Sea Fishing

The first step in taking up deep sea fishing as a hobby or otherwise, is feeding your curiosity with the proper information. One can easily gather misleading information on the matter that may cause more confusion in the long run.

Did you know that downrigger trolling is often the most productive method of salmon fishing? Learn how to select an effective downrigger rod and discover the best-performing models on the market.

A shore fisherman's view of fishing in Galveston, TX. Provides useful information and tips on area piers and other fishing opportunities for the land-based fisherman.

Salmon and halibut fishing in Ucluelet is a summer highlight, and yet many people have never been fishing on the West Coast.

The best jigs, gear and techniques to catch your fill of squid!

Four top-performing rockfish lures, including one local favorite of tournament fishermen. Learn how to rig and fish them to catch big rockfish.

A complete tutorial on how to catch sanddabs, with the right gear, rigs, and bait.

Everything you need to know to start catching lots of delicious surf perch! Gear, rigs, bait, tips, and places to go.

Many people fish for speckled trout with lures only. The problem is, it can be hard to separate which lures catch fish and which catch fishermen. Here are my recommendations.

How to find and catch cobia: tips on tackle, baits and lures, and tactics.

This article explains how to catch blackfin tuna: everything from what tackle to use to what tactics work best.

How to catch sheepshead (also known as sheephead and convict fish). All you need to know about tackle, bait, rigs, and how to catch more fish.

Here's a guide on how to catch redfish, also known as red drum. This includes Redfish habits, tackle, gear, and baits.

Learn how to fish for speckled trout, including tips on tackle, gear, baits, and when and where to target speckled trout.

Southern flounder are a very tasty fish highly sought after by anglers. This article will help the reader increase his catch. Includes tips on where to look for flounder, gear, hooks, and baits.

Did you know that using the proper saltwater fish hook for what you are fishing for will give you more hits with better results? Also, here's a video with the correct way to bait your hook.

Saltwater shark fishing in Brevard County, Florida can be done from offshore islands in and around the Palm Bay and Melbourne areas situated on the Indian River, as well as from piers. There, you can catch hammerhead shark and blacktip shark.

Did you know that you can obtain your saltwater fishing license online in Florida? Here's how to apply along with who is required to get one.

Read all about tackle, baits, lures, and techniques.

How to throw a 14-foot cast net for bait fishing or to catch mullet to eat.

Different ways to hook live shrimp on jig heads for the most success. Saltwater fishing techniques, tips, diagrams, and photos included.

Working in Saudi Arabia gave me the chance to enjoy the excitement of fishing and diving in the Red Sea. See photos of some of our catches including moray eel and pufferfish.

Spearfishing at night is an exciting adventure. This article covers what you need for night spearfishing and some experiences and tips to make your next spearfishing trip successful.

What is it like to engage in sea fishing off the coast of Scotland? Here is what that experience is like in the small hamlet of St. Catherines Jetty, located across Loch Fyne from the town of Inveraray.

The Big Island of Hawaii is surrounded by dense reef that is full of tropical fish. This article will help you find the best places to catch some of these rare species on the Big Island.

Learn how I catch sheepshead on this old bridge-turned pier in Florida, along with tips on using fiddler crabs as bait and how to cook sheepshead.

The beach adjacent to Cairndow War Memorial on Loch Fyne is recommended as a low water fishing mark. Spinning is possible beyond the weed at low tide, with decent bags of mackerel possible in the summer months.

I love fishing the New Jersey shore. Besides dogfish (sandshark), blues, small sea bass, flounder, and porgy, I've begun catching triggerfish recently.

This page is a basic guide to tying some of the more simple yet common knots which you will require when sea fishing to help get you started and hopefully hooked on fishing.

Learn why deep-sea fishing off of the San Francisco coast is among the best fishing in the world.

Planning to do some sea fishing at Loch Fyne? Here's a look at a specific shore fishing mark, just beyond Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland, along with the fishing ground, tackle required, advisable bait and the species of fish which are likely to be caught.

One of my favorite methods for catching striped bass is drifting bait through the current. Here are a few tips for striper bait and tackle.

The striped bass or “Striper” is the top salt water trophy fish in the northeast region, from Maine to Georgia.

Atlantic croaker are caught with a variety of cut baits including squid, crabs, bloodworms, clams, and other baits.

Loch Etive is a deep water sea loch on the West Coast of Scotland. It is fished usually by boat, and its twenty-four-mile length contains a wide variety of species for the keen sea angler to target at any time of year.

Wintertime brings many things I could do without: cold weather, wind, and low water temperatures and thus slow fishing. Yet not all is lost. Sheepshead, thrive in this cold winter water.

Fishing tips for speckled trout. Photos and video included.

Saltwater fishing tips for making and using chum to bait and catch more fish.

Saltwater fishing tips for how to catch sheepshead, including location, best baits, fishing gear, and technique. Video included!

The best gear and bait to catch the Atlantic spadefish or angelfish.

Looking for tips to catch sharks from piers, from shore, or from a small boat? Here is what you need to know to increase the odds of successfully catching one.

The best baits to use for pier fishing with a bottom rig.