Tag: fishing

A Guide to Fishing North Carolina’s Crystal Coast

6/21/2025 - By Doug Olander Located near the easternmost protrusion of the Outer Banks, the Crystal Coast offers inshore opportunities and a relatively easy run to the Gulf Stream. Spend much time on the waters of North Carolina’s Crystal Coast and the origins of that moniker should be pretty clear. The waters here are… SEE MORE

Powercat fishing boat running in blue water

NMMA Backs Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize the Sport Fish Restoration & Boating Trust Fund

6/13/2025 - By US Harbors On June 12, 2025, Representatives Debbie Dingell (D–MI) and Rob Wittman (R–VA) introduced legislation to renew the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund (“Trust Fund”), a cornerstone federal program since 1950. Supported by NMMA President and CEO Frank Hugelmeyer, the fund is sustained by excise taxes… SEE MORE

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

Braid vs. Mono Fishing Line

3/24/2025 - By Chris Woodward. Tips on how and when to use braided or monofilament fishing lines. Deciding when to use braided fishing line vs. monofilament fishing line might seem intuitive in most cases. Not so fast! One pro advocates braided line for all bottom fishing applications, while another says braid inhibits… 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

The Ultimate Fluke Rig

2/28/2025 - By Louis Chemi. You don't always need live bait to catch a mess of summer flounder. Fred Chemi was the ultimate flounder pounder, fishing every summer weekend for as long as I remember. My dad fished with sand eels and squid in Long Island Sound. He used mummichogs and squid in… 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

Kayak Fishing the Everglades at Flamingo

2/2/2025 - By Nick Carter Exploring the backcountry and the flats of Florida Bay in motorized fishing kayaks. The Florida Everglades are a million and a half acres of wetland famously called a river of grass. From the water at Flamingo, it’s more of a mangrove jungle. Here at the southernmost outpost of Everglades… 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