MeatEater's B-Side Fishing

Joe Cermele heads to the lobster pot fields off the New Jersey coast, but he's not after crustaceans. The shade produced by the buoys tied to the pots attracts piles of mahi-mahi in late summer, creating a light-tackle fishery that rivals Key West's

Chain pickerel get no respect. They're overshadowed by their pike and muskie cousins, but Joe Cermele has a soft spot for them. Join him as he targets these under-appreciated predators in New Jersey's vast, eerie, and historic Pinelands National Reserve

The Passaic River winds through the most heavily populated part of North Jersey. A lot of it isn't pretty, but beneath all the overpasses and behind the miles of barbed wire that flank it, there's a healthy population of Northern Pike. Join Joe Cermele for an urban fly fishing adventure exploring this not-so-secret fishery

With dull gray scales, bulbous heads, and gnarly buck teeth, tautog aren't winning any beauty contests. But what they lack in looks they make up for in fight and flavor. Joe Cermele has been a member of the Northeast 'tog cult for decades, and breaks down why so many anglers can't wait to close out their saltwater season chasing these oddballs

Are you a proud patriot? Then give thanks to the American shad. They are the most culturally significant fish in this country, and subsequently spawned an entire fishing subculture that Joe Cermele has been a part of since he was a kid. You'll never look at shad the same again, especially after Joe explores whether the fish that fed our forefathers is worth eating if you're not starving to death.

It's been more than 20 years since invasive snakeheads showed up in U.S. waters. Despite early fear about how devastating they would be, time and science have proven otherwise. Still, they are arguably the most hated fish in the country. But do you really understand what you're hating? Joe Cermele joins snakehead zealot Grant Alvis in Virginia to prove that since we can't beat them, let's have fun