If You’re Born to Hang...
Our rituals teach us that we don’t need the biggest boat or deepest pockets to catch fish. A little “mongrel smartness” will do.
Dispatches from Cuba
Far from the tourist outposts, photographer Jay Fleming captures the spirit of the island’s subsistence fishermen
The Bait Lady
A former sculptor, local legend Bonnie Van Allen sells bait and ice cream on the Homosassa River
Alaska, the First Time
A son surprises his fisherman father with a flight to Alaska, where the elder finds youthful reverie on the wild rivers and scenic bays of the last frontier.
Woke Up Still Not Dead Again Today
With a ruptured brain aneurysm in his wake, AJ’s editor-in-chief is among the newest members of the “woke up still not dead again today” club.
Black Sea Bass: Feeding the Stomach and Soul
Writer Zach Harvey doesn't believe in a hierarchy of worthy quarry, instead preferring the underrated black sea bass.
Fish Favorites: Mutton Snapper
Mutton snapper are a worthy adversary in skinny water, on the reefs or in the channels
Fish Story
A monster catfish, the remittance for a $67 debt, is on the menu at a bizarre party in Texas. Fiction by Rick Bass
Fish Favorites: Coho Salmon
In Alaska, the coho is a salmon worth chasing
Faces of Silver Creek
Eight guides who make their their living on the insect-rich waters of this desert spring creek, which runs through Idaho’s sagebrush prairie
Alaska, the First Time
A son surprises his fisherman father with a flight to Alaska, where the elder finds youthful reverie on the wild rivers and scenic bays of the last frontier.
Countries in Contrast
Fishing both sides of the Andes in one trip highlighted the region’s diversity
Friendship Born of a Fish
The gringo and the Chilean ranger spoke a common language of moving water
My Boat My Life: Gary Caputi
A lifelong love affair with a Mako 231
Best New Products from ICAST 2019
These 29 items stole the spotlight at this year’s International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades.
New Boat Report: Blue Wave Makaira
An offshore bay boat might sound like a contradiction, but not to the folks at Blue Wave Boats.
