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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

Fried fish tails one a white play.
Fishing

Why You Should Eat Fried Fish Tails

By Joe Cermele

The Everglades backcountry.
Fishing

Fishing the Lost World of the Everglades, From the Archives

By Charles Elliott

Angler fishing with the best saltwater fishing rod
Gear

The Best Saltwater Fishing Rods for 2024

By Ric Burnley, Kevin Hughes

An angler spears a flounder in the shallows.
Fishing

Watch: ‘Jubilee’ Draws Millions of Fish into Gulf Coast Shallows, Where They’re Ripe for Gigging

By Bob McNally

An italian angler with one of the biggest Wels catfish ever caught.
Fishing

The Biggest Fish Ever Caught

By Dac Collins

redfish regulations
Fishing

Louisiana Will Tighten Redfish Harvest Restrictions for the First Time Since the 1980s

By Bob McNally

Blackfin Tuna Caught During Miami Dolphins Tournament Should Break the World Record
Fishing

Blackfin Tuna Caught During Miami Dolphins Tournament Should Break the World Record

By Bob McNally

Spearfishermen hold up their catches.
Fishing

Freediver Spears Pending Record Pompano During Florida Tournament, Wins First Place

By Bob McNally

A finished Alberto knot, which is used to connect line to leader.
Fishing

How to Tie the Alberto Knot: A Step-by-Step Guide with Photos and Video

By Joe Cermele

Measuring and releasing a piebald lemon shark.
Fishing

Watch: ‘Incredibly Rare’ Piebald Shark Caught and Released in Florida

By Dac Collins

A diver spears an invasive lionfish beside an artificial reef in Florida.
Fishing

Photos from the World’s Biggest Lionfish Derby

Photographs by Rayna O’Nan, Story by Natalie Krebs

Alabama angler holds snook.
Fishing

Alabama High Schooler’s First Snook Should Set a New State Record

By Bob McNally

spearfisherman views bass through underwater foliage
Fishing

Hunting White Seabass, the Gray Ghosts of Southern California

Photos and story by Mike Raabe, as told to Natalie Krebs

Fly angler with striped bass.
Fishing

Fishing Guide Makes One Cast with a Fly Rod, Catches New World-Record Striper

By Bob McNally

snell knot
Fishing

How to Tie a Snell Knot: Step-By-Step Guide With Photos and Video

By Joe Cermele

how to tie a uni knot
Fishing

How to Tie a Uni Knot: A Step-By-Step Guide With Photos and Video

By Joe Cermele

A Texas fisherman reels in a bull shark from the Guadalupe River.
Fishing

Watch: Fisherman Catches Bull Shark in a Texas River, Sends Internet Into a Panic

By Dac Collins

Dania Beach fishing pier in Florida.
Fishing

Florida Teen Injured by His Own Fishing Drone while Flying in Prohibited Area

By Dac Collins

A group of sharks feeds on a wahoo.
Fishing

Watch: Spearfisherman Loses Wahoo in Mind-Boggling ‘Sharknado’ Feeding Frenzy

By Katie Hill

A giant bluefin tuna is hauled onto a dock.
Fishing

Giant, 888-Pound Tuna Is the Largest Ever Caught off Florida Coast

By Bob McNally

fishing from shore
Fishing

Video: “Go Buy a Boat!” How Close Can You Fish to Someone Else Without Being a Jerk?

By Joe Cermele

Anglers evacuate a float plane that crashed near the Chandeleur Islands.
Survival

Charter Captain Rescues Floatplane Pilot and 3 Anglers Who Literally Crashed His Fishing Spot

By Bob McNally

Rebecca Jones with a record monkeyface prickleback.
Fishing

Oregon Angler Lands Potential World-Record Monkeyface Prickleback

By Katie Hill

palomar knot
Fishing

How to Tie a Palomar Knot: A Step-by-Step Guide with Photos and Video

By Joe Cermele

A bluegill caught on a popper.
Baits, Lures, & Flies

How to Fish a Popper

By Joe Cermele

Two anglers with a new youth state-record cobia.
Fishing

Florida Kid Catches 2 State-Record Fish and One Pending World Record in a Day

By Bob McNally

A spearfisherman holds a wahoo near the surface as his speargun floats nearby.
Fishing

The Ultimate Guide to Spearfishing

By Natalie Krebs

A California sea lion tries to steal fish from spearfisherman.
Animal Attacks

Watch: Spearfisherman Gets in a Vicious Fight with Sea Lion That Tries to Steal His Fish

