Bill Donovan is the President and Publisher of the New Jersey Angler Magazine and co-host of the New Jersey Angler Video Magazine Television Show. Donovan grew up fishing the backwaters and oceanfront jetties around Cape May, New Jersey and, though his horizons have expanded to include almost every style of fishing imaginable from the back bay flats out to the canyons, his favorite fishing is still of the simplest variety.

“There’s something about fishing with my feet planted on a beach, jetty or sod bank that I find especially appealing,” says Donovan. “Although I appreciate every hour I spend on the water, I really enjoy the peace and solitude associated with wading a flat under the cover of darkness, working jigs along a moonlit inlet jetty, or casting plugs into a heaving autumn surf.”

Nonetheless, Donovan now runs a Parker 23 SE center console out of Wildwood, New Jersey, which he uses to pursue everything from skinny-water weakfish to offshore tuna. He also spends a great deal of time tackling big stripers in Delaware Bay. “I believe the Delaware Estuary to be a more significant contributor to the coastal striped bass population than people think. I really wouldn’t be surprised to see a world record come out of there within the next few years.”

Donovan is also a popular seminar speaker, and spends a great deal of time lecturing at boat and outdoor shows, club meetings and other events. “The face-to-face aspect of my seminars and public appearances is very important to me,” says Donovan. “I really love doing personalized instruction, not only because I enjoy teaching but because I always learn something in the process.” He adds, “The best anglers are those who acknowledge that they still have much to learn.”

Donovan is a Board Member of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the Recreational Fishing Alliance, and a USCG-Certified Captain. He resides in Abington, Pennsylvania with his wife Ellen and his children, Billy (8) and Nicholas (5), and maintains a home in Wildwood, NJ, which serves as a base for many of his angling endeavors.