[Interview starts at 27:29] Bill Sisson is the founding editor of Angler’s Journal magazine and his recently published book, Seasons of the Striper, is an elegant pictorial love letter to striped bass fishing. Bill has seen many changes in the striped bass fishery over the years, and his family goes back for generations of striped-bass … Continue reading “Podcast: Seasons of the Striper, with Bill Sisson”
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