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David Pickering Outdoor Writer, NEOWA 4 Sayles Ave., Lincoln, RI 02865 tel. 401-728-9411
email: imhooked2000@cox.net
David Pickering is a freelance writer, photographer and lecturer who specializes in
saltwater surf fishing for striped bass and other species of saltwater fish along with freshwater fishing. He has been an active member of the New England Outdoor
Writers' Association (NEOWA) since 1981. His photos and magazine articles have captured dozens of awards from the NEOWA including Best New England Magazine
Article in 1995. He has written over 300 feature articles on saltwater fishing and has
had thousands of photos published on the subject as well as numerous catalog covers.
His work has appeared in such publications as the Fisherman magazines (New
England, Mid Atlantic, New Jersey/Delaware and Florida Editions), On the Water, Saltwater Sportsman, Fishbelly.com, Northeast Woods and Waters, Massachusetts
Wildlife and Doc Muller's Surf Annuals. He is a former "Insider" for On the Water magazine. In addition, Pickering has contributed to three books: Secrets of Surf
Fishing at Night, Fishing New England, A Rhode Island Shore Guide, and New England Stripers. Besides writing and photography work, Pickering conducts slide shows and
lectures throughout southern New England about fishing in freshwater and saltwater.
David has written hundreds of articles about fishing for striped bass in many magazines
including The Fisherman, Saltwater Sportsman, Doc Muller's Surf Annuals, Fishbelly.com, and On the Water. His writing has also appeared in several books including New
England Stripers and Fishing New England: A Rhode Island Shore Guide. His award winning fishing photos have appeared in books, on catalog covers and in various
magazines. He has been conducting fishing seminars for the last 30 years. Pickering
is regarded as RI's most prolific catch-and-release shore fisherman. Over his fishing career, Pickering has landed and released over 40,000 striped bass from shore, and in
recent years he has averaged over 2000 striped bass a year. He also fishes extensively
for other species of inshore fish including bluefish, fluke, scup, tautog, false albacore and bonito.
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David has also written extensively about carp fishing. His articles appear in The
Fisherman, The North American Carp Angler and On the Water. Pickering is the RI State Chairman of the Carp Anglers Group, a national carp organization. He has fished
extensively for carp over the last 10 years and has caught thousands of them, including many fish over twenty pounds, using a variety of American and European methods. He
has been conducting carp fishing seminars for the last six years.
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Pickering's specialty is fishing in the surf for striped bass as well as other inshore
species such as bluefish, hickory shad, fluke, false albacore, bonito and white perch.
Surf fishing has been a lifetime hobby and passion. Pickering is regarded as Rhode
Island's most prolific striper surf fisherman. In recent years, he has averaged over 2
,000 striped bass a year from shore. Much of his fishing is done with plugs, rigs and
lures that he builds and designs himself, major themes in his writing and fishing shows
. Pickering also spends a considerable amount of time fishing freshwater for such
species as largemouth bass and trout. He is also considered an expert at carp fishing.
He is the RI state chairman of the Carp Anglers Group, a national organization of carp fishermen.
In addition to his freelance writing and photography work, Pickering works as an elementary teacher in the Wrentham, MA, Public Schools. He holds a B.A. degree
(cum laude) in liberal arts and an M.A. degree in elementary education from RI College.
Besides fishing and teaching, Pickering coaches Little League baseball and youth basketball. He also works as a ski instructor at Yawgoo Valley Ski Area in RI during
the winter months. He currently resides in Lincoln, RI, with his wife, Gail, and his four sons, Matt, Chris, Ben and Jon.
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