Fishing Guides

How to Catch Cobia on Live Bait: Rigging and Pr...

Cobia have a reputation for hitting almost anything. That reputation is half true. A hungry cobia cruising open water will investigate a lot of things. But a cobia that has...

How to Catch Cobia on Live Bait: Rigging and Pr...

Cobia have a reputation for hitting almost anything. That reputation is half true. A hungry cobia cruising open water will investigate a lot of things. But a cobia that has...

How to Fish a Carolina Rig in Saltwater

The Carolina rig catches fish in saltwater for the same reason it dominates freshwater bass fishing: it puts the bait on the bottom with a natural presentation and lets you...

How to Fish a Carolina Rig in Saltwater

The Carolina rig catches fish in saltwater for the same reason it dominates freshwater bass fishing: it puts the bait on the bottom with a natural presentation and lets you...

How to Catch Bluefish: The Aggressive Inshore P...

Bluefish are the most misunderstood species on the inshore Atlantic coast. Casual anglers consider them a nuisance. They cut off rigs. They ruin lures. They have no manners and zero...

How to Catch Bluefish: The Aggressive Inshore P...

Bluefish are the most misunderstood species on the inshore Atlantic coast. Casual anglers consider them a nuisance. They cut off rigs. They ruin lures. They have no manners and zero...

How to Fish Inlets for Flounder, Trout, and Reds

An inlet on a moving tide is one of the most productive pieces of inshore real estate there is. When water rushes in from the ocean or drains out of...

How to Fish Inlets for Flounder, Trout, and Reds

An inlet on a moving tide is one of the most productive pieces of inshore real estate there is. When water rushes in from the ocean or drains out of...

Jigging for Tuna: Speed, Jig Shape, and the Set...

Trolling covers water and finds fish. But once you're on a school of tuna - marked on the sonar at 80 feet, 150 feet, pinned under a bird pile, or...

Jigging for Tuna: Speed, Jig Shape, and the Set...

Trolling covers water and finds fish. But once you're on a school of tuna - marked on the sonar at 80 feet, 150 feet, pinned under a bird pile, or...

Ballyhoo Trolling Rigs: Pin vs Bridle vs Naked

Most offshore anglers rig ballyhoo one way because that's how they were taught. The guy who taught them learned one way too. Meanwhile, the most productive boats on the same...

Ballyhoo Trolling Rigs: Pin vs Bridle vs Naked

Most offshore anglers rig ballyhoo one way because that's how they were taught. The guy who taught them learned one way too. Meanwhile, the most productive boats on the same...

How to Catch Mahi-Mahi Under Weedlines and Sarg...

A good weedline in June off the Outer Banks will hold mahi in numbers that seem impossible until you see it yourself. You work down a thick line of yellow-brown...

How to Catch Mahi-Mahi Under Weedlines and Sarg...

A good weedline in June off the Outer Banks will hold mahi in numbers that seem impossible until you see it yourself. You work down a thick line of yellow-brown...

Slow Pitch Jigging Rod and Reel Setup: What You...

Anglers who switch from standard speed jigging to slow pitch often make the same mistake first. They rig a standard jigging rod with a slow pitch jig and wonder why...

Slow Pitch Jigging Rod and Reel Setup: What You...

Anglers who switch from standard speed jigging to slow pitch often make the same mistake first. They rig a standard jigging rod with a slow pitch jig and wonder why...

Fishing the Outer Banks: Species, Seasons, and ...

The Outer Banks is not one fishery. It's a dozen fisheries stacked on top of each other, running from Corolla down to Ocracoke, with the Gulf Stream corridor off Hatteras...

Fishing the Outer Banks: Species, Seasons, and ...

The Outer Banks is not one fishery. It's a dozen fisheries stacked on top of each other, running from Corolla down to Ocracoke, with the Gulf Stream corridor off Hatteras...

Striper Fishing on the Surf at Night: Plugs, Ee...

The biggest striped bass you'll catch from the surf almost always comes after dark. That's not a coincidence. Stripers evolved as low-light predators. Their eyes are built for low-light conditions,...

Striper Fishing on the Surf at Night: Plugs, Ee...

The biggest striped bass you'll catch from the surf almost always comes after dark. That's not a coincidence. Stripers evolved as low-light predators. Their eyes are built for low-light conditions,...

How to Catch Cobia on Live Bait: Rigging and Pr...

Cobia have a reputation for hitting almost anything. That reputation is half true. A hungry cobia cruising open water will investigate a lot of things. But a cobia that has...

How to Catch Cobia on Live Bait: Rigging and Pr...

Cobia have a reputation for hitting almost anything. That reputation is half true. A hungry cobia cruising open water will investigate a lot of things. But a cobia that has...

How to Fish a Carolina Rig in Saltwater

The Carolina rig catches fish in saltwater for the same reason it dominates freshwater bass fishing: it puts the bait on the bottom with a natural presentation and lets you...

How to Fish a Carolina Rig in Saltwater

The Carolina rig catches fish in saltwater for the same reason it dominates freshwater bass fishing: it puts the bait on the bottom with a natural presentation and lets you...