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 ...

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 ...

Offshore jigging has really taken off in the past couple of years. Sure, some early adopters have been jigging with metals for decades, but it was never something utilized by the masses. That’s ...

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 ...

“It all comes from the movie Jaws,” says Big John McLean, a land-based shark fishing guide who specializes in connecting novice anglers with the notorious predators. “Whether people are local or they ...

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 ...

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 ...

Successful live-bait sailfishing requires deep knowledge of this unique billfish’s migratory and feeding patterns. You need to understand how water temperature, current and wind direction influence ...

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 ...

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 ...

While Seriola might sound like an ­elfin character from Lord of the Rings, it actually refers to members of a ­genus of gamefish. Anglers know its species to be popular, aggressive, accessible, large, ...

Celebrating a ­half-century in the boatbuilding business this year, SeaVee ranks as one of the most vaunted names in the center-console fishing-boat market. Such longevity is not to be taken ­lightly, ...