On The Water

For three generations, the DeCostas have been operating Albacore Charters out of Nantucket Island. Captain Bob and Ray DeCosta talk about fishing for giant tuna, 100-striper days, and surf fishing Nantucket from the 1970s to today.

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Captain Shaun Ruge of Eilodon Sport Fishing is one of New England's most "quietly fishy" captains. His passion for fishing led him to a job with Navionics at the leading edge of bathymetry technology. His fishing season includes a wide variety of New England gamefish from light-tackle mahi, big stripers, brown sharks, and bluefin.

Shaun shares stories from his early days kayak fishing to his New England bucket list of a mako on the fly.

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Dr. David Fish grew up in Brockton, MA and spent his summers chasing fish along the South Shore of Massachusetts. From an early age, he learned he could turn his talent for finding and catching fish into a source of income. Having grown up in Hull, where Dave fished out of, OTW's Anthony DeiCicchi and his father regularly encountered Dave on the water, as both a fishing buddy and an occasional rival. Other topics include: cod from the beach, the early days of commercial rod-and-reel tuna fishing, and taxidermy tips for your wedding night.

In this episode of the On The Water Podcast, we sit down with Captain Joe Fonzi to talk about Lake Erie's incredible smallmouth bass fishery, with a side of walleye.

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In this episode, Willy Goldsmith shares his lifelong passion for fishing for anything that swims, from his younger days of cod fishing aboard Massachusetts headboats to travelling abroad to experience lesser-known fisheries like wels catfish in Spain.

Willy's love of fishing shaped his career, ultimately leading him to become a fisheries researcher and policy consultant that keeps him close to the water.

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In this episode, Mike Luccini talks about his lifetime of fishing from breaking into the secretive surfcasting scene on Cape Cod to dialing in the big largemouth bite on Massachusetts ponds.

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Step behind the scenes of the On The Water Podcast as Alex Blackwell and Liam O’Neill recap the latest season of Angling Adventures—from the highs of epic fishing days to the reality of tough conditions, missed shots, and the grind of production.

With the full season now wrapped and spring right around the corner, the guys break down what really goes into making each episode—from 100+ hours of editing to battling weather, waves, and unpredictable fish.

They also share stories from the water, including:

• A quick lunch break that turned into a bass mission
• Favorite shoots like Block Island and the Nauset surf
• The challenge (and reward) of filming bluefin tuna—even when you don’t land one
• What it’s like protecting thousands of dollars of camera gear in rough offshore conditions
• Why perseverance is everything when the bite just isn’t there

Plus, a shoutout to the team behind the scenes who help bring these stories to life, and a look ahead at what’s coming next as a new fishing season approaches.

Whether you’re here for the fishing, filmmaking, or both, this episode gives you a real look at what it takes to create the content you see on screen.

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The April full moon giveth. In Week 4 of our 2026 Striper Migration Reports, OTW’s Johnny McIntyre and Matt Haeffner discuss the eruption of striper activity throughout New Jersey due to the arrival of bunker and the first wave of migratory fish, presumably from Chesapeake Bay. Matt and Johnny also cover how the action has begun to trickle east to Long Island’s South Shore and the Western Long Island Sound, and how the timing of post-spawn fish exiting the Chesapeake varies significantly depending on where and when they spawn.  

The full moon ignited some incredible bunker-fueled blitzes from the Jersey surf to the bays over the weekend, so OTW’s Jack Larizadeh joined the guys for a guest report to provide further insight into how it all unfolded. Watch the full report to get the scoop.  

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While some anglers are experiencing the best big striped bass fishing of their lives the science tells a more complicated story. In this episode, Ben Gahagan and Micah Dean of the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries talk about the state of the striped bass population, what stripers need to spawn successfully, and the results of a new study on catch-and-release fishing for striped bass.

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In February 1975, Walter Bolonis caught a 15-pound largemouth bass through the ice in Southeastern Massachusetts, setting a seemingly unbreakable state record. Yet, many questions surround this catch, questions that professional bass fisherman and podcaster Mark Burgess of Big East Bass Fishing has been trying to answer.

In this episode, Jimmy and Cheech sit down with Mark and discuss what it's like being a pro bass angler from Massachusetts, the story behind that 15-pound bass, and whether or not it could ever be broken legitimately.

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