Fishing Guides

How to Rig a Planer for Depth: Sizes, Lines, an...

A planer solves one specific problem: getting your trolling bait to a depth that surface presentation can't reach. King mackerel holding at 25 feet below the thermocline. Cobia suspended at...

How to Rig a Planer for Depth: Sizes, Lines, an...

A planer solves one specific problem: getting your trolling bait to a depth that surface presentation can't reach. King mackerel holding at 25 feet below the thermocline. Cobia suspended at...

How to Read Offshore Water: Color, Temperature,...

The anglers who consistently find fish offshore are not just lucky. They're reading the water. A color change visible from 300 yards, a sea surface temperature gradient visible on a...

How to Read Offshore Water: Color, Temperature,...

The anglers who consistently find fish offshore are not just lucky. They're reading the water. A color change visible from 300 yards, a sea surface temperature gradient visible on a...

Offshore Fishing for Beginners: What to Expect ...

Your first offshore fishing trip is a different category of experience from inshore or freshwater fishing. The scale changes. The water is different. The fish are different. The challenges are...

Offshore Fishing for Beginners: What to Expect ...

Your first offshore fishing trip is a different category of experience from inshore or freshwater fishing. The scale changes. The water is different. The fish are different. The challenges are...

How to Catch Red Snapper in Federal Waters

Red snapper are one of the most sought-after fish in the Gulf of Mexico and Southeast Atlantic, and also one of the most regulated. The federal red snapper season in...

How to Catch Red Snapper in Federal Waters

Red snapper are one of the most sought-after fish in the Gulf of Mexico and Southeast Atlantic, and also one of the most regulated. The federal red snapper season in...

Nearshore Trolling: Species, Gear, and the Simp...

Nearshore trolling is the most accessible form of offshore fishing. You don't need a 30-foot sportfisher or a canyon run to start catching fish on the troll. A center console...

Nearshore Trolling: Species, Gear, and the Simp...

Nearshore trolling is the most accessible form of offshore fishing. You don't need a 30-foot sportfisher or a canyon run to start catching fish on the troll. A center console...

How to Fish a Popping Cork for Trout and Reds

The popping cork is one of those setups that looks almost too simple to work. A float, some beads, a leader, and a hook. But get the details right and...

How to Fish a Popping Cork for Trout and Reds

The popping cork is one of those setups that looks almost too simple to work. A float, some beads, a leader, and a hook. But get the details right and...

How to Choose a Spinning Rod for Saltwater: Len...

Walk into any tackle shop and the spinning rod section is overwhelming. Dozens of options with overlapping specifications, marketing language that's useless without a key, and no obvious way to...

How to Choose a Spinning Rod for Saltwater: Len...

Walk into any tackle shop and the spinning rod section is overwhelming. Dozens of options with overlapping specifications, marketing language that's useless without a key, and no obvious way to...

How to Catch Snook from Shore: Beaches, Inlets,...

Snook are one of the most accessible big fish in Florida for shore-based anglers. They come to the beach in summer, they hold under bridge lights at night within walking...

How to Catch Snook from Shore: Beaches, Inlets,...

Snook are one of the most accessible big fish in Florida for shore-based anglers. They come to the beach in summer, they hold under bridge lights at night within walking...

Wahoo Fishing at High Speed: The 14-Knot Spread

Running 14 knots with a spread in the water feels wrong the first time. At that speed, most standard trolling lures won't stay on the surface cleanly. Most rigged baits...

Wahoo Fishing at High Speed: The 14-Knot Spread

Running 14 knots with a spread in the water feels wrong the first time. At that speed, most standard trolling lures won't stay on the surface cleanly. Most rigged baits...

How to Catch Cobia from Shore: Piers, Jetties, ...

Most cobia fishing content assumes you have a boat. You don't need one. From May through July on the Southeast and mid-Atlantic coast, cobia are accessible from fixed structure -...

How to Catch Cobia from Shore: Piers, Jetties, ...

Most cobia fishing content assumes you have a boat. You don't need one. From May through July on the Southeast and mid-Atlantic coast, cobia are accessible from fixed structure -...

How to Rig a Planer for Depth: Sizes, Lines, an...

A planer solves one specific problem: getting your trolling bait to a depth that surface presentation can't reach. King mackerel holding at 25 feet below the thermocline. Cobia suspended at...

How to Rig a Planer for Depth: Sizes, Lines, an...

A planer solves one specific problem: getting your trolling bait to a depth that surface presentation can't reach. King mackerel holding at 25 feet below the thermocline. Cobia suspended at...

How to Read Offshore Water: Color, Temperature,...

The anglers who consistently find fish offshore are not just lucky. They're reading the water. A color change visible from 300 yards, a sea surface temperature gradient visible on a...

How to Read Offshore Water: Color, Temperature,...

The anglers who consistently find fish offshore are not just lucky. They're reading the water. A color change visible from 300 yards, a sea surface temperature gradient visible on a...