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

The Trust Is Gone • How do we get it back?

MOVING THROUGH SPRING • FOUR HOT BITES FROM COAST TO COAST TO COAST

Kill ’Em All! • No limits on invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay.

The Shotgun Approach • Take this approach to target a variety of pelagics at once.

Reel Shockers • The latest electric reels take the work out of fishing.

Boat Talk

Repair or Retire? • Some older used outboards are repairable and can provide years of additional fishing trips and trouble-free enjoyment, while others are lost causes and should be put out to pasture. Here’s how to tell the difference.

Starstruck • As Starlink rockets to dominance in the satellite communications field, a growing number of boating anglers are taking advantage of this technology.

Scout 261 XSS • This is one formidable angling machine with the versatility to fish anything from backwater bayous to bluewater rips.

WIN A WORLD-CLASS FISHING BOAT

Tiara 43 LE • An optional fishing package turns this luxury cruiser into a cutting-edge offshore angling machine.

A BONEFISH GOODBYE

WHAT’S UP WITH COBIA? • Traditional fisheries disappear, and populations are shifting.

A Texas-Size Success Story • Lone Star State anglers welcome the return of giant seatrout.

Mission Bluefin Intercept • The spring bluefin fishery has expanded along with the stocks. Are you ready to go?

DEEPWATER ROCKFISH • As California relaxes depth restrictions and opens more waters to bottomfishing, anglers use new techniques and tackle to catch big rockfish.

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