Rigging baitfish for saltwater gamefish is like a science. Anglers fish in so many different conditions: prime ocean with features for specific pelagics; bottom structure where currents influence ...

When you think of bluewater fishing in the Gulf, you could be forgiven for visions of live-­baiting around oil rigs for big yellowfin and giant blue marlin. You might also think of 60-, 80- or ...

Want to catch more kingfish? An expert king mackerel angler divulges what he’s learned from decades of tournament fishing.

If you encountered a grizzly bear in the woods, would you dance and taunt the 700-pound man-eater? Well, trolling a high-speed lure past marlin, wahoo, tuna and dolphin is like poking the bear—it ...

Capt. Kevin Jeffries and I settled into a drift across a deep reef off Key Largo, Florida. Having boxed our share of blackfin tuna and rainbow runners over a wreck in 225 feet, our goal was to add a ...

Everyone has their regional favorite inshore game fish, but there are some target species extraordinary enough to make most anglers’ bucket lists. Some make the cut because of their beauty. Others are ...

The opah, also known as moonfish (Lampris guttatus), has a remarkable distinction in the marine world: it’s the only known fish that is fully warm-blooded. While fish like tuna and certain sharks are ...

A few years ago, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) estimated that the mortality rate for released snook caught on the Gulf coast was only 2.13 percent. The research is clear ...

Retired news anchor and fly-fisherman Tom Brokaw once wrote: “Is it my imagination, or are almost all stories about fly-fishing told in hushed tones in pristine settings where man and trout are ...

Fishing is a sport of learning and evolving. Every skill and technique in your arsenal is an adaptation for situational necessity that makes you a better angler. Here are 16 tried-and-true tricks from ...

I learned how to fish from shore with a spinning rod and a handful of tackle. Eventually, I graduated to offshore fishing with a garage full of rods, reels, lures and rigs. Along the way, I learned ...

A live shrimp is one of the best natural baits to use to catch popular saltwater species such as redfish, tarpon, seatrout, bonefish, snook and many others. Just about any gamefish that swims will eat ...