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Shark bites rose in 2021.
Survival

Florida Accounted for Nearly 40 Percent of Shark Attacks Worldwide in 2021

By Joe Genzel

Hurricane damage in lousiana has cost millions in fisheries damages.
Conservation

Two Years of Hurricanes Have Caused $579 Million in Damages to Louisiana Fisheries

By Bob McNally

Striped bass fish kill.
Fishing

Duck Hunters Discover a Thousand Dead Striped Bass on Nova Scotia Beach

By Natalie Krebs

Shark in Pacific Ocean
Fishing

Shark Fishing Is Now Banned in Hawaiian Waters

By Dac Collins

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Fishing

Florida Crew Catches Potential Record Bigeye Tuna After 5-Hour Battle

By Bob McNally

North Carolina Angler Catches Giant Red Hind That Creates a New Record Category
Fishing

North Carolina Angler Catches Giant Red Hind That Creates a New Record Category

By Bob McNally

The prehistoric shark tooth was found by the captain and experienced aquatic fossil hunter on Oct. 15
Fishing

Fossil Hunter Finds Giant Prehistoric Shark Tooth While Diving in Florida

By Dac Collins

Texas and other coastal states are enacting temporary closures to the flounder fishing season in response to declining populations throughout the flounder's native range.
Fishing

Texas Is the Latest State to Suspend Flounder Season as Populations Plummet

By Dac Collins

Angler Eats Potential California Record Bocaccio Rockfish
Fishing

Angler Eats Potential California Record Bocaccio Rockfish

By Bob McNally

Florida Anglers Are Asking For a Goliath Grouper Season, But it May Be Too Late
Fishing

Florida Anglers Are Asking For a Goliath Grouper Season, But it May Be Too Late

By Bob McNally

Snook are just one of 300 species of fish in the 'Glades.
Fishing

Why Every Angler Needs to Fish the Everglades for Snook, Redfish, and Tarpon

By Kristine Fischer

A filefish caught in Tampa Bay earlier this year.
Fishing

Tampa Bay Angler Catches a Filefish That He Thought Was a Trash Bag

By Bob McNally

A Group of Free Divers Speared a Tarpon off the Coast of New Jersey
Fishing

A Group of Free Divers Speared a Tarpon off the Coast of New Jersey

By Bob McNally

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Fishing

1,000-Pound Tiger Shark Caught in Texas Fishing Tournament

By Bob McNally

Dead fish that succumbed to red tide on the Florida coast.
Conservation

Red Tide Is Killing Millions of Fish on the Gulf Coast

By Bob McNally

columbia record tarpon
Fishing

Is This the Biggest Tarpon Ever Caught?

By Bob McNally

Marshes disappearing in Mobile Bay, Alabama.
Conservation

The Marshes of Alabama’s Mobile Bay Are Disappearing—Fast

By Bob McNally

Sharks on Ice
Fishing

Sharks on Ice

great white shark
Fishing

Video: Great White Shark Caught (and Released) from Florida’s Pensacola Beach

By Alan Clemons

A man standing next to a large tarpon.
Fishing

Madness, Obsession, and the Hunt for the World-Record Tarpon

By Monte Burke

Lance Clinton fishing rooster caught in Costa Rica.
Fishing

Kayak Fishing Saved Lance Clinton’s Life

By Michael R. Shea

Adam Fisk battles an estimated 500-pound marlin in Panama.
Fishing

Kayak Angler Catches Record 500-Pound Marlin––Again

By Ben Duchesney

Joe Cermele holding a blackfish caught off the New Jersey coast.
Fishing

Catch Tautog (aka Blackfish) on the Coldest Days of Winter

By Joe Cermele

a bonefish swimming in shallow saltwater flats
Fishing

A Bone Fishing Adventure on the Flats of Belize

By John B. Snow

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Conservation

Florida’s Water Crisis Has Sport Fishing on the Brink of Collapse

By Andrew McKean

table full of squids
Fishing

Fishing for Squid is an All-Night, Ink-Soaked Party

By Matthew Every

How to Catch Spring Striped Bass on Live Bait
Fishing

How to Catch Spring Striped Bass on Live Bait

By Joe Cermele

school of migrating mullet
Fishing

How to Fish the Fall Baitfish Migration

By Joe Cermele

surf plug lures
Fishing

How to Tweak Surf Plugs to Catch Fall Striped Bass

By Jimmy Fee

Beach Driving 101: How to Get to Your Surf Fishing Spot Without Getting Stuck
Gear

Beach Driving 101: How to Get to Your Surf Fishing Spot Without Getting Stuck

By Joseph Albanese

barracuda fishing punta pajaros flats
Fishing

Out of the Ruins: Photos of Mexico’s Best Flats Fishing

By Natalie Krebs

New Jersey surfcasting sharpie Shell E. Caris with a fall-run striper.
Fishing

Are You Good Enough to Catch Striped Bass from the Surf?

