Adventure

The thrill of the chase draws us into waters familiar, as well as those far off the beaten path. Fair-weather anglers? We fish in rain, wind, cold, heat, at night, far offshore and in the backcountry with mosquito nets draped over our heads. It’s the call of the wild.

prm-golden-fish

Exotica

A quest for the fierce golden dorado takes the author into the remote Bolivian jungle

Pete Jaacks somewhere in Alaska

Young Guides

A look at two young guides who have chosen to follow a different current seam.

prm-marlin-kayak

Made in Mexico

Two English kayak anglers find marlin, sails and roosterfish in Baja California

The shape of speed dressed in the colors of a false albacore.

Prime Time

Fall is the season to break out the light tackle for albies and red drum off Cape Lookout, North Carolina

A Place Like No Other

Tropic Star lodge in Panama

Travel with us in this photo feature to the venerable Tropic Star Lodge in Panama, which has a reputation for producing world record fish.

Veterans Patrick Orth (left) and Steven Diaz proudly display the colors on an offshore fishing trip.

Shelter from the Storm

How a former Marine is helping veterans cope with the ghosts of war, one fishing trip at a time.

4featured-cabo110

Discover the Beauty of Baja

Mexico’s Baja California has attracted anglers from around the world for many decades. Famed fishing spots like Cabo San Lucas and Magdalena Bay provide some of the best bluewater action found anywhere.

Billfish

Best Photos of 2016

“Good fishermen know that in talking about fishing,nothing is more interesting than the truth.”

West Yellowstone

Trout Bums Welcome

It’s clear from the moment I arrive that there aren’t enough dead bugs on my windshield or dirt on my car to be perceived as a serious fly angler here.

A long escarpment of red sandstone and shale near Hole in the Wall.

Outlaw Trout

The worst part about driving through most of Wyoming is having to look at it. The state’s office of tourism dissembles.

Dan Laffin is armed for the gentler foe of the Housatonic River

A Way Home

Veterans of wars 40 years apart find peace fly-fishing a New England trout stream.

Though Pat Ford travels to Panama for the opportunity to photograph black marlin, he also captures his share of dramatic blue marlin antics, as this image demonstrates.

Marlin Metrics

A well-traveled photographer is drawn to Piñas Bay, Panama, for its black marlin and other hefty cohorts.

Key West guide Justin Rea is equally adept with fly rod and push-pole as he scours the flats for the wonderfully maddening permit.

The Permit Whisperer

Justin Rea has a love/hate relationship with a fish that doesn't play fair on the fly

A raw, sloppy morning under the light

End of a Season

With fall on the run, two longtime firefighters and surf fishermen finish the year chasing late stripers at Montauk Point

cubera snapper I

Cuba Caught

A fly guide from Idaho discovers more than just bonefish, tarpon and permit on his first visit to Cuba.