Tag: Angler

How to Snell a Hook

5/1/2025 - By Sam Hudson. The best ways to snell a circle hook and the reasons why captains use them. Do you remember in the early 2000s when pork was branded “the other white meat”? I think of snelling a hook as “the other fishing knot.” Although not as common as everyday knots,… SEE MORE

Strange Fish Catches: ID These Species

4/27/2025 - By Doug Olander. Sport Fishing readers try to stump the Fish Facts experts with strange catches. What Type of Filefish Is This? QUESTION: My buddy Dan and I were fishing off the lava rocks in Kona, Hawaii, this summer and caught all kinds of different reef fish that we were able to… SEE MORE

Sport Fishing Boat leaving the harbor at sunrise, Florida

Eleven of Best Fishing Spots in the World

3/16/2025 - By Doug Olander. Great fishing destinations to fulfill your fishing fantasies. While most of us fish our own backyards most of the time, we also dream about traveling to some of the best fishing destinations. Dreaming and planning are two very different things, and sometimes it helps to have a… SEE MORE

World Record Cobia Caught Off Australia

2/18/2025 - By sportfishing.com. The 175-pounder outweighs the current IGFA record by 40 pounds. A 175-plus-pound record cobia — the largest caught on rod and reel ever recorded — wouldn’t have made it to the boat if the angler had listened to his captain. “It was a great catch by the young… SEE MORE

Winter Fishing for California Yellowtail

2/8/2025 - By Jim Hendricks. Spawning squid put winter yellowtail in the mood to bite.The California yellowtail ranks as one of the most sought-after and prized game fish on the West Coast. This Pacific member of the amberjack family can reach weights in excess of 35 pounds or more, displays amazing power, possesses an affinity for… SEE MORE

Cold Water Tips for Big Calico Bass

2/2/2025 - By Jim Hendricks. Special tactics help Southern California anglers catch big calico bass throughout winter. Cooling ocean temperatures, chilly weather and the closure of bottom fishing for many species in January and February discourage a fair number of Southern California saltwater anglers from fishing in winter. Yet to those in the know,… SEE MORE

Monster Bluefin Tuna from a Skiff

1/4/2025 - By Mark Taylor. A 700-pound tuna from a skiff? Yes, two anglers made it happen. For three days, Danthony Winslow and Lathan Price had been, as they call it, “tuna wishing.” They’d been drifting live bait for bluefin tuna off the coast of North Carolina, facing sub-freezing cold in an open 23-foot skiff in… SEE MORE

Sitka’s Salmon Bonanza

12/26/2024 - By Shawn Bean. A legendary fishing lodge in Southeast Alaska provides incredible access to the annual salmon migration. The brown bear 20 yards away is living its best life. The gravel road provides an elevated perch to watch, with great awe, a bear in a creek up to its neck,… SEE MORE

Atlantic Halibut Fishing- The King of Flatfish

12/25/2024 - By Kade Gewanter. From collapse to slow comeback for Atlantic halibut in the Gulf of Maine. The frigid seas of the Gulf of Maine are home to a diverse blend of bottom fishing opportunities, with species such as cod, haddock, and pollock routinely filling anglers’ boxes. However, famed Atlantic halibut are also… SEE MORE

Fishing Crankbaits for Gulf Jetty Redfish

10/13/2024 - By Chester Moore. Fish lipless plugs around the rocks for early fall redfish fun. I eyed a spot at the southwestern tip of the Cameron, Louisiana, jetties and made a cast. My lipless crankbait hit the water. As the lure sank, I began my normal seven-count before making the first… SEE MORE

Tag: Angler

Sign Up for Our Newsletter! * indicates required