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On The Water with FECOP

FECOP’s Director of Science Appointed to Head INCOPESCA What is surely a loss for FECOP is a gain for Costa …

Kerry Dillon Tugboat Reef arrives on the Treasure Coast

Reef project honors SHIP founding board member and renowned diver Kerry Dillon who passed suddenly last summer,

National Fishing Boating Week – Florida-Free Fishing Days

Free fishing days are a perfect opportunity for beginners and out-of-state visitors to try-out fishing for the first time.

A Mangrove Misunderstanding: Part 2

by Leif Johnson With the sun rising ever higher overhead, we go about our work, yelling measurements, ID numbers, and …
Costa Sunglasses

Costa Sunglasses® Partners with Bureo

The brand is partnering with Bureo, the pioneer in recycled fishnet products, to turn discarded fishing nets into quality sunglass frames. Identified as the most harmful form of ocean plastic, discarded fishing nets and gear account for ten percent of ocean plastic pollution, which grows by an estimated 640,000 tons every year.

Maryland Reducing Minimum Size Limit On Rockfish

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is moving forward with emergency regulations that will reduce the minimum size limit of striped bass for charter boat and recreational anglers in the summer and fall fishery in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries from 20 to 19 inches.

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2026 BASTILLE DAY KINGFISH TOURNAMENT SET FOR JULY 12

Stretching 500 miles across the northern side of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Trench is the deepest in the Atlantic Ocean.

Hot Action on Eight-Day Trip Aboard the American Angler

The anglers who headed out in mid-October aboard the 90-foot American Angler, out of Point Loma Sportfishing in San Diego, with Captain Ray Lopez at the helm, experienced multi-species Nirvana on an eight-day Penn Fishing University excursion. This October eight-day trip is known as the Fall Variety Special, and it more than lived up to its billing, with 27 different species of game fish caught.

Adventures South Of the Border: In Search of Monster Roosterfish

My son Charles and I are always looking for giant roosterfish— one of my favorite fish of all. It has a dorsal fin that kind of looks like the tail feathers of a rooster, thus giving it the name roosterfish. It is a member of the jack family and fights as hard as any jack does.

The Short Stroke: Fighting Fish in Deep Water

Ever notice how the best anglers land their fish with barely any drama? Smooth, steady pressure, moving with the fish around the boat, focused on one goal—bringing it in fast and clean. Want to sharpen your skills? Check out these great tips!