The rebound of Atlantic bluefin tuna is a great success story for modern fisheries management. With the prevalence of school-sized bluefins off the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic coasts over the last ...

While no single factor determines whether fish will bite, barometric pressure can have a dramatic impact on feeding activity.

On the west central coast of Florida, the continental shelf slopes gently towards the abyss. Eventually, far from shore, out in 600 to 700 feet of water, you’ll find one of bottomfishing’s most ...

In 500 feet of water, it takes almost a minute for the lure to hit bottom. With any luck, it takes less time to get a bite. Then the work begins. Cranking up fish with a heavy rod and reel burns more ...

Take Highway 23 as far as you can go, and you’ll reach the end of the mighty Mississippi River and Venice, Louisiana, an enclave of docks, industrial sheds and fishing lodges that’s considered one of ...

The Robalo R277 Dual Console blends hardcore fishability with family-friendly comfort, delivering a vessel that excels whether you’re chasing offshore gamefish or enjoying a leisurely day on the water ...

Gregor Dornau and I lowered dropper rigs baited with squid to the ocean floor 950 feet below. After a subtle tap or two on a rod tip, in an attempt to load up all of the hooks on the leader, we’d ...

I love to watch a professional fishmonger clean fish. They work in well-lit, sanitary spaces wearing a hair net, rubber apron, rubber gloves and rubber boots. They dance with the fish, swinging and ...

Think about a center-console boat that would be at home in the Gulf Stream, but is built in the arid high desert of California, which isn’t exactly the epicenter of boat building. Yet, this remote ...

Night-vision technology for boaters has evolved mightily since I began following and testing these devices 30 years ago. Among the first were marine night-vision scopes from ITT Industries. Adapted ...

It was crisp and drizzly as Capt. Brian Williams wheeled our skiff across the shallow back bays near Atlantic City, New Jersey. He eventually shut the outboard some 100 feet shy of a marsh point and ...

Five minutes out of the docks, a humpback breached maybe 50 yards to starboard and crashed in a wall of water that made our jaws drop. It was our first morning out of Crocodile Bay Marina, and the low ...