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White Sharks
The Truth Behind
New England's Apex Preditor

The New Breed
Of Deep-Diving Lures
A Deadly Weapon for Tuna and Stripers

New England On Ice
Local Destinations for Ice-fishing Action




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OTW Product Reviews
Every year at about this time, with the holiday season fast approaching, we like to offer some ideas for your gift list – or better yet, for your wish list! What follows are our honest assessments of items both new and not-so-new that have impressed us over the past fishing season.

A Season Of Soares
We’ve received several letters from readers who enjoyed Charley Soares’ “South Coast Insider Stories,” so we have posted his entire season of columns, along with a bonus November column. Enjoy!

Great Gift Ideas for 2008
On The Water is pleased to announce our second Hot Product Showcase. We hope this special section will serve as a useful reference to our readers as they stock up for the 2009 season, as well as for the upcoming 2008 Holiday Season.

2009 Boat Buyer's Preview
The purchase of a new boat is not a decision to be made without doing all the research. We want your purchase to be the best experience it can be. Check out this years boats in our 2009 preview.

Help The Housatonic!
Trout Unlimited needs your help protecting the Housatonic River! Click here to read about the latest threat to the Housy and to sign a petition to oppose a dangerous new development.


Catch An Exciting Episode
Due to contractual obligations Comcast SportsNet will air On The Water TV at 12:30pm on November 14 and 3:30 pm on December 12 instead of its normal time of 1:00pm.

Catch A New Episode
Sundays - 9:30 a.m.
Replays from Sunday
Fridays - 1:00 p.m. & Saturdays - 9:30 a.m.


Visit the OTW Book Store
We have the most complete selection of books for fishermen. Learn to fish from a kayak, tie just the right knot, dig clams or catch fluke.
These are just a few of the topic to choose from.

Click Here To Visit our Book Store

A Picture's Worth A
Thousand Words

Can't find just the right words to describe how wonderful your boat is? OTW has the solution to your dilemma. Now you can include a picture with your Classified Boat Ad

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This Week's Fishing Forecast
December 31, 2008

  The New Year is starting off with a snowstorm and a week of frigid temperatures – great news for fans of ice fishing! If fishing through a hole isn’t your thing, there’s still some open water for trout and salmon stalkers on the Cape, and both the Thames and the Housatonic rivers in Connecticut are giving up big numbers of holdover stripers.

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