Saltwater
The smell of the sea, the taste of salt on your lips, the pull of the tides — it’s time to return to the matrix of creation, with fishing rod in hand and adventure in your soul.
Badass of the Flats
Targeting barracuda in the clear shallows of the Florida Keys is an option smart anglers don't pass up.
Super-Sized
Appreciated by some and cursed by others, the goliath grouper is a large fish with an opportunistic streak, including a fondness for taking fish off anglers' lines.
All-Stars
How baseball legend Ted Williams and fly-fishing great Stu Apte became friends is among the anecdotes from Lords of the Fly, a new book about a time when the world’s top fly anglers gathered in Florida to catch world-record tarpon.
Bucktail Believer
John Skinner is a master at fishing the iconic bucktail.
The Cult of the Tog
This hard-fighting bottom dweller with a face only a hard-core devotee could love draws the faithful offshore in fall and dead of winter.
Midlife Knocking
A headboat trip with no cell service and no news was just what the doctor ordered for the writer's birthday.
Full Circle
The pros and cons of fly-fishing and the primal urge for table fare.