weekend. We'll also check in with our correspondents across Long Island, highlight some standout catches and take a look at the latest digital edition of The Fisherman. All that and more in this week's Long Island fishing forecast!