With constant support and engagement from the Northeast fishing community, On The Water Magazine reached 100,000 Instagram followers in 2024. No secret here, but our readers and followers clearly have a penchant for content pertaining to striped bass, bluefin tuna, and aggressively camera-shy fluke. Our top nine IG posts since January demonstrate that fondness.
#9 – Solar Eclipse C&R
The solar eclipse on April 8th brought new meaning to “blind casting” for anglers who left their special eclipse glasses at home, but couldn’t resist a peek at the rare phenomenon.
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#8 – Good Boy, Bad Poachers.
Man’s best friend gets the job done in Suffolk County, NY.
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#7 – Beantown Bluefin
Giant bluefin tuna bounced between bunker schools within sight of the Boston skyline this summer.
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#6 – Unfriendly Fluke
Two summer flounder share a strong aversion to paparazzi. (Video recorded by Joe Sansone of “Crackhead Fluke“)
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#5 – 2023 Spring Striper Migration Recap
A look back at 2023’s spring striper migration in anticipation of 2024’s spring run.
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#4 – Giant Bluefin off Sea Bright, NJ
Giant bluefin tuna fed on bunker and sand eels alongside striped bass within sight of New Jersey’s beaches this fall.
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#3 – Bunker-Busting Bluefin on the Beach
Noticing a pattern here?
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#2 – Flutter Spoon 101
Captain Rob Taylor of Newport Sportfishing Charters walks us through how to fish flutter spoons for striped bass.
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#1 – Sea Lice Outbreak (April Fool’s)
With the spring migration underway, striped bass anglers from Maryland to Maine were encouraged not to forget their sea lice combs at home.
Raise your hand if you fell for this one.
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Thank you for a great year. We’re excited to see what 2025 has in store.
Merry Christmas from the entire On The Water team!