When I was working with the Southern Kingfish Association about 15 years ago, I met and befriended Capt. George Mitchell. He would arrive at tournaments in a stunning hauler towing a high-performance ...

High-speed trolling lures offer an easy way to cover water and target big fish without dealing with rigging and maintaining ...

The opah, also known as moonfish (Lampris guttatus), has a remarkable distinction in the marine world: it’s the only known fish that is fully warm-blooded. While fish like tuna and certain sharks are ...

Live sonar has launched an angling revolution, and like it or not, there’s no going back. Among freshwater bass, crappie and walleye fishermen, live ­sonar (aka forward-facing ­sonar or FFS) has ...

Blackfin’s ­metamorphosis from hardcore fishing boats to luxury-packed hardcore fishing machines began six years ago. Offering 10 stylish, posh, smooth-riding and battle-ready center- and ...

Arriving at the launch ramp near the inlet to the Atlantic Ocean, we were greeted by an angry St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. It rumpled with confused 3-foot seas and frosted whitecaps ...

I was sitting in my office daydreaming about a bluefin run I made a while back. Catching these amazing gamefish creates vivid memories. It was on a day in early May, well before first light, when I ...

Fishing sunglasses leave their mark. You can spot a hard-core angler from across the room at a formal engagement. Those pale raccoon rings around the eyes and the ball cap-bleached beacon of a ...

Electric bicycles, electric skateboards and electric kayaks take the work out of having fun, and now electric fishing reels take the cranking out of fishing. An electric reel uses a small motor to ...

One corner of my garage is piled to the rafters with coolers. I have picnic coolers, party coolers, soft-sided and hard-sided coolers, but my fishing coolers are a step above the average cooler. My ...

Retired news anchor and fly-fisherman Tom Brokaw once wrote: “Is it my imagination, or are almost all stories about fly-fishing told in hushed tones in pristine settings where man and trout are ...