A veteran New Jersey fisherman is looking to make his sport accessible to anyone with his new Discovery Channel show "Saltwater Underground with Nick Honachefsky." It's shot completely in his home state and features many South Jersey angling destinations like Sea Isle City and Barnegat down the shore and inland spots like the Mullica River. Honachefsky and his guest on the episode airing tomorrow is Dean Ween, guitarist of the New Hope band Ween.
Doormat: A fluke (summer flounder) that weighs in excess of 10-pounds.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been enamored with summer flounder. I fished for them from boats, bulkheads, rocks, and bridges, as well as from back-bay pontoon party barges.
Family trips took me to Virginia, the Carolinas, and New England, where I fished for fluke. In college at UNC-Wilmington, I received a degree in education but perhaps a Master’s in flatfish because when not studying or waiting tables, I made time for fishing. Many in the region preferred redfish or speckled trout, but I was chasing summer and southern flounder. It was then that I really began to dedicate myself to the pursuit of flatfish after catching multiple “doormats,” the name reserved for fluke over 10 pounds, and many that just missed the mark.
January 13, 2021
Nick Honachefsky has long been a part of the Northeast fishing scene. In addition to being a fixture on the beaches, headboats, and charter boats around New Jersey, Nick is a regular contributor to Magazine, among other publications, and was an editor at
Saltwater Sportsman Magazine. In 2017, Nick began hosting a series of shorter fishing films for the web, called Saltwater Underground, which showcased some of the fish and fishermen around his home state. Most recently, Nick has expanded Saltwater Underground into a full length show, appearing on the Sportsman Channel. Below, you’ll find the press release for the new series.