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Giant Tarpon I Caught Off Melbourne Beach, FL

When the ocean calms down in the summertime, launching a kayak in the surf is a stealthy and exciting way to catch big fish

Choosing Colors for Your Trolling Lures

“Match the hatch” is an old adage many fishermen have used for ages. It comes from freshwater fly fishing...

On the Cover – July 2017 Edition

This month is a first for Coastal Angler and The Angler magazines. The same angler is featured on the covers of our coastal and inland markets.

Fish & Fishing – Lure Logic

The key to success with artificial lures is not the baits you choose, but their presentation. It has to look edible to a fish and trigger their desire.

Live Baits For Big Seatrout

One of the most prolific inshore species available to anglers on any coast, spotted seatrout come in two varieties: eaters and gators.

Hot Action On The Savannah Snapper Banks

Capt. Judy Helmey with Miss Judy Charters out of Savannah, Georgia reports great bottom fishing on the Savannah Snapper banks.

The Classic Hopper Dropper Rig

The hopper-dropper is one of my favorite searching rigs for summertime fishing and is especially good during the late morning and into the afternoon.

Jinnah Morris’ Close Encounter With a Whale Shark In Key West

Check out this amazing footage of a close encounter with a whale shark, just off of Key West, Oceanside in 180 ft depth of water.

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45th Annual Bisbee’s Black and Blue Exceeds $7.4 Million, Top Three Teams All Win $1.5 Million-Plus in Prize Money

Magic Touch earned top honors with a 459-pound blue landed on the last day of fishing, backed by a 344-pound blue from Day Two. The combined team from Texas and Florida is taking home $2,440,850 for those fish, including first and fourth places and multiple daily jackpot prizes.

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Graham County’s Snowbird Creek Has It All

Snowbird Creek, and its main tributary Big Snowbird Creek, are places fly anglers could spend days exploring and still leave water untouched. On its top end, Big Snowbird is one of the largest remaining flows populated with native southern Appalachian brook trout. On its lower end, near its mouth at Lake Santeetlah, Snowbird plays host to an annual migration of lake-run rainbows that reach lengths well in excess of 20 inches.

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Under the Sea – Mentoring Young Guns

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!

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Sarasota Police Officer Leaps into Action to Stop Unmanned Boat in Dramatic Rescue

The unmanned boat was cruising in circles up to 40 mph off the Gulf Coast in Sarasota.

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