Fishing
Creatures of Habit
Winter never fails to arrive in South Florida, along with scores of sailfish and anglers eager for action
Your First Billfish
Daytime swordfishing is easier and more accessible than many anglers realize.
Cobia Culture
A healthy fishery has spawned a culture of cobia cowboys, die-hard anglers who spend every summer moment on the hunt.
Billfish Head North
As water temperatures warm, anglers are pumped to find more marlin in the Northeast.
You Can't Fish like You Used To
Doing things the same way you did years ago is a dead end. You have to bob, weave and change up the process to continue to be a successful angler.
Fish Funnel
The Cape Cod Canal’s strong currents and abundant bait make it one of the most productive fishing spots for striped bass on the East Coast.
How to Catch Blueline Tilefish
Do hours of fruitless trolling for prize gamefish have you down? The next time you’re pulling lines offshore, target this underrated species: the blueline tilefish.
Striper Season
Striped bass are on the move up East Coast tributaries with romance on their minds, so start trolling.
Spring Revival
No matter where you live on the East Coast, springtime offers endless opportunities for great fishing. Lenny Rudow lists his favorite spring fisheries.
New Year, New Gear
Learn which tackle you should keep and what you should toss as you perform wintertime maintenance.
Tips and Tactics for a Feeding Frenzy
Seabirds hovering over a striped-bass blitz can mean a hook-up is imminent; that is, if you know how to work the feeding frenzy efficiently.
Canyon Closeout
Offshore fishing requires jumping through a lot of hoops, spending a lot of hard-earned dough and dedicating a lot of time.
Spring Tides
The handwriting is familiar, but I have a harder time picturing the boy who wrote the words.
There’s More Than One Way To Catch Crabs
Some of my fondest childhood memories are the days my father and I spent crabbing on Chesapeake Bay each summer.
Marching to the beat of a different drum
Late spring brings a chance for Chesapeake Bay anglers to tangle with behemoth black drum
Why Do I Release Stripers? It’s Complicated, To Be Sure
Back at the dock after a morning fishing trip, it’s the first question I get from my daughter, Lily: “Papa, did you catch anything?” On a good day — and there are lots of good days on the Maine coast in summer — the answer is yes.
The Florida Factor: 365 Days Of Fishing
Without overgeneralizing, Florida’s citizenry and I generally don’t mix well.
VIDEO: The Lonely Life Of A Swordfish
A popular target among anglers, the swordfish is a solitary billfish that can be found as deep as 1,800 feet below the surface. Equipped with huge, softball-size eyes that allow it to see in the darkness of the abyss, swordfish use their broad, sword-like bills to slash and stun prey. This NOAA video shows a swordfish at 1,739 feet doing just that.
A Surf-Smashed Home With History
It’s nice to have a place to return to year after year, through thick and thin, from childhood and the teenage years to your single-minded, hard-fishing adult decades and into whatever lies beyond.