Saltwater

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

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

A venerable design that’s nearly 60 years old, the center console reliably takes anglers to wherever the fish are

With strong currents and abundant bait, the Cape Cod Canal is a unique and productive spot for striped bass

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

The fall migration is upon us and the die-hards won’t stop until the snow flies

Sometimes gambling and fishing is more about the action than the size of the pot. Money is just a way of keeping score. For years, big fish were the juice, a big pot, the big score.

From New England to the Carolinas, this is the season of the surf. Everything is on the move – striped bass, bluefish, albies, red drum, hawks, bait of all denominations, storm after storm.