Captain Chris Newsome grew up fishing the lower Chesapeake Bay in Virginia, where bunker make up as much as 80 percent of striped bass diets. As a fly fishing guide, Chris needed to come up with a large bunker fly that was easy to cast and kept its wide profile.Editorial StaffDec 16th, 2025
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A 16-pound, 6.6-ounce sheepshead highlighted the list of 11 saltwater state records broken by anglers in Alabama last year. Alabama DCNR writer David Rainer shares details on all of them here!Editorial StaffJan 9th, 2023
Catherine Jones caught this massive 11-pound, 3-ounce spotted seatrout on Nov. 20 from Pungo Creek, a tributary of the Pamlico River. It ate a live menhaden she was fishing from a dock.Editorial StaffJan 6th, 2023
A 467lb bluefin tuna sold for $273,000 at Tokyo’s annual New Year’s tuna auction held on January 5, 2023 at the Toyosu fish market. While the winning bid is just a fraction of 2019’s record price of 410.92 million yen (US$3.1 million), it is more than double the top price at last year’s auction, breaking a pandemic trend of slumping demand. Editorial StaffJan 5th, 2023
Back in November, all-around fishy dude Ryan Izquierdo wrote about his freshwater fishing adventure deep into the Columbian Jungle for Coastal Angler and The Angler magazine. Here is the first episode of his YouTube series on that awesome trip. He calls it “Jungle Jeopardy.” Editorial StaffJan 5th, 2023
Even in the depths of winter, there is trout action to be found on the many delayed harvest (DH) streams across the country where state agencies stock trout heavily under catch-and-release regulations.Editorial StaffJan 4th, 2023
This ugly character is a goblin shark. Featured in the USFWS’s Fish of the Week Podcast, the goblin shark is a deepwater species rarely encountered by humans. They exist in the cold darkness of 800- to 3,000-foot depths, where they hunt other weird deep-sea denizens like anglerfish and dragonfish in all the world’s oceans. They grow to 20 feet in length.Editorial StaffJan 3rd, 2023
The seven small islands that make up the Dry Tortugas lie 70 miles due west of Key West, a fisherman’s and naturalist’s paradise. These are hidden jewels.
In the Indian Ocean, about 1,000 miles off the east coast of Africa, there is an archipelago that claims the highest density of bonefish in the world...
I had the privilege of living in Edinburgh, capital of Scotland. Apart from whiskey, kilts and bagpipes, they also lays claim to the origins of fly fishing.
The Islands of the Bahamas are a paradise! The time to go is when an event is happening and with a shallow-draft boat to enjoy all the gorgeous islands.
The ACR Next-Gen ResQLink PLB has a new Digital Display. ACR Electronics’ new next-generation ResQLink Personal Locator Beacons (PLB) is … Editorial StaffMay 1st, 2019
A perfectly designed baitwell system. As fisherman, we all know how hard live bait can be to find. Seasonal weather patterns … Editorial StaffFeb 16th, 2019
Designed with purpose in mind. Since 2015, Frabill has continued to set the quiet standard in bucket conversion. The Frabill … Editorial StaffJan 19th, 2019
The seven small islands that make up the Dry Tortugas lie 70 miles due west of Key West, a fisherman’s and naturalist’s paradise. These are hidden jewels.Editorial StaffDec 8th, 2025
If all goes well, it will be a fun day, and they will always remember their first fish with pride. Photograph it; celebrate it; enjoy it. Check out some great tips here!Sheri DayeOct 15th, 2025