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A bunch of lionfish on a table.

Conservation

‘I Didn’t Even Try,’ Says Florida Diver Who Speared 915 Lionfish to Win Annual Tourney ‘I Didn’t Even Try,’ Says Florida Diver Who Speared 915 Lionfish to Win Annual Tourney

Smallmouth on a jerkbait

Fishing

The Only 8 Lures You Need to Catch Fish, Anywhere The Only 8 Lures You Need to Catch Fish, Anywhere

By Kevin Hughes

Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss stand next to a giant man-eating great white from the movie Jaws.

Fishing

The Weirdest Things Ever Found Inside a Shark’s Stomach The Weirdest Things Ever Found Inside a Shark’s Stomach

A surf angler casts out from the beach.

Fishing

What Tides Are the Best for Fishing? Here’s What All Saltwater Anglers Need to Know What Tides Are the Best for Fishing? Here’s What All Saltwater Anglers Need to Know

A shark hunting

Fishing

Watch: Hammerhead Hunts and Kills Reef Shark in Rare Drone Footage Watch: Hammerhead Hunts and Kills Reef Shark in Rare Drone Footage

By Natalie Krebs

Giant shark photos.

Fishing

The Biggest Sharks Ever Caught The Biggest Sharks Ever Caught

By Ken Perrotte

A 12-year-old holds up a white marlin.

Fishing

‘It Was the Craziest Fish of My Life,’ Says 12-Year-Old Who Caught a Pending World-Record White Marlin ‘It Was the Craziest Fish of My Life,’ Says 12-Year-Old Who Caught a Pending World-Record White Marlin

By Alice Jones Webb

A kayak angler hooked up with a marlin.

Fishing

Watch: Marlin Tows Kayak Angler 11 Miles Across the Ocean in Epic, 5-Hour Battle Watch: Marlin Tows Kayak Angler 11 Miles Across the Ocean in Epic, 5-Hour Battle

Fishing

Podcast: The Cheapest Way to Catch Tuna Podcast: The Cheapest Way to Catch Tuna

A tarpon jumps out of the water.

Fishing

Watch: Maryland Charter Captains Keep Spotting 100-Pound Tarpon in Chesapeake Bay Watch: Maryland Charter Captains Keep Spotting 100-Pound Tarpon in Chesapeake Bay

Wade fishermen on Gulf Coast.

Fishing

Texas Fisherman Dies from Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Wade-Fishing in Flip Flops Texas Fisherman Dies from Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Wade-Fishing in Flip Flops

A New Hampshire wildlife officer with striped bass that were confiscated from a poacher.

Conservation

East Coast Poacher ‘Caught Red-Handed’ with 14 Oversized Stripers Admitted He Planned to Sell Them East Coast Poacher ‘Caught Red-Handed’ with 14 Oversized Stripers Admitted He Planned to Sell Them

By Alice Jones Webb

A biologist handles red drum fingerlings.

Conservation

Texas Will Stock Its One Billionth Saltwater Gamefish This July Texas Will Stock Its One Billionth Saltwater Gamefish This July

Author holds fish caught with one of the best inshore spinning rods.

Gear

The Best Inshore Spinning Rods of 2024, Tested and Reviewed The Best Inshore Spinning Rods of 2024, Tested and Reviewed

By Kevin Hughes

A breaching whale lands on a boat.

Fishing

Watch: Humpback Whale Capsizes Boat, Launching Two Fishermen Overboard Watch: Humpback Whale Capsizes Boat, Launching Two Fishermen Overboard

The potential new state-record bull shark.

Fishing

‘It Was a Brutal Fight.’ Alabama Tourney Fisherman Catches Pending State-Record Bull Shark ‘It Was a Brutal Fight.’ Alabama Tourney Fisherman Catches Pending State-Record Bull Shark

A blue marlin nearly spears a deckhand aboard the Jubilee.

Fishing

Watch: Crazed Marlin Nearly Impales Deckhand When It Leaps into the Boat Watch: Crazed Marlin Nearly Impales Deckhand When It Leaps into the Boat

A swordfish that was bitten by a shark.

Fishing

Charter Captains Say Sharks Are Out of Control and They’re Losing More Fish to the ‘Taxman’ Charter Captains Say Sharks Are Out of Control and They’re Losing More Fish to the ‘Taxman’

A kid holds up a croaker.

Fishing

How to Catch Saltwater ‘Panfish’ on Your Family Vacation How to Catch Saltwater ‘Panfish’ on Your Family Vacation

Illustrated swordfish leaping out of the water

Fishing

I Fought an 11-Foot Swordfish Solo from My 17-Foot Boat I Fought an 11-Foot Swordfish Solo from My 17-Foot Boat

By Larry Litvinoff as told to Earl Gustkey