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Saltwater Fishing (Page 3)

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

Latest in Saltwater Fishing

Everything That’s Wrong With the “Jaws” Fight Scene

A charter boat captain tosses a striped bass into a dock container.

Striped Bass Fishing

Supreme Court Upholds Tighter Fishing Regs for Striped Bass, Rejecting Pleas from Charter Captains

By Alice Jones Webb

A bluegill caught on a popper.

Saltwater Fishing

How to Fish a Popper

How to read a fish finder

Saltwater Fishing

How to Read a Fish Finder

By Pete Robbins

A commercial fishing boat at sea.

Saltwater Fishing

Man Pretending to Be Captain Arrested After Stealing $8-Million Fishing Boat with the Crew Still Aboard

Australian angler Paul Barning, who was lost at sea, holds up a flag.

Tournament Angler Pulled Overboard by Giant Shark Remains Lost at Sea

Saltwater Fishing

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

A nice winter flounder

Saltwater Fishing

Quick Strike Podcast: The Lost Art of Winter Flounder Fishing

Two aerial photos showing anglers landing blue marlin.

Saltwater Fishing

Watch: Anglers Toss Rod Overboard So They Can Land Two Blue Marlin at Once

A grouper bitten by a shark.

Saltwater Fishing

Nearly Half of All Florida Anglers Are Losing Fish to Sharks, Study Shows

The pending world-record cobia caught in Australia.

Saltwater Fishing

Cobia That ‘Acted Like Four Bags of Cement’ Stands to Crush Current World-Record by 40 Pounds

Saltwater Fishing

A Beginner’s Guide to Surf Fishing

A family holds up a red snapper caught in the Atlantic Ocean.

Saltwater Fishing

Anglers and Lawmakers Blast Fed’s Proposed Fishery Closure On Florida’s Atlantic Coast

Striped Bass Fishing

Last Call For Stripers: How to Catch Striped Bass in Winter

A man holds a redfish on the water

Redfish Fishing

Podcast: The Cold Truth About Winter Fishing In Skinny Saltwater

A giant MS swordfish.

Saltwater Fishing

Watch: Huge Mississippi Swordfish Just Misses State Record

record yellowfin tuna

Angler Catches Likely World Record Yellowfin Tuna Off the Coast of Southern California

A striper coming to hand near an overpass piling.

Saltwater Fishing

Here’s Why You Should Fish Big Cities, Like These 4

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

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

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

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

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

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