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Texas Offers Anglers the Next Big Billfish Battleground

Rosher Recounts Costa's Remarkable Bimini Bluefin Trip

Recognize this guy? That’s Capt. Ray Rosher of South Florida’s famed Miss Britt Charters – and that’s an estimated 800-pound Bimini bluefin tuna he’s wrestling for angler Roy Merritt Jr.

Q&A: Gary Merriman Recounts His Giant Pacific Blue Marlin and Tarpon Toad Fly

Ever hear of Gary Merriman? Not only did this Atlanta fly-shop owner develop the much-heralded Tarpon Toad fly in the 1990s, but he also caught the second-largest marlin ever on rod and reel, a 1,649-pound Pacific blue. We caught up with him recently.

Soft Plastics to be Banned in Maine?

A new bill authored by Representative Paul Davis of Maine proposes a ban on artificial lures made of "rubber" in state waters -- but will it apply to other soft baits, as well?

Help Preserve Soft-Bait Heritage in Maine

Testimony was heard yesterday during a public meeting of Maine's Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, and despite a clear and vocal majority in opposition to a bill that would ban "rubber" fishing lures, it advanced to a work session, the next step toward a committee vote.

The Night Bite: Miami's Tarpon

Target Silver Kings in Blackness in Miami’s Biscayne Bay

Video: Humpback Whale Nearly Tips Boat

An Arizona couple and several friends were whale watching in Maui and met face-to-face with an enthusiastic humpback that breached the surface in front of their boat, nudging it just enough to make things interesting.