About this episode

Rich Natoli discusses summer fishing transitions with Captain Benji Bar, focusing on water temperature effects on fish behavior.

Send us Fan Mail The bite doesn’t “die” when the seasons change. Your old pattern does. Rich Natoli sits down with Captain Benji Bar to talk through the late spring to early summer saltwater fishing transition in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, with practical, on-the-water guidance you can apply right away. We dig into the biggest driver first: water temperature. Not air temp, not the date, not what worked last year on June 15. As temps swing from the low 60s into the 70s, fish reposition, b...

People in this episode

Host: Rich Natoli

Guest: Captain Benji Bar

Topics covered

• fishing
• summer transition
• saltwater fishing
• water temperature
• Mid-Atlantic
• Northeast

Keywords

• fishing tips
• summer fishing
• water temperature
• saltwater fishing
• Mid-Atlantic fishing

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Mid-Atlantic, Northeast

More episodes of Fat Dad Fishing Show

• EP 80: What If The “Bad Fluke Season” Is You? · July 21, 2026 · 58 min
• EP 79: 7+ Tips to Catch Weakfish with George Bucci · July 15, 2026 · 1h 6m
• EP 78: Cuddyhunk Stripers and Exploding Korkers · July 8, 2026 · 53 min
• EP 77: Spring-To-Summer Saltwater Fishing Playbook with Badfish Charters OC · June 24, 2026 · 56 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Fat Dad Fishing Show podcast page.