By Dac Collins

An angler holds up an almaco jack.
Fishing

Offshore Fisherman Catches Almaco Jack That Shatters the Georgia State Record

By Bob McNally

A man takes a photo of his buddy holding up a fish.
Opinion

Bending Fish and Game Laws? Leave It Off Social Media

By Joe Cermele

bonita
Fishing

Trash Fish or Treasure? The Value of Black Drum, Bonita, and Mahi Depends on Where You Fish for Them

By Joe Cermele

fisherman throwing a cast net
Gear

The Best Cast Nets of 2024, Tested and Reviewed

By Bob McNally

Sandbar sharks fight over a hooked red snapper.
Fishing

Watch: Snapper Fishermen Work Up a Shark Feeding Frenzy off Florida Coast

By Dac Collins

Two dead sawfish found dead in Florida.
Fishing

Endangered Sawfish Are Dying in the Florida Keys and Scientists Aren’t Sure Why

By Dac Collins

A group of anglers with an all-white (leucistic) sailfish.
Fishing

Anglers Catch All-White ‘Billfish Unicorn’ Off the Coast of Guatemala

By Dac Collins

A shark tries to eat a cobia while the angler tries to net it.
Fishing

Watch: Shark Almost Steals Cobia Thanks to ‘Worst Net Job Ever’

By Dac Collins

Biologists investigate a dead shark found on a Florida beach.
Fishing

Did Anglers Accidentally Kill the 15-Foot-Long Great White Shark That Washed Up in Florida?

By Dac Collins

A Connecticut angler holds up a big bluefish.
Fishing

Anglers Disqualified from Bluefish Tournament Lose $32K, Say Mandatory Polygraphs Are B.S.

By Dac Collins

The Best Speckled Trout Lures of 2024
Gear

The Best Speckled Trout Lures of 2024

By Ric Burnley

Author fishing with the best saltwater fly reels.
Gear

The Best Saltwater Fly Reels of 2024

By Kevin Hughes

A crew of guys stand on a deck holding and surrounded by yellowtail fish.
Fishing

Photos: Meet the Crews Who Power SoCal’s Offshore Tuna Scene

Photographs by Tom Fowlks, Story by Natalie Krebs

An angler gets bucked out of his boat and then pulls himself back into the unmanned boat as it drives around it circles.
Fishing

Watch: Angler Gets Bucked Out of His Boat, Makes Incredible Self-Rescue

By Dac Collins

A hand-tied Clouser Minnow in a vise.
Fishing

How to Tie the Clouser Minnow, Step by Step

By Joe Cermele

throwing a cast net
Fishing

How to Throw a Cast Net

By Bob McNally

The author tested the best telescopic rods on his home lake.
Gear

The Best Telescopic Fishing Rods

By Pete Robbins

easy fishing gear
Baits, Lures, & Flies

Easy Fishing Gear Hacks

By Joe Cermele

california swordfish record
Fishing

‘Stars Align’ to Help California Anglers Shatter State Record with 520-Pound Swordfish

By Dac Collins

costa sunglasses
Gear

What Are Polarized Sunglasses?

By Pete Robbins

An illustration of a deer heart and a fixed blade knife.
Hunting

6 Wild-Game Rituals That Are About Much More Than the Meat

By Gerry Bethge, Josh Dahlke, Tyler Freel, David Karczynski, Ben Long, Andrew McKean

bluefish
Gear

Beginner’s Guide to Bluefish, the Underrated Saltwater Brawler

By Joe Cermele

video killer whale chinook
Fishing

Watch: Killer Whales Try to Steal Angler’s Salmon

By Dac Collins

Giant marlin breaks standing state records.
Fishing

Watch: 1,145-Pound Blue Marlin Smashes Alabama, All Gulf of Mexico State Records

By Bob McNally

Netting a trophy fish requires the correct gear and approach
Fishing

How to Correctly Net Trophy Fish

By Joe Cermele

A red snapper that was eaten by a shark.
Fishing

Shark Eats What Could Have Been the New World-Record Red Snapper

By Bob McNally

redwood fly fishing 5
Fishing

Fly Fishing: A Complete Guide to the Most Fun and Frustrating Way to Catch Fish

By Dac Collins

Maryland record sheepshead
Fishing

Maryland Fisherman Lands New State-Record Sheepshead

By Bob McNally

barracuda exotic fish
Fishing

A Connecticut Barracuda Brings Up Questions About “Exotic” Fish

By Joe Cermele

A fishing boat rescued five stranded anglers.
Survival

Tuna Fishermen Miraculously Rescue Bachelorette Contestants After Their Fishing Boat Sank into the Pacific

By Bob McNally