Saltwater Fishing(Page 3)

Saltwater fishing tips and tactics for redfish, sharks, striped bass, tuna, tarpon, and more.

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A San Diego angler with a giant swordfish.

Saltwater Fishing

California’s New State-Record Swordfish Was So Huge It Wouldn’t Fit in the Boat

Saltwater Fishing

How to Catch Saltwater Fish on Topwater Lures

striped bass fishing

Striped Bass Fishing

The 3 Metal Lures You Need to Catch Striped Bass This Fall

Three fishing connection knots to tie braided line to mono.

Saltwater Fishing

How to Tie 3 Essential Braid-to-Leader Knots

Fisherman Rowan Lytle holds up a big yellow carp in the daytime.

Saltwater Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: How to Catch Massive Tidal Water Carp in Fall

striped bass fly fishing

Striped Bass Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: Catching Striped Bass on the Fly, from Shore Is Easier Than You Think

A hooked marlin jumps behind a sportfishing boat.

Saltwater Fishing

Fly Fisherman Lands Pending World-Record Marlin After 3-Hour Battle

How to catch mahi mahi closer to shore.

Saltwater Fishing

How to Catch Mahi Mahi Inshore

A bunch of lionfish on a table.

Saltwater Fishing

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

Smallmouth on a jerkbait

Saltwater Fishing

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.

The Weirdest Things Ever Found Inside a Shark’s Stomach

A surf angler casts out from the beach.

Saltwater Fishing

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

A shark hunting

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

By Natalie Krebs

Giant shark photos.

The Biggest Sharks Ever Caught

By Ken Perrotte

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

Saltwater 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.

Saltwater Fishing

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

Podcast: The Cheapest Way to Catch Tuna

A tarpon jumps out of the water.

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

Wade fishermen on Gulf Coast.

Saltwater Fishing

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.

Saltwater Fishing

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.

Saltwater Fishing

Texas Will Stock Its One Billionth Saltwater Gamefish This July

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

Redfish Fishing

The Best Inshore Spinning Rods of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

By Kevin Hughes

A breaching whale lands on a boat.

Saltwater Fishing

Watch: Humpback Whale Capsizes Boat, Launching Two Fishermen Overboard

The potential new 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.

Saltwater Fishing

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

A swordfish that was bitten by a shark.

Saltwater Fishing

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

A kid holds up a croaker.

Saltwater Fishing

How to Catch Saltwater ‘Panfish’ on Your Family Vacation

Illustrated swordfish leaping out of the water

Saltwater 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.

Saltwater Fishing

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

South Carolina angler with state-record amberjack.

Saltwater Fishing

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

Fried fish tails one a white play.

Saltwater Fishing

Why You Should Eat Fried Fish Tails

The Everglades backcountry.

Saltwater Fishing

Fishing the Lost World of the Everglades, From the Archives

By Charles Elliott

Angler fishing with the best saltwater fishing rod

Saltwater Fishing

The Best Saltwater Fishing Rods for 2026

By Ric Burnley, Kevin Hughes

An angler spears a flounder in the shallows.

Saltwater Fishing

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

redfish regulations

Redfish Fishing

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

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

Saltwater Fishing

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

Spearfishermen hold up their catches.

Saltwater Fishing

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

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

Saltwater Fishing

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

Measuring and releasing a piebald lemon shark.

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

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

Saltwater Fishing

Photos from the World’s Biggest Lionfish Derby

Photographs by Rayna O'Nan, Story by Natalie Krebs

Alabama angler holds snook.

Saltwater Fishing

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

Fly angler with striped bass.

Saltwater Fishing

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

Saltwater Fishing

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

how to tie a uni knot

Saltwater Fishing

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

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

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

A group of sharks feeds on a wahoo.

Saltwater Fishing

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

A giant bluefin tuna is hauled onto a dock.

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

fishing from shore

Saltwater Fishing

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

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

Redfish Fishing

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

Rebecca Jones with a record monkeyface prickleback.

Saltwater Fishing

Oregon Angler Lands Potential World-Record Monkeyface Prickleback

Two anglers with a new youth state-record cobia.

Saltwater Fishing

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

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

Saltwater Fishing

The Ultimate Guide to Spearfishing

By Natalie Krebs

A California sea lion tries to steal fish from spearfisherman.

Saltwater Fishing

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

An angler holds up an almaco jack.

Saltwater Fishing

Offshore Fisherman Catches Almaco Jack That Shatters the Georgia State Record

Saltwater Fishing

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

fisherman throwing a cast net

Saltwater Fishing

The Best Cast Nets of 2026, Tested and Reviewed

Sandbar sharks fight over a hooked red snapper.

Saltwater Fishing

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

Two dead sawfish found dead in Florida.

Saltwater Fishing

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

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

Saltwater Fishing

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

Biologists investigate a dead shark found on a Florida beach.

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

A Connecticut angler holds up a big bluefish.

Saltwater Fishing

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

The Best Speckled Trout Lures of 2026

Saltwater Fishing

The Best Speckled Trout Lures of 2026

Author fishing with the best saltwater fly reels.

Saltwater Fishing

The Best Saltwater Fly Reels

By Kevin Hughes

A hand-tied Clouser Minnow in a vise.

Saltwater Fishing

How to Tie the Clouser Minnow, Step by Step