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Bluefin Tuna Can't Catch a Break
You’d have to have been living under a rock to not know that Atlantic bluefin tuna have been in serious trouble for some time now -- regardless of what you may see on Wicked Tuna. As I write this,...
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Strange Bedfellows Can Make for Good Fisheries Management
Fisheries management is an inherently difficult process. Obtaining timely and accurate biological and catch data can be challenging enough for developing management measures that, hopefully, keep...
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Big Changes Planned for Everglades National Park
If you’ve ever fished the marine waters of Everglades National Park in sunny Florida, you know that it is one of the world’s premier destinations for fly and light-tackle anglers. Nearly all of...
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Warming Atlantic Waters Affecting Fish Stocks
Whether you believe in Global Warming or not, a recent report from the National Marine Fisheries Service announced that in 2012 surface-water temperatures along the continental shelf from Cape...
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My First Everglades Camping Experience
I really don’t consider myself an overly superstitious person, or at least I didn’t till my first camping experience in the Everglades backcountry nearly a decade ago. It was February, prime time for...
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A Roosterfish Worth Crowing Over
Anyone who’s caught roosterfish knows that Mr. Nematistius pectoralis is one bad-ass mamma jamma that can damage both tackle and feelings. Though superficially very similar to the Jack family...
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Sardines, Anchovies and Mullet: Small in Size, Big Impact
With the exception of live bait aficionados, most recreational anglers habitually focus on large predatory fish rather than small herbivorous ones. Be it salmon or sailfish, our brains naturally focus...
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IGFA Changes Long-Contested Rule
As I’ve mentioned in some of my other blogs, IGFA Angling Rules are easy to follow and not particularly onerous for anglers. However, a couple of our rules have been hotly contested over IGFA’s nearly...
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Women's Freshwater Categories to Start in April
Effective April 1, the IGFA will create consistency with its venerable saltwater records by instituting separate men’s and women’s record categories for its freshwater records. In doing so, hundreds of...
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Should It Be Legal to Ship Billfish Harvested in Hawaii to the Mainland U.S.?
It’s been a year and a half since President Obama signed the Billfish Conservation Act (BCA) into law. This historic piece of legislation bans the importation of marlin, sailfish and spearfish into the...
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