Winter in the Florida Keys sees sailfish hunting ballyhoo over the shallows along Islamorada, presenting anglers with a unique opportunity.

Rain gear used to leave us hot and wet or cold and wet, but the latest technologies and designs bring comfort in inclement weather.

Off the shores of Mullaghmore on the northwest Irish coast, between the green hills of Benbulben and the cliffs of Slieve League, stretches Donegal Bay, whose blue-green waters come alive in summer ...

1.) Work a plastic swimbait such as the Egret Wedgetail along the shadow line. 2.) Another shadow-line option: oversize jigs such as the Spro Bucktail. 1.) Pull lipped midlevel diving plugs like the ...

Bay boats, roomy, with elevated casting decks and shallow drafts, remain among the most versatile of all saltwater fishing boats. No single boat design, except perhaps the center console, has had as ...

Flats-boat builders have made tremendous strides since the style’s inception in the Florida Keys many decades ago. Today’s models are stronger, lighter, quieter and better suited for stalking fish in ...

It was midnight aboard the 92-foot party boat Royal Star when the captain’s voice crackled good news over the PA. He had detected a school of bluefins swimming about 200 to 250 feet under the boat.

My first experience with rail-rod fishing occurred far from its origins. The technique was born in the tropics of Mexico, where West Coast long-range sport-fishing boats have used it for decades to ...

If you troll or drift live baits for wahoo, bluefish, mackerel and other razor-mawed game fish, you’ve no doubt had a fish make off with the lower half of your offering, missing the hook entirely.

The quickest bite I ever had while daytime swordfishing was on a bait I rigged almost as a joke. I took an entire fresh mahi, topped and tailed, completely deboned and gutted, and I made a fold-over ...

What attracted me to the small fishing community of Los Barriles on the East Cape of Baja was the staggering variety of inshore and offshore gamefish. I’ll gladly take the striped marlin, sailfish, ...

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 ...