fishing

Join editor Bill Sisson for a sneak peek at the Winter 2018 issue of Anglers Journal.

This mussel bar holds plenty of fish and history.

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.

Her paintings of trout trumpet her passion for color and her love of fly-fishing.

There’s a spot in Chilean Patagonia near the confluence of two rivers, one aquamarine-clear and the other the color of earthen tea, where Pancho Salas and his family call home.

At the risk of offending the people I fish and break bread with, I’m just going to say it: I don’t get Michigan in the winter.

My first love is catching largemouth bass. I keep a 14-foot aluminum Tracker at my cousin’s house in Texas and use my mother’s Dodge van to tow it to the lakes and reservoirs when I’m there.

Richard Stanczyk is growing impatient. We haven’t caught a bonefish. “One thing I have not figured out in 67 years of fishing is how not to catch fish and still have a good time,” says Stanczyk.

Talking Fish, Talking Boats with the Boatbuilders of North Carolina

Greg Myerson caught a big fish four years ago that literally changed his life. The fish was an 81.88-pound striped bass, which broke by 3 pounds the International Game Fish Association record that had stood for 29 years.

Technology Aids Fishing’s Never-Ending Game Of Cat And Mouse.

Bull Reds from Boat, Pier, Kayak and Surf

This ancient form of beach-seining still practiced in parts of Portugal has changed little in 500 years

The author moved lock, stock and tackle to the Florida Keys to pursue his passion

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.

Talking Fish, Talking Boats with the Boatbuilders of North Carolina

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

Artist Nick Mayer reflects on a memorable largemouth he caught as a boy and kept alive in a sink for an afternoon.

John Ellis fishes hard, smart and often. During the season this sharpie is on the water four or five days a week, often alone and usually well before dawn, in search of live bait.

A conversation with antique tackle expert Jim Schottenham