A Season on the Edge

by John Skinner

From the first signs of life in the backwaters of the South Shore on an April night, to the year's last push of big stripers along the ocean beaches in early December, A Season on the Edge chronicles a season of surfcasting from the shores of Long Island. The season is woven together from a collection of stories culled from the author's logs and told in the order of a seasonal progression. These stories draw the reader into the experiences and the atmosphere of each trip, and are told with a level of detail that presents fish catching techniques and strategies that can be applied anywhere along the striper coast.

219 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Vincent · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book to read when the stripers have left your area. Really cool for people who are from Long Island because he mentions many familiar spots. Highly recommend.

[George Grosselfinger · Rating 5 out of 5]

"A Season on the Edge" describes the surf striped bass fishing experiences of a true striped bass expert and addict. Anyone who has or is interested in the striped bass scene should and would find John Skinner's experiences highly entertaining and informative. I loved it!

Capt.George grosselfinger
Professional Snook and Striped Bass charter captain/guide

[Anatoliy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would have preferred a bit more structured and cleaner description of the seasons, conditions, choice of lures and the outcome, ie what worked what didn't.

While story telling is good you the very useful tidbits are getting lost in the narrative.

[Jonathan Homesley · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Great Book by a Great Angler

Found John Skinner on YouTube. His videos are great resources and this book is of the same quality. A great off-season read to remind you how special the sport of fishing really is.