About Saltwater Fishing

Live Bait is the Key

2009-11-24T05:24:36Z

If you want to catch fish, really catch fish, live bait is the only way to go. You may catch some fish on dead cut bait, but in general they will be smaller and fewer in number. We've proven this to ourselves more times than I can remember. On a recent trip my son and his fishing partner proved this theory once again and brought fish to the boat while other anglers just watched.

Live Bait is the Key originally appeared on About.com Saltwater Fishing on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 at 05:24:36.

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Trolling for Tarpon

2009-11-21T05:04:05Z

Who ever heard of trolling for tarpon? We did it quite successfully and quite by accident. Waiting for the tide to change we decided to try something I had never tried before. See how it worked!

Trolling for Tarpon originally appeared on About.com Saltwater Fishing on Saturday, November 21st, 2009 at 05:04:05.

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Moving Locations to Find Sheepshead

2009-11-18T03:35:33Z

On an early season sheepshead trip, I had to move a lot to get a limit of fish. Most anglers sat in one spot and wondered why they could not get a bite. Moving makes a difference on a slow bite day.

Photo by Susan Brooks.

Moving Locations to Find Sheepshead originally appeared on About.com Saltwater Fishing on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 at 03:35:33.

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Gulf Grouper

2009-11-16T16:27:21Z

Fall means a change of weather with cooling temperatures, and cooling water temperatures mean fish. While lots of anglers opt for football, the savvy Gulf of Mexico anglers are sharpening their hooks and getting ready to jerk some grouper off the bottom... Read more...

Gulf Grouper originally appeared on About.com Saltwater Fishing on Monday, November 16th, 2009 at 16:27:21.

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Save a Fish to Catch a Fish

2009-11-11T05:21:10Z

Fish conservation and saving the resources is at once both emotional and radical in some circles. Marine Protection Areas - No Fish Zones - are popping up along the coast line in many areas. Are they right? Is the science behind them flawed?

Here is my original take on at least a part of the issue. A follow-up from a Biologist comes up next.

Save a Fish to Catch a Fish originally appeared on About.com Saltwater Fishing on Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 at 05:21:10.

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Flounder Fishing Fool!

2009-11-09T05:03:11Z

Fall has been late coming and as such, the migration of big, doormat flounder has been delayed - actually I believe it has just slowed and been extended. We have been catching big flounder in the inlets for two months now... Read more...

Flounder Fishing Fool! originally appeared on About.com Saltwater Fishing on Monday, November 9th, 2009 at 05:03:11.

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A Big Bull for John

2009-11-07T05:49:43Z

We ran probably 10 miles off the reef, past the southbound shipping lanes and toward the middle of the Gulfstream. Southbound ship traffic always runs just inside the stream to avoid it's six-knot northerly current. Northbound traffic rides the middle to take every advantage of the extra push. We found a small weed line of Sargasso and put out our baits... Read more...

A Big Bull for John originally appeared on About.com Saltwater Fishing on Saturday, November 7th, 2009 at 05:49:43.

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East Coast Fall Bite is On

2009-11-05T05:00:10Z

The bite is on up and down the eastern seaboard and boats are limiting on a variety of fish - that is if they are able to get out. This fall has been a particularly windy one, and relatively calm days are few and far between. Read more...

East Coast Fall Bite is On originally appeared on About.com Saltwater Fishing on Thursday, November 5th, 2009 at 05:00:10.

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Catching Rockfish in the Albemarle Sound

2009-10-31T09:28:56Z

While the fish we caught were relatively small, we had a blast catching over twenty rocks in less than thirty minutes. Once we located a school while trolling plugs, we stopped and jigged the pilings . Had double hook-ups numerous times. Actually left them biting at dark!

Catching Rockfish in the Albemarle Sound originally appeared on About.com Saltwater Fishing on Saturday, October 31st, 2009 at 09:28:56.

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Catching Bluefin Tuna in the Northeast US is Exciting and Rewarding

2009-10-28T12:29:27Z

Although fall means that bluefin tuna season is almost over in the northeast, some big catches can still be made by those who watch the weather and make the 20 to 30 mile trip offshore in search of BFTs. Fishing offshore in the northeast US usually means being a part of a fleet of anglers, all looking for the same thing - a big tuna...

Catching Bluefin Tuna in the Northeast US is Exciting and Rewarding originally appeared on About.com Saltwater Fishing on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 at 12:29:27.

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