Many of the tools and practices of the masters are available to the home chef. The results are palpable when the fish hits ...

Gregor Dornau and I lowered dropper rigs baited with squid to the ocean floor 950 feet below. After a subtle tap or two on a rod tip, in an attempt to load up all of the hooks on the leader, we’d ...

Pathfinder has long held the admiration of saltwater anglers for its high-performance, resin-infused hulls, great fit and finish, and angling features that deliver hard-core fishability in in bay ...

Fillet a striper properly, and you’ll maximize the meat yield for one of the tastiest fish in the water. Chasing striped bass is more than a sport — it’s a tradition passed down through generations.

I love to watch a professional fishmonger clean fish. They work in well-lit, sanitary spaces wearing a hair net, rubber apron, rubber gloves and rubber boots. They dance with the fish, swinging and ...

Splashing and chattering away behind Fortunate Son, Christian Driscoll’s 32-foot Regulator, an eight-rod spread of Side Tracker squid spreader bars were dutifully doing their job in the Chicken Canyon ...

The Valhalla V-28 hardly listed when I stepped on board, putting all of my weight on its starboard side. Because of their low freeboard and shallow draft, many bay boats are tippy. Not this one. My ...

Boats under 20 feet allow the angler to maneuver precisely while trolling. Ask the average inshore angler what his least favorite method of fishing is and chances are he’ll say trolling. Even ...

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 ...

Head south to tangle with blackfins off the Florida coast. April and May are prime months for catching big blackfin tuna (Thunnus atlanticus) off South Florida and the Keys, with numerous fish in the ...

While flipping through a couple of wholesale fly company catalogs recently, it occurred to me that the number of saltwater patterns has skyrocketed in the last few years. I’ve been tying for over 40 ...

The thought of fishing from the beach for snook conjures up images of crystal-blue water, gentle breezes, bright sunshine and plenty of fish meandering up and down the shoreline. While days like this ...