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Striped marlin (Kajikia audax) — the most acrobatic and visually striking billfish in the Pacific — is a bluewater favorite of light-tackle anglers. Stripeys average 100-250 pounds (rarely topping 400),…
Blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) — the apex pelagic gamefish of the Atlantic and Pacific — is the ultimate bluewater quarry. Blues exceed 1,000 pounds (the famous “grander”), run for blistering…
Sauger (Sander canadensis) — the walleye’s smaller, darker, river-living cousin — is one of the most underrated freshwater gamefish in North America. Saugers thrive in big, turbid rivers where walleye…
Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus) — nicknamed “convict fish” for their black-and-white striped pattern — are one of the most popular inshore targets in the southern U.S. They’re strong fighters, abundant around…
Tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis) is one of the most unique and prized inshore-to-nearshore gamefish in the southern U.S. Named for the appearance of three tails (the soft dorsal and anal fins…
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) — the “king of game fish” — is one of the most storied freshwater quarries in North America. After decades of decline, sport fishing for sea-run…
The Great Lakes spring fishery is at its peak. Lake Erie walleye are post-spawn and biting hard, Lake Michigan salmon are stacked on the temperature...
Cape Cod's striped bass season is at full strength. The Canal is producing on every tide, the Brewster flats are holding stripers, and bluefish are...
The Outer Banks spring run is at its peak. Cobia are moving north along the beaches, stripers are stacked at Oregon Inlet, and the offshore mahi-mahi...
Sarasota's late-May spring pattern is firing on all cylinders. Tarpon are rolling at Big Pass and along Lido Beach, snook have moved to their summer beach...