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

Build Your Own Fishing Buddy • Start early to eventually reap the benefits of teaching a kid to fish.

IT’S HEATING UP! • INSHORE ACTION IS FIRING OFF IF YOU KNOW WHERE TO LOOK.

YOUNG BLUEFINS SPAWN OFF THE NORTHEAST

NORTH CAROLINA STRIPER STOCKING CONUNDRUM

ANGLERS ANGRY ABOUT BLACK SEA BASS

Cape Coral Tarpon Hunters Award Top Angler

ON THE SURFACE

Growing Pains • A new study may lead to an increase in the minimum size limit for white seabass, but the potential negative consequences must be carefully considered.

Marsh Tactics North to South • Comparing and contrasting marsh fishing for Jersey stripers versus Carolina redfish.

Easy Rider • Truck and trailer accessories that smooth the road and improve your ride to the ramp.

AUTONOMOUS BOATING COMES OF AGE IN 2026.

GRADY REIMAGINES ITS POPULAR EXPRESS 330 WITH THE NEW 340

CAYMAS 44 CT

Choosing a Livewell

Into The Night • The latest in marine night-vision systems enhance safety afloat after dark.

Regulator 28 • The newly upgraded center console is a smooth-riding, fish-fighting machine.

Yamaha CrossWave • Fishing comes first in this new WaveRunner, portending a positive turn in the tenuous relationship between PWC enthusiasts and anglers.

BAYOU BUFFET • Every March, an influx of turbocharged croakers fires up the speckled trout and flounder bite in the marshes of South Louisiana.

A LITT FUN • Bait finesse systems are all the rage on the freshwater scene, and now light baitcasting tackle is gaining fans in the salt.

THE INSIDE CORNER • Understanding the nuanced dynamics of inside corner s can lead to gratif ying inshore succes s.

FROM BLUEFIN TREVALLY TO BLUE MARLIN • A “GREEN SEASON” ADVENTURE AT CROCODILE BAY ON THE OSA PENINSULA.

SUBSCRIBE! • THE FISHING AUTHORITY FOR 87 YEARS

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