Things to do during the off season

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Q: What does a fisherman do during the off season?

A: Watch fishing shows and read books!

For one reason or another, the number of saltwater fishing shows are few in number, compared to freshwater fishing shows; but, they are high in quality. Once of my favorites shows is the On The Water TV fishing show. Each season is also available on DVD and at $30.00 a season, it’s a great value. (I have own the first two seasons and just ordered the third and fourth seasons.)
Some other good shows are:

  1. On The Hook TV
  2. Northeast Angling
  3. Mark Sosin’s Saltwater Journal
  4. Shallow Water Angler TV

Once again, for one reason or another, the number of saltwater fishing books are few in number, compared to freshwater fishing shows; but, they are high in quality. I have been building my fishing library book by book. Here are the books that I have purchased and enjoy reading.
Hot Spots

  1. Striper Hot Spots second edition
  2. Surf Fishing the Atlantic Cost
  3. The New England Stripers A Fishing Anthology
  4. Fishing New England A Cape Cod Shore Guide
  5. Fishing New England – A Boater’s Guide to Cape Cod and the Islands
  6. Fishing New England A Rhode Island Shore Guide
  7. The Surfcaster’s Guide to the Striper Coast
  8. Chesapeake Stripers
  9. Coastal Fishing in the Carolinas: From Surf, Pier, and Jetty
  10. Gone Fishin: The 100 Best Spots in New Jersey
  11. Fishing the New Jersey Coast
  12. Striped Bass Fishing in California and Oregon
  13. Fly Fishing Boston: A Complete Saltwater Guide from Rhode Island to Maine
  14. Fishing the Connecticut and Rhode Island Coasts

Fishing Techniques

  1. Fly Fishing the Striper Surf
  2. Striper Surf
  3. The Trophy Striper
  4. The New England Stripers A Fishing Anthology
  5. The Fisherman’s Ocean
  6. The Striped Bass Book
  7. Saltwater Fishing A Tactical Approach
  8. The Complete Book of Fishing Knots
  9. Striped Bass Fishing: Saltwater Strategies
  10. The Art of Surfcasting with Lures
  11. The Orvis Pocket Guide To Saltwater Baits
  12. The Hunt for Big Stripers
  13. Fishing with Bucktails
  14. The Striped Bass 60+ Pound Club
  15. Striper Strategies: Surfcasting Methods for Catching Striped Bass
  16. The Ultimate Guide to Surfcasting
  17. Power Surfcasting
  18. How to Catch Monster Shallow-Water Stripers
  19. Stripers on the Fly: A Thorough Guide to Tackle, Flies, Locating Fish, Techniques,
    Casting and Much More
  20. Striper Moon: Fly Fishing Techniques and Flies for Striped Bass in Estuary, River, Bay and Surf
  21. Stripers and Streamers
  22. Trophy Stripers and Hybrids
  23. The Complete Book of Surf Fishing
  24. The Complete Book of Striped Bass Fishing
  25. The Striped Bass
  26. Sight-Fishing for Striped Bass: Fly-Fishing Strategies for Inshore, Offshore and the Surf
  27. The Orvis Pocket Guide to Fly Fishing For Striped Bass and Bluefish: Foods, Flies, Tides, and the Best Techniques
  28. Fishing Soft Baits in Saltwater
  29. Fishing the Big Four: A Guide for Saltwater Anglers
  30. Surf-Fishing Basics
  31. The Surfcaster’s Guide to Baits, Rigs & Lures
  32. Trolling for Striped Bass and Bluefish
  33. The Ultimate Guide to Striped Bass Fishing: Where to Find Them, How to Catch Them
  34. Fly Fishing for Striped Bass (Striped Bass Masters)
  35. Striped Bass Flies: Patterns of the Pros
  36. Inshore Fly Fishing
  37. Fly-Fishing the Saltwater Shoreline
  38. L.L. Bean Fly Fishing for Striped Bass Handbook
  39. Fly Fishing for Striped Bass
  40. Monster Shallow Water Stripers

Fishing Stories

  1. Twenty years on the Cape My Time as a Surfcaster
  2. Eastern Tides
  3. Reading the Water
  4. Striper Wars
  5. On the Run
  6. The Striped Bass Chronicles
  7. A Season on the Edge
  8. The Call of the surf
  9. Surfcaster’s Quest: Seeking Stripers, Blues, and Solitude at the Edge of the Surging Sea
  10. Striper Chronicles: East Coast Surf Fishing Legends & Adventures
  11. Striper: An Angler’s Anthology
  12. Striper: A Story of Fish and Man
  13. Night Tides: The Striper Fishing Legend of Billy the Greek

“Other”

  1. The Most Important Fish in the Sea: Menhaden and America

Kayak Fishing

  1. Kayak Fishing The Ultimate Guide (book review)
  2. The Complete Kayak Fisherman

Rod Building

  1. Rod Building Basics With Steve Petri (DVD)

In conclusion, there is no “off season”. Fish every day, on and off the water.

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