Winter in the Florida Keys sees sailfish hunting ballyhoo over the shallows along Islamorada, presenting anglers with a unique opportunity.

Rain gear used to leave us hot and wet or cold and wet, but the latest technologies and designs bring comfort in inclement weather.

Off the shores of Mullaghmore on the northwest Irish coast, between the green hills of Benbulben and the cliffs of Slieve League, stretches Donegal Bay, whose blue-green waters come alive in summer ...

Bay boats, roomy, with elevated casting decks and shallow drafts, remain among the most versatile of all saltwater fishing boats. No single boat design, except perhaps the center console, has had as ...

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 ...

When it comes to dream fishing destinations, every angler has his or her own bucket list. But here’s a collection (in no particular order) of both domestic and international destinations offering ...

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, ...

There’s a wahoo fishery between Marathon and Key Largo that rivals any in the Southeast. It’s productive, easily accessible, and while not as well-known as other wahoo hotspots, it provides a proving ...

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 comments on the Salt Water Sportsman Facebook page were contentious. George Witeley insists: “You can keep those baitcasters. I’ll take spinning all day.” Victor Tornado spits back: “Levelwind, ...

The night before I take my boat offshore fishing, I find it hard to sleep. Of course, I’m excited about the adventure ahead, but my dreams are disturbed by the possibility of something going wrong.

Perched high in the tower of Capt. Zack Hoffman’s Clock Work, we scoured large swaths of Chesapeake Bay in search of cruising cobia. Without such height, it’s challenging at best to distinguish the ...