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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

By Katie Hill

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

By Joe Cermele

A shark hunting
Fishing

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

By Natalie Krebs

Giant shark photos.
Fishing

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

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

By Bob McNally

tuna fishing
Fishing

Podcast: The Cheapest Way to Catch Tuna

By Joe Cermele

A tarpon jumps out of the water.
Fishing

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

By Bob McNally

Wade fishermen on Gulf Coast.
Fishing

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

By Dac Collins

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

By Alice Jones Webb

A biologist handles red drum fingerlings.
Conservation

Texas Will Stock Its One Billionth Saltwater Gamefish This July

By Bob McNally

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

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

By Dac Collins

The potential new state-record bull shark.
Fishing

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

By Bob McNally

A blue marlin nearly spears a deckhand aboard the Jubilee.
Fishing

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

By Bob McNally

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’

By Bob McNally

A kid holds up a croaker.
Fishing

How to Catch Saltwater ‘Panfish’ on Your Family Vacation

By Joe Cermele

Illustrated swordfish leaping out of the water
Fishing

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

By Larry Litvinoff as told to Earl Gustkey

Spearfisherman with fish; aftermath of shark attack.
Survival

Spearfisherman Attacked by Bull Shark Says It’s a ‘Blessing’ He Kept His Hand

By Dac Collins

South Carolina angler with state-record amberjack.
Fishing

Huge Amberjack That Ate Snapper Off Angler’s Line Breaks South Carolina Record

By Bob McNally

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Bass Fishing

Forward Facing Sonar Restrictions Hit Pro Bass Fishing, While One Smaller Tour Bans FFS Altogether

By Derek Horner

A bull moose walks through the brush.
Conservation

Moose Dies of Anthrax Outbreak in Wyoming

By Katie Hill

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Gear

KeyMod vs M-LOK: A Deep Dive Into the Best Rail Interface System

By Dave Maccar

A Missouri bowfisherman holds up a record grass carp.
Carp Fishing

Missouri Bowfisherman Arrows State-Record Grass Carp After Losing It the Day Before

By Dac Collins