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On The Water’s Angling Adventures

Season 18

Season 18 of On The Water’s Angling Adventures first aired in 2026 and has 11 episodes, all free to stream on Outdoor America. On The Water's Angling Adventures highlights the fish, the captains, and the communities surrounding the legendary waters of the Northeast.

  1. Episode 1 · 22 min · Oct 14, 2026

    Fishing for Spring Run Stripers on Cape Cod

    The first stripers of the season arrive on Cape Cod with big appetites as they seek out warmer water and abundant baitfish. In this episode, Chris Megan and Jimmy Fee intercept a school of migrating stripers riding an incoming tide into the bay on a beautiful May morning.

  2. Episode 2 · 23 min · Oct 14, 2026

    Spring Black Sea Bass Fishing on Buzzards Bay

    Every spring, schools of big black sea bass invade the shallow waters of Buzzards Bay to feed and spawn, providing an opportunity to catch these fish on light tackle. Join Chris Megan and Anthony DeiCicchi when they make a springtime run to the bay to catch these unique fish and bring some home for the dinner table.

  3. Episode 3 · 23 min · Oct 15, 2026

    Summer Striper Fishing in the Monomoy Rips

    One of the most productive series of rips in the Northeast is located off Cape Cod, at the tip of Monomoy. Every summer, striped bass move into these rips to eat sand eels, squid, and mackerel. On a foggy, early summer day, Chris Megan and Kevin Blinkoff along with Rus Graham from Simrad, use their electronics to safely navigate to the striper-filled rips off Chatham, Massachusetts.

  4. Episode 4 · 23 min · Oct 14, 2026

    Summertime Fly Fishing for Rainbow Trout on the Swift River

    In the hills of western Massachusetts, there’s a freshwater fishing oasis that fishes well straight through the hottest days of the year. Join On The Water’s Chris Megan and the Harrison Anglers guide service as they enjoy two incredible days of fly fishing for big rainbow trout on the Swift River.

  5. Episode 5 · 23 min · Oct 14, 2026

    Boston Blitz: Big Stripers Off Boston Harbor

    When the stars align, and conditions are just right, large schools of ocean-going stripers move within range of fishermen in Boston Harbor. That's exactly what happened in Summer 2020, when Captain Brian Coombs of Get Tight Sport Fishing found big schools of BIG stripers smashing large baitfish on the surface. Brian called OTW's Chris Megan in on the bite, and the two enjoyed an exciting summer day on the water, running-and-gunning after blitzing bass just outside Boston Harbor.

  6. Episode 6 · 23 min · Oct 14, 2026

    Surf Fishing for Bluefish on Cape Cod

    After a few years with virtually no spring bluefish run, the blues came back to Cape Cod in the late spring of 2020. They followed schools of adult bunker into casting range of the Cape’s bays and beaches. Kevin Blinkoff and Jimmy Fee hit the beach on an early June evening to throw topwaters and metals and enjoy the savage strikes and fierce fights of one of the Northeast’s greatest gamefish.

  7. Episode 7 · 23 min · Oct 14, 2026

    Kayak Fishing for Tautog in Buzzards Bay

    On a beautiful late-October day, On The Water's Kevin Blinkoff and Jimmy Fee head onto Buzzards Bay in the New Old Town Sportsman Autopilot in search of blackfish. The Sportsman Autopilot is a motorized kayak equipped with Minn Kota's spot lock technology, which makes it easy to hold position over the structure.

  8. Episode 8 · 24 min · Oct 15, 2026

    False Albacore in Vineyard Sound

    Chris Megan and Kevin Blinkoff fish out of Falmouth Harbor in a effort to cure their cases of "albie fever."

  9. Episode 9 · 24 min · Oct 14, 2026

    Catching Blackfish in Rhode Island

    Many fishermen hope to share their love of angling with the next generation, and in doing so, inspire a life-long fishing partner. That's exactly what happened when Captain Joe Aiello introduced his daughter, Coral to fishing at an early age. Today, the two run Sara Star Charters out of Newport, Rhode Island. In mid-November, Chris Megan joins this father-daughter fishing team for a day of tog fishing.

  10. Episode 10 · 23 min · Oct 14, 2026

    Giant Brown Trout and Carp Along the Historic Erie Canal

    Join On The Water’s Chris Megan and the New York Canal Corp’s Bill Sweitzer as they explore the historic Erie Canal, and encounter world-class fishing opportunities along the way as part of the Reimagine the Canals program.

  11. Episode 11 · 24 min · Oct 15, 2026

    Run-and-Gun and Live Bait for Bluefin Tuna on Cape Cod

    During a foggy morning, Anthony, Chris & Jimmy depart Falmouth Harbor & point their bow to the tuna grounds.