While usually only visible at northern latitudes, a major solar storm made the Northern Lights visible throughout the Northeast, and many fishermen took the unique opportunity to make some casts and even catch some striped bass, under the Aurora Borealis. Here’s some of our favorite posts from last night’s light show.
New Jersey Photographer Mike DeMarco captured this time lapse of fishing during the display
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Shawn Matthews and Tom Kosinski had the boat out in New Jersey while the Aurora was firing off.
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New Jersey Photographer Tom Lynch shot the Manasquan Inlet Jacks under the Aurora.
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New York Drone Pilot Tim Regan shared this photo from Eastern Long Island.
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Long Island photographer Michael Busch watched the lights over Great South Bay.
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Erik Schwab showed off the Montauk Lighthouse looking especially iconic.
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Plug Builder Brian Andrew took some stunning photos of surfcasting below the Northern Lights on the North Shore of Massachusetts.
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Few fishermen have seen a striper silhouetted by the Northern Lights, but Scott Geissler in Maine is one of them.
Jimmy Fee with a tiny schoolie he caught under the tail end of the early evening Aurora Peak.
OTW Creative Director Alex Blackwell admired the Northern Lights over Cape Cod Bay.
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South Shore, MA Photographer and Lobsterman Mike Kohler captured a different angle of Cape Cod Bay.
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Mario R Santos from Rhode Island captured the show in the Ocean State.
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Landon Dudley caught stripers in the Jersey surf while the lights were visible
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