Identifies prime fishing locations for all seasons and species in the Garden State, plus what lures, baits and techniques to use.

A complete, detailed guide to fishing New Jersey's freshwater lakes, rivers, ponds and streams, including not just where to fish and how to get there, but tackle, techniques and strategies that best put fish on the line.

• Seasonal strategies from a veteran of the surf • Ten-year compilation of detailed journals • Rigs and effective methods for bass, blues, weakfish, sharks, and more • Best spots along the Jersey coast

“A necessary book for anyone truly interested in what we take from the sea to eat, and how, and why.” —Sam Sifton, The New York Times Book Review Acclaimed author of American Catch and The Omega Princple and life-long fisherman, Paul Greenberg takes us on a journey, examining the four fish that dominate our menus: salmon, sea bass, cod, and tuna. Investigating the forces that get fish to our dinner tables, Greenberg reveals our damaged relationship with the ocean and its inhabitants. Just three decades ago, nearly everything we ate from the sea was wild. Today, rampant overfishing and an unprecedented biotech revolution have brought us to a point where wild and farmed fish occupy equal parts of a complex marketplace. Four Fish offers a way for us to move toward a future in which healthy and sustainable seafood is the rule rather than the exception.

The book is full of detailed and useful information on traditional fishing techniques woven into a narrative that is interesting in its own right. MacKenzie concludes his book with descriptions of trips he has taken with contemporary fishermen in which he vividly relates the day-to-day existence of the people who still pursue their livelihood on the water.

Fifty ocean hot spots off the New Jersey coast are the focus of this detailed guide for the boating angler. From Sandy Hook's Raritan Bay to the waters of Delaware Bay off Cape May Point, New Jersey hosts some prime ocean fishing opportunities, for striped bass, fluke, cod, sharks, tuna and many other species. Outdoor writer and lifetime angler Honachefsky details these locations, how to find them (with GPS and Loran specifics) and how they are fished.