Salt. Water. Quality
A Destin charter captain spends her mornings chasing fish and her off-hours testing the bay that keeps them alive.
Tag: saltwater
The Life and Times of Diane Pallot
A flight attendant turned flats angler on learning to cast from Flip Pallot, chasing largemouth bass, and the fish that outsmart her.
Embrace the Suck
A canceled charter, a risky run offshore, and a leader-snapping marlin on the fly off Costa Rica's Pacific coast.
Red Fishing in Rockport, Texas
Grass flats, oyster shell, and tailing redfish year round along the Texas coast, no cold snap required.
Stripers on Martha's Vineyard
Striped bass, lobster rolls, and a sunset boat ride off Martha's Vineyard, proof that good fishing and good living aren't mutually exclusive.
Why It's Worth It Fall 2018
A jungle lodge in Belize where farm-to-table dinners and handwritten notes make the fishing feel like the bonus.
Calm out of Chaos
A late drive down a one-lane road, a nervous cast, and the strange calm that comes only after the chaos finally lands.
Nags Head, North Carolina, US
A boiling patch of Atlantic water, shark fins cutting through the chaos, birds diving for scraps. This is what a good day off Nags Head looks like.
Albies & More
Forget the flats hype — North Carolina's fall albie blitz turns beginners into real saltwater anglers, one screaming reel at a time.
Abbie Schuster
Guide Abbie Schuster on sight-casting stripers off Martha's Vineyard, chasing albies into the backing, and why bonefish still win her heart.
Gradual Untangling
A fly box full of tangled line, a disabled hand, and ten years of knots tied in the dark until the river finally made sense.
The Gotcha
This fly is probably the most popular bonefish fly ever created, and for good reason.