I thought this months issue was one of the best
nice articles by Joe, Charlie , Dave & squid , & Rich even thru his is dated his info is good ==bear point is not east of the White dock =its almost dead west =plus there is no more white dock//// Still really good reading ////;) :rolleyes:

I have to agree with you that it is one of the best issues that I have read.

I agree, that magazine is getting better and better with each issue. (unlike some others I subscribe to) My problem is that I sit up and read it a night or so and then have to wait for the next issue :-( ....I must learn to savor it a bit longer.

Also, I use their ads as like a yellow pages...they seem to have everything I want in that thing!

I just reread the articles during the month. That way you might pick up a piece of information you missed earlier, or find something that you can use on your next trip out. That's how I found out about the Mystic River and the possibility of stripers making it up to the lower lake. It definitely is GREAT reading!

What OTW has done is another example of an organization coming into what many thought was an unprofitable or saturated market, and succeeding anyway. Everything in this world has its critics – but arguments against success tend to lose their validity fairly quickly.
I can tell you that when an idea is proposed to OTW, they seldom shoot it down without discussion – they work with their contributors. If I put my mini-ego aside and consider a variant on the idea that was originally proposed, what emerges from the discussion is often better for all concerned – most importantly, the readership.
It should be noted that Zach, the new editor at the New England Fisherman, is doing a very good job. The production and editorial quality of the NEF has positively improved under his watch. I plan on contributing to them more - mainly because I need money - but also because I like the way Zach runs the show.
I don’t agree so much with the idea of comparisons being drawn between the two publications. They run shorter features in the NEF, but many more of them. I hope there is a place for both formats because many ideas are better suited for one, but not the other.
I don’t know anything about the business side of the magazines, but I think that if the quality is there with the features, columns, and reports - the local market can support both. Personally, I hope they both keep going forever – the more markets for stories the better.