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Nick Cancelliere

Nick Cancelliere is a NYSDEC-licensed fishing guide and full-time staff member at On The Water. He has fished the North and South shores of Long Island for more than 20 years from party boats, piers, kayaks, and the surf. His favorite targets are striped bass, bluefish, tautog, and false albacore. When he's not fishing for saltwater, he can be found stalking rivers and streams for trout as well as wading freshwater ponds for bass and pickerel.

Latest by Nick Cancelliere

An angler is holding up a lake trout fish that was caught while ice fishing. They are inside an eskimo tent
Freshwater

Ice Fishing Report: Lake Trout on Lake Champlain

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An angler fishes through the ice on long island. A game of pond hockey is being played in the background.
Forecasts

Long Island and NYC Fishing Report - January 2025

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An angler fishes through the ice on long island. A game of pond hockey is being played in the background.
Freshwater

First Chance to Ice Fish on Long Island in Nearly a Decade

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Freshwater

How to Donate Your Christmas Tree to Support Fisheries in 2025

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Saltwater

Insane Bluefin Tuna Action Off New Jersey and Long Island

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A surfcaster holding a striped bass while fishing at Montauk. The ocean is in the background. A surfcaster is standing on a rock in the surf.
Saltwater

Report: Mr. Poseidon’s Montauk Fishing Challenge

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Report

Western Long Island and NYC Fishing Report- April 18, 2024

April 18, 2024

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Report

Western Long Island and NYC Fishing Report- April 11, 2024

April 11, 2024

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