By Nick Honachefsky

fat Tennessee hybrid
Fishing

Wipers: Catching Hybrid Striped Bass

By Steven Ryan

eel
Fishing

How to Catch (and Eat) Eels

By Nick Honachefsky

sailfish
Fishing

Sailfish Coast: The New Hot Spots

By Terry Gibson

DIY Kayak Angling Florida’s Gulf Coast
Fishing

DIY Kayak Angling Florida’s Gulf Coast

By Steve Dalbey

cardboard in tuna can
Fishing

How to Build a Tuna Can Stove

By Tim MacWelch

alligator bluefish
Fishing

Blues Travelers: Fishing the Fall Bluefish Blitz

By Nick Honachefsky

alabama redfish
Fishing

Alabama Slammin’: How to Fish the Gulf on a Budget

By Gary Garth

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Fishing

10 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Menhaden

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Fishing

The Man Who Invented Louisiana Swordfishing

By Gerry Bethge

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Fishing

One Man’s Quest to Catch Every Fish Species on the Planet

By James Brandt

A Bucketlist Tuna Trip at an Attainable Price
Fishing

A Bucketlist Tuna Trip at an Attainable Price

By Gerry Bethge

The Devil Fish: 3 Hair-Raising Shark Tales for the Ages
Fishing

The Devil Fish: 3 Hair-Raising Shark Tales for the Ages

By James Hall

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Fishing

Live Bait Bosses: The Skipjack Brothers

By James Hall

Cast and Blast: Duck Hunting and Fishing for Redfish in Texas
Hunting

Cast and Blast: Duck Hunting and Fishing for Redfish in Texas

By Gary Kramer

Cast and Blast: Sea Duck Hunting and Striped Bass Fishing in New York
Fishing

Cast and Blast: Sea Duck Hunting and Striped Bass Fishing in New York

By Gary Kramer

Sydney Angler Lands Monster Southern Bluefin Tuna
Fishing

Sydney Angler Lands Monster Southern Bluefin Tuna

By Gayne C. Young

Video: “Shark” Sighting in Lake Ontario Revealed as Shark Week Hoax
Fishing

Video: “Shark” Sighting in Lake Ontario Revealed as Shark Week Hoax

By Gayne C. Young

805-Pound Potential Record Mako Shark Caught on Florida Beach
Fishing

805-Pound Potential Record Mako Shark Caught on Florida Beach

By Natalie Krebs

Angler Catches Freak Fish off Florida Beach
Fishing

Angler Catches Freak Fish off Florida Beach

By Gayne C. Young

Purple Mutant King Crab Found in Russia’s Bering Sea
Fishing

Purple Mutant King Crab Found in Russia’s Bering Sea

By Gayne C. Young

New Zealand Man Catches Strange Sea Creature
Fishing

New Zealand Man Catches Strange Sea Creature

By Natalie Krebs

Fishing

Potential World Record Striped Bass Rejected by IGFA and Fish and Game, Angler Loses Out on $1 Million

New Zealand Angler Accidentally Hooks a Killer Whale
Fishing

New Zealand Angler Accidentally Hooks a Killer Whale

By Gayne C. Young

Record 12.5 Foot Tiger Shark Caught Off a Pier in Texas
Fishing

Record 12.5 Foot Tiger Shark Caught Off a Pier in Texas

By Alex Robinson

Best Tarpon Fishing Spots in the U.S.
Fishing

Best Tarpon Fishing Spots in the U.S.

By Bob McNally

Meet the 20 Best Anglers on the Planet
Fishing

Meet the 20 Best Anglers on the Planet

By Brian McCombie

Sea Monsters: Weirdest Fish Ever
Fishing

Sea Monsters: Weirdest Fish Ever

40 Meanest Fish
Fishing

40 Meanest Fish

By Rick Bach

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Fishing

Florida by Fly

By Terry Gibson

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Fishing

You Are A Wimp Compared To: Frank Mundus

By Gayne C. Young

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Fishing

The Greatest Fishing Quotes You’ve Never Heard Before

The Best Fishing Songs of All Time
Fishing

The Best Fishing Songs of All Time

By Gerry Bethge