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Captain Brian Williams discusses the changing conditions of saltwater fishing as spring transitions to summer.

Send us Fan Mail The water can be 61 near the beach, 68 a few miles off, then colder again on the next turn and that one detail changes everything. We’re in that messy spring-to-summer window where anglers either adapt fast or spend a lot of time wondering why yesterday’s “pattern” died overnight. I’m joined by Captain Brian Williams of Badfish Charters (Ocean City, New Jersey) to break down what he’s actually seeing on the grounds right now: delayed warming, upwelling, inconsistent ba...

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Host: Fat Dad Fishing Show

Guest: Captain Brian Williams

Topics covered

• saltwater fishing
• spring fishing
• summer fishing
• fishing patterns
• ocean conditions

Keywords

• saltwater fishing
• fishing patterns
• ocean conditions
• Badfish Charters
• spring-to-summer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Badfish Charters

Places: Ocean City, New Jersey

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