Nick Honachefsky | "Saltwater Underground" | Ep. 1008

Nick Honachefsky | "Saltwater Underground" | Ep. 1008

From Tom Rowland Podcast by Tom Rowland

April 8, 2026 · 1h 19m

About this episode

Tom Rowland interviews Nick Honachefsky about his experiences in fishing and media.

Nick Cheskey is the host of Saltwater Underground, now in its sixth season on ESPN2, Discovery Channel, Sportsman's Channel, and Waypoint TV. He's one of the most versatile anglers in the country — a guy who grew up fishing, surfing, and ice skating on frozen Jersey swamps, and who pioneered surf shark fishing on the Northeast coast before anyone else was even trying. In this conversation, Nick and I catch up after three years and cover a lot of ground — from saltwater rivers freezing over in central Jersey to thresher sharks hunting with their tails to prehistoric megalodon teeth in freshwater streams. This one goes everywhere, and I loved every minute of it. Some of the moments I found most meaningful in this conversation: - Nick describing the first night he ever tried surf shark fishing in 1998 — paddling bunker bait out on a surfboard in the dark, alone, and having a thresher tail come whipping out of the water right next to him - How thresher sharks actually hunt — corralling bait with that massive tail and using it like a weapon, which is unlike anything else in the ocean - The species showing up in Jersey waters that have no business being there — tarpon off Cape Cod…

People in this episode

Host: Tom Rowland

Guest: Nick Honachefsky

Topics covered

  • fishing
  • shark hunting
  • marine life
  • fossil hunting
  • media in fishing

Keywords

  • saltwater fishing
  • thresher sharks
  • surf fishing
  • fossils
  • New Jersey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Saltwater Underground, ESPN2, Discovery Channel, Sportsman's Channel, Waypoint TV

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