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Tactics That Catch Redfish From The Beach
When targeting redfish, the beach isn’t the first place most people think to look. It’s easy to imagine casting topwater plugs, spoons, paddletails or a popping cork with a DOA to tailing reds in a grassy flat or hijacking a big bull on the edge of an oyster bar or jetty, but what about the beach?
Alaska State Record Outweighs World Record
Alaska’s new state record shortraker rockfish was caught in late July. On uncertified scales at a remote fishing lodge, it weighed 48 pounds, which would have crushed the existing IGFA world record by about 4 pounds. The angler, charter guide Keith DeGraff, however, chose to preserve the meat by bleeding the fish instead of waiting to get an official weight on certified scales.
Last-Day Marlin Wins $6.2 Million
On Aug. 11, the final day of the 50th Annual White Marlin Open out of Ocean City, Maryland, a 640.5-pound blue marlin was brought to the scales that earned the winning boat $6.2 million. Tournament organizers are calling it the largest payout for a single fish in history.
Beginners Luck: Novice Lands World Record Opah
Opah, also known as moonfish, are a relatively rare incidental catch for anglers tuna fishing in the Pacific off California. A potential world record opah caught on an overnight trip out of San Diego in early August is even more amazing because it was landed by an angler on his first-ever trip offshore.
Fly Fishing Film Tour Plays LaGrange On Oct. 1
Pure Life House of Music and FlyFishGA are happy to present the regional premiere of the 17th annual FLY FISHING FILM TOUR (F3T). The event will be held at Pure Life House of Music in LaGrange, GA. On Sunday Oct. 1 from noon to 6 p.m.
Tennessee River Bass Popping Off
This is a hard time of year for most Southern trout anglers. Water temperatures are warming all over, and most of our trout fishing has slowed way down or is just plain over for a bit.
Fish At Night…Cool Temps, Hot Bites
For the remainder of the summer and into early fall, the best fishing can often be at night. Temperatures are more comfortable, there’s less boat traffic, less wind and fewer anglers. There’s no need for sunscreen, and best of all… fish are very active.
World Record Trout Caught Off Ponte Vedra
A 10-pound, 10-ounce spotted seatrout was recently certified as a new IGFA men’s 20-lb. tippet class world record for the species. The gator trout was caught on the fly by Dr. Jay Wright.
The Reel Deal wins the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame & Museum’s 2025 Celebrity Fishing Tournament
The University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame & Museum proudly returned to Islamorada, Florida June 19th through the 21st for a Fan Fest and Celebrity Fishing Tournament.The Heavyweight Experience of Alaska Saltwater Fishing
Alaska saltwater fishing is not for the weak of arm or back. Halibut get big in Alaska; fish reaching weights of 400 pounds, and lengths of 9 feet long.
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