Saltwater

Party-boat fishing is as much about fun as it is fish. Winning the pool is an honor like no other, and the IRS is none the wiser if you don’t report your winnings.

Fall stirs the drive to chase long and hard after fleeing fish.

There is a common belief that Atlantic salmon do not feed when migrating upstream. Nonsense, says this enthusiast, who has the evidence to back up his hypothesis.

Albies, little tunnies, fat Alberts — call them what you want, but once you hook one on light tackle, you’re doomed to chasing them for the long run.

An excerpt from a fictional story of a record striped bass and the Cape Cod community turned upside down by its appearance.

White marlin fever draws thousands of newbies and seasoned anglers to the Mid-Atlantic, the epicenter for summer marlin fishing.

Capt. R.T. Trosset, the dean of Key West Guides, has been fooling fish like few others for 44 years

A hook-and-line mercenary comes full circle in his ongoing quest to land doormat fluke.

Whether trolling or “running and gunning,” mahi are great on the rod and on the table. And pound for pound, a big one is a handful on a fly rod.

D’Artagnan would be proud of these musketeers — artists and writers who fished, hunted, drank and cooked from one end of the country to the other, with Key West as a beacon.

Serious anglers looking to up their game are turning to professional-grade sonar, which has the ability to see 360 degrees around the boat and detect fish from a quarter-mile or more away.

You start your day hours before sunup, drive the dirt roads and rig in the dark, but the reward makes it worthwhile: hickory shad

A boyhood summer day spent landing scup by the dozen — think cut-offs and bicycles — planted a seed that grew into a lifetime of fishing.

Capt. Al Anderson has boosted our understanding of bluefin tuna through his prolific tagging efforts

Spring calls winter-weary anglers out of hibernation in search of the patterns and clues that point to the early runs of striped bass.

Anglers Journal Editor Bill Sisson reflects on the life and legacy of Capt. Al Anderson; a talented fisherman, writer, conservationist and prolific fish tagger, who tagged more than 60,000 fish, including more Atlantic bluefin tuna and striped bass than anyone.

Bringing others into our chosen sport may be the best part of fishing.

Springtime in Florida means tarpon and a host of other species are on the move

Painter Ray Ellis captured the many moods of fishing off Martha’s Vineyard

A veteran striper fisherman goes to great lengths to make exact replicas of an old plug that still exerts a certain kind of magic on the fish.

The Modern Fish Act could bring major benefits to saltwater anglers.

When it comes to big-game fishing, sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.

For this avid angler, his 1960 Hatteras is more than a boat, it's his life.

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