In October, I dove my tail off and finally scored my first stone crab claws from Palm Beach County, a short drive north of Miami on Florida’s Atlantic Coast. I didn’t get a lot, nor any jumbos like I used to back in Tampa Bay, but they were a to-die-for appetizer.Editorial Staff
We embarked on a weekend-long dive trip off the coast of Louisiana to celebrate two of our friends’ birthdays by hunting monster yellowfin tuna.Brett Ryan
The 2014 spiny lobster season opened with the two-day recreational sport season July 30 and 31, followed by the regular commercial and recreational lobster season, which starts Aug. 6 and runs through March 31.Editorial Staff
If you don’t dive yet, some of what you “know” about diving might actually be wrong. A lot of these “myths’ are perpetuated in the media and movies, and you might be surprised at what is right and what myths are “busted!” Which one of these myths have you been believing all along?Editorial Staff
Lake Erie boasts some of the best smallmouth bass fishing in the world. On this massive lake, the Eastern Basin offers a stellar habitat for bronzebacks.Editorial Staff
There’s a retro-movement taking place—a trend toward primitive hunting gear. Slings and polespears are used in places that do not allow trigger mechanisms.Sheri Daye
For an angler, being outside and fishing in a short sleeve shirt with no one around should be enough to call any day a success. This day was about to get better. As we cast into a river with increasing water temps and a majority of the steelhead already back in Lake Ontario, our expectations of a tight line were low. Soon enough, as we launched large flies into the water, the addicting tight line grabs began. These fierce strikes were not steelhead, but hungry smallmouth bass. We enjoyed a full day on the river swinging 4-plus-inch flies and catching more than 25 smallmouth bass apiece.Editorial Staff