Pursuit S 248 Sport

The new S 248 Sport offers a versatile alternative to the growing number of mega-size, multi-outboard center-console fishing boats.

FISH WIDE OPEN

TODAY'S NEW BREED OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE OUTBOARD BOATS EXPANDS ANGLING HORIZONS

A Quiet Revolution

Brushless saltwater trolling motors turn up the efficiency and turn down the noise.

A Bad Deal for Bunker

These new guidelines for the Chesapeake Bay harvest have no teeth.

Baja Bachelors

Sending a buddy off right, old-Mexico-style, with a yellow-tail trip to Loreto

Battle at the Oil Rigs

A 150-pound bigeye on spinning tackle? Be careful what you wish for

Safety in the Sky

Affordable satellite communication systems keep you connected while fishing outside of cell range

Not Your Father's Fishing Shirt

The latest crop of performance fishing wear keeps you cool and comfortable while protecting you from the sun

Optimum Vs.Maximum Yield

Carrying over unused catch limits from one season to the next hurts our chances of recharging our waters with the most and biggest fish

The Golden Grouper of Gonzaga Bay

THE ALMOST-MYTHICAL GOLDEN GROUPER ADDS EVEN MORE MAGIC TO FISHING MEXICO'S REMOTE SEA OF CORTEZ.

Why Mangroves Matter

AND SEVEN WAYS TO FISH THEM RIGHT

Small Spots, Big Fish

Shaded-relief electronic charts can lead you to small, little-known structure pieces that produce big results.

Is a Virtual Anchor Better Than a Real One?

GPS-enhanced electric trolling motors with virtual anchors are one of the most significant innovations in the fishing world. But are they better than the real thing?

Slow-Pitch Specials

Unique rods are at the heart of this effective technique, which allows anglers to fool fish anywhere in the water column.

Titans of Structure

The five fish mostly likely to break you off, and how to keep that from happening.

For the Halibut

A private-sector solution for increasing recreational quotas is finally getting off the ground.

Winds of Change

The greatest threat to fisheries is a warming, acidifying ocean.

SEATROUT GROW FAST

Five years old. That's the age of the record-setting seatrout caught in North Carolina, covered in our February issue. Angler Cathy Jones' spotted seatrout weighed 11 pounds, 3 ounces and measured almost 34 inches.

HOW TO SPOT A CHEAP BOAT

In shopping for a boat, it's easy to miss warning signs of shoddy construction and outfitting, especially when your head is filled with visions of calm seas and biting fish.

RIGHT WHALE, WRONG TACK

I'm not OK with the very real possibility of right whales going extinct if we don't figure something out.

World Cat 260CC-X

This multihull center-console represents a refreshing new midsize option for serious offshore fishing.

Pathfinder 2400 Open

A hybrid on steroids that's at home trolling nearshore weed lines or drifting inshore flats.

Light-Tackle Lingcod

Why mess with deepwater setups when these toothy predators take lures and even flies in the shallows?

ROCK STAR

CATCH BIG ROCKFISH AND HAVE MORE FUN WITH SLOW-PITCH GEAR.

SORRY AUSSIES, THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A NORTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA

I caught my first northern bluefin tuna 20-some years ago, off northernmost Australia's Cape York peninsula.

THESE TWO FISH WILL HURT YOU

Scorpaenidae is a huge family worldwide, with several hundred species in all, many of them found around the US. Those species range from the beautiful (lionfish) to the interesting (scorpionfish, including the California sculpin) to the truly hideous (stonefish).

BIDEN BANS SWORDFISH DRIFT GILL NETS IN US

I'll be right upfront: I'm not a fan of legislative riders, where an issue unrelated to the major piece of legislation gets attached as a way of getting it passed.

WHY DO SMALLER FISH TASTE BETTER?

Small fish eat better than big ones. I've heard that statement about so many fish species: redfish, black drum, grouper, mackerel, bluefish, and the list goes on.

Go Big or Go Home

Try live-baiting with oversize offerings such as Spanish mackerel or lobster. It's not as crazy as it sounds.

Big Salmon

Cooke Aquaculture owns Omega Protein. What does that mean for you?