Salt Water Sportsman

Salt Water Sportsman covers the world of saltwater fishing. Featuring local authorities from around the country, Salt Water Sportsman provides the regional insight and expertise to help anglers catch more and bigger fish, right in their own back yard. The magazine offers loads of how-to information, advice for those who travel within the greater U.S. and surrounding waters, and reviews of new boats, tackle and electronics.

Salt Water Sportsman

Beware of Smoke Screens • An anti-fishing entity is obscuring its identity to mislead regulators.

Talk on the Dock

The Next Great Artificial Reefs • Scientists study how offshore wind infrastructure impacts fish populations and angling.

Crucial Connections • Get familiar with the cat’s paw and PR bobbin knots.

Plugging Away • High-speed trolling lures are replacing natural bait offshore.

Boat Talk

Magnificent Seven

Next Step Forward • Today’s freshwater anglers rely obsessively on live sonar. Are saltwater anglers destined to follow suit?

Cobia 285 Open • A focus on deck space, with clever solutions to give anglers more room to fish and places to relax.

Regulator 35 • A warning to tuna and billfish: Here comes the newest Regulator, and it’s out to get you.

THE MAHI SHOW

CRASH COURSE FOR KINGFISH • An expert king mackerel angler divulges what he’s learned from decades of tournament fishing.

SoCal Marlin Magic • Find the right conditions and water quality, and you’ll find stripers. Period.

BIG GAME IN THE LOWCOUNTRY\ • A billfish boom comes to the waters off Charleston and South Carolina.

The Gulf’s Swordfishing Wonderland • Unlike the Atlantic, this untapped fishery has been described as “easy” and “accessible.” You be the judge.

bluefin tuna: the ultimate prize