There may not be a more prolific inshore fishery than the Louisiana coast. The southern end of Louisiana stretches about 300 ...

I stopped by Hatteras Jack Tackle Shop in Rodanthe, North Carolina to talk with owner (and distance-casting champion) Ryan White. “There are some exciting new reels on the beach this year,” he said ...

Maximum-drag specifications on today’s premier reels are kind of like the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat with 700-plus horsepower: For both, the performance numbers are jaw-dropping. But the skeptic in ...

When it comes to game fish of inshore waters and shallow reefs, these eight brawlers have probably broken more hearts — and rods — than other species. Sure, it’s subjective and, sure, there are other ...

There are two sides to every fishing story. For the 2025 season, SFTV compares and contrasts different species, destinations, and types of fishing from around the world, and showcases what makes each ...

I wouldn’t describe my father as a hardcore boat guy. He owned a cabin cruiser and a few sailboats during my childhood, but he spent much more time on the golf course. That’s why it came as a big ...

For roughly 20 years starting about 1950, the waters off a nondescript bluff on the northern Peru coast produced the most remarkable action the world has ever seen for colossal black marlin, abundant ...

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 ...

If you think saltwater fishing is a man’s sport, the anglers in this gallery would no doubt beg to differ (or just whack you upside the head with their fly rod). Since the International Game Fish ...

When they’re considering purchasing a reel, anglers can’t help but notice how many bearings it offers. But the truth is that reels with lots of bearings aren’t necessarily better. The quality of the ...

Most serious saltwater anglers in the United States (and beyond) probably fall into one of three categories, I suspect: those who would like to fish Panama, those who are planning to fish Panama, and ...