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SUDDENLY, COMPLETE DARKNESS. No, it can't be,' thought Capt. Dalan Markett, staring at a blank screen which had been displaying the route home and other essential navigational information. Making headway [...]

The swoosh, swoosh, swoosh sounded intriguingly familiar, but was I imagining? I mean, how often can you actually hear tarpon rolling next to your front porch? Well, you'll hear it [...]

Your boat is well-equipped to make the long run offshore. You've got the latest safety gear; a full tank of fuel; starter numbers in your chartplotter, showing popular trolling grounds [...]

If you have ever had your fishing line snagged by a powerboat, you know the feeling. It's the same helplessness I recently experienced when a big amberjack exploded into a [...]

Winter brings an excellent run of wahoo to Florida's southernmost fishing grounds. Here's how to score In Florida, wahoo are probably ranked just below marlin on anglers' 'what I would [...]

The early morning drive down U.S. 41 was dim and hazy. As the big city glow disappeared from my rearview, the mystique of the wild began to take over. I [...]

Stretching between the Aucilla and Steinhatchee Rivers are almost 50 miles of shallow flats which are at times covered with redfish. Captain Jay Carson of Plug and Fly Charters is [...]

A VERY DEAR FRIEND OF MINE NAMED LEE EVERETT FULLER ONCE TOLD ME THAT EVERY GREAT STORY STARTS WITH, 'SO, THERE I WERE…' [paragraph] SO, THERE I WERE: ARROW NOCKED, [...]

ONCE UPON A TIME, SPORT-FISHING BOATS were sized to meet lesser demands. Ernest Hemingway's Pilar was 38 feet, which was large enough to get him into the Gulf Stream to [...]

The learning curve is steep, says Captain Kevin Farner of St. Petersburg. Apt words to describe deep-dropping for big bottom fish in the Gulf of Mexico. We're not talking 100,200 [...]

The Indian River Lagoon is a different place than when I began fishing there, about 25 years ago. Where seagrasses once flourished in the narrow, 155-mile-long stretch behind central Florida's [...]

Last month we uncovered Florida's hidden gems. For the Halloween season, we're digging up discoveries of a darker nature. Whispers and rumors. Secret spots and guarded charts. When things go [...]

Anchovies were pinned against dry sand, trying to escape brown pelicans strafing from above, tarpon and snook attacking from the flanks. Along the wash, plovers and ibis probed the wet [...]

There is more to a boat's transom than just wood, fiberglass, paint and teak: Those letters stretched across the stern tell their own stories. However, sometimes the anecdotes, quips and [...]

Last summer, the author and three friends ventured off the grid to a remote fish camp in Canada. They hoped for great fishing, but what they experienced was truly something [...]

While state wildlife agencies around the nation closed their spring bear and turkey seasons, along with many fishing seasons, to non-resident hunters and anglers earlier this year, Tennessee was not [...]

The sun was just starting to rise when we spotted a bonefish tailing on a turtlegrass flat near Soldier Key. 'Let's sit and wait to see what this school is [...]

WE'VE ALL HEARD OF NEW PROVIDENCE'S TOURIST-RICH ATLANTIS RESORT ON PARADISE ISLAND. AND IT'S LIKELY WE'VE ALL MADE THIS POPULAR STOP TO CHECK IN AND REFUEL ON THE WAY TO OTHER DESTINATIONS SUCH AS THE EXUMAS OR SAN SALVADOR AT SOME POINT, NO DOUBT SAMPLING A GOOMBAY SMASH OR BUSHWHACKER OR TWO IN TRANSIT. CHANCES ARE. IF YOU'VE CHECKED BOTH THESE BOXES. THEN YOU'VE PROBABLY ALSO TRIED SOME TRADITIONAL BAHAMIAN CRACKED CONCH OR CONCH SALAD. BUT THAT'S NOT ALL THIS BEAUTIFUL CHAIN OF ISLANDS HAS TO OFFER., The Bahamas aren't just a collection of lively marinas and restaurant-style local seafood. For those who are interested in traversing the road less traveled with a need to explore an [...]

A strong tropical storm brushed past the southern tip Of the Baja Peninsula in October 2019, causing some major disruption in the bustling resort town of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. [...]

What's up, Ceddy? How's your quarantine been? It's been pretty good. I rolled my ankle so I haven't been able to do anything the past two weeks anyway. So what [...]

As we emerge from the shadow of a global pandemic, it's time to dust off the passport and think about getting back on the road. And while the perennial-favorite hotspots in the Caribbean, Central America and Australia will all produce outstanding fishing, now is also an opportunity to take a look at some other destinations--ones that don't receive as much of the limelight but offer not only surprisingly good action as well as a revealing look at different cultures and lifestyles. The centuries-old markets and mosques of Morocco. World-renowned Portuguese wineries. A big-game safari in Kenya. It's all on the radar for the adventurous traveler who's looking for something more., PERU Most big-marlin aficionados will recognize Cabo Blanco. Peru, as home to the all-tackle world-record black marlin--Alfred Glassell's 1,560-pounder caught in 1953--but it's also home to the ladies all-tackle fish [...]

One of my best friends, Wilson Tennille, lived right on the edge of one of Northeast Florida's best redfish marshes. Wilson's backyard butted up against a wide expanse of marshlands, [...]

Summer is prime time to visit the artificial reefs around Florida. Winds are calm, waters generally clear, and most reef fish are open--including seasonal specialties like red snapper in the [...]

Looking for guaranteed rod-bending fun? Look no further than your local artificial reefs. Southwest Florida writer makes the case. Like individual jewels on a necklace, 3,300 artificial reefs surround Florida's [...]

THERE HAVE BEEN SOME INCREDIBLY BAD predictions made in the last eight months. Guessing what the future might hold has become such a crapsboot that many folks have simply given [...]

Knots fail. Leaders snap. Lures pop free. Whatever the reason, if you spend enough time on the water, you're going to lose fish--probably some big ones to boot. Even the [...]

Traveling on the quest of an epic bite is something that draws many fishermen to those far-flung locations. Fishing is already highly addictive, but add seeing and experiencing something new [...]

Every mate wants to pull on a nice marlin, but one mistake and you'll be rethinking your zealousness. The best wiremen aren't those who can hang on; they're those who [...]

I started fishing when I was very young. I remember going with my family to a local shallow pond to fish for sunnies and bullheads. Being from a large family--nine [...]

Here are 12 angler-focused vessels ready to chase the big ones 34'4' LENGTH OVERALL 11'2' MAXIMUM BEAM 'THE BEAUTY AND MYSTERY OF THE OCEAN FILLS OUR LIVES WITH WONDERS VAST [...]

My summer days as a child were spent fishing with my grandmother off our pier on Lake Bruin. She taught me everything I know about fishing and cooking fish, and [...]

I don't recall the exact year, but I do remember when the gorgeous, two-story Northeast Florida Marlin Association building was built at Camachee Cove Marina in Saint Augustine. As we [...]

Well, let's get this straight. I know that in many parts of Florida, there is inshore fishing and there is offshore fishing. And these two are quite different things. But [...]