Coast to coast
Saltwater fishing news and features from around the U.S.
ESPNOutdoors.com has five columnists, covering every coast of the United States and coming back with weekly reports on the latest in saltwater news and features.
REGIONS: West Coast | Florida | Northeast | Texas Gulf Coast | Holeman
Based in North Puget Sound and operating from Alaska to Baja, Joel Shangle has been a news junkie on the West Coast saltwater scene since the 1990s, first as editor of California Fishing & Hunting News' and now as editor of California Sportsman, which hits newsstands in October. He's the host of Northwest Wild Country, a popular fishing and hunting radio show airing throughout western Washington, and has the deepest source list this side of the Library of Congress. In other words: if you're catching fish on the West Coast, just try to get away from him.
October 30: Left Coast angles not left out
October 7: Cowboy up for boiler-rock bass
October 2: Southern Oregon estuaries producing monster Chinook
September 28: Killer whale protection could shut fishing near San Juans
September 9: First Forks, now Sekiu? More monsters in Washington
September 8: Oregon albacore running at near-record numbers
September 2: S.D. boats begin move to long-range tuna grounds
August 25: 22 million fish can't be wrong
August 10: Resurrection Bay, Seward, Alaska, Clayoquot Sound, Tofino, B.C.CR Buoy, Washington/Oregon
August 8: Crab advice from a crabbing king
David A. Brown has a B.A. in journalism from the University of South Florida and you can see his work in Florida Sportsman, FLWOutdoors.com, Cabela's Outfitter Journal, TIDE, In-Fisherman, Louisiana Sportsman, The St. Petersburg Times and Saltwater Angler. He also ghost-wrote and published "FISH SMART-CATCH MORE!" for Tampa's cable TV host Capt. Bill Miller (www.billmiller.com) and a couple more publishing projects will be docking soon. He operates a professional writing/marketing agency, Tight Line Communications.
November 18: Tidal extremes present seasonal opportunities
November 10: Trout harvest closed in Florida's South Region
November 4: Not all Floridians waiting for fall
October 28: Grouper grabbers grateful for fall
October 21: Fall beach bait blast
October 14: Impasse in 'The Pass'
October 9: Kings of the coast
October 1: Say 'no' to closures
September 22: Speedy predators are tearing through Gulf waters
September 15: Hot times in the Sunshine State
September 6: Tarpon tales from Tampa Bay
August 24: Why and how to catch fish from the shore
August 13: Get hooked on Florida's fantastic fishing
Capt. Chris Gatley can be found with his fishing clients chasing striped bass in front of the Statue of Liberty, or heading offshore to the Atlantic Ocean canyons off the NJ/NY coast for tuna. His articles on cutting-edge fishing techniques can be found in The Fisherman Magazine, and he's a regular presenter at key sports shows during the winter months (when he's not pursuing whatever he can find in East Coast rivers).
November 23: Nor'easter stirs the pot
November 2: Topwater tuna
October 26: Delaware bay monster striped bass
October 19: Light at the end of the tunnel
October 12: R odney Dangerfield of fish finally get respect
October 5: 'Perfect storm' closes black sea bass fishing
September 28: Winds of change alter patterns
September 21: Saltwater licenses begin to hit anglers
September. 14: High Stakes
September. 14: How the High Stakes Mid-Atlantic $500,000 Works
September. 6: Non-closure of the sea bass and porgies season
September. 1: Angler battles huge 624-pound male mako
August 24: Tuna busting in NE; catching shark from the shore — watch your toes
August 20: Tuna bite in Mud Hole smoking hot
August 13: Fishing reports from up and down the East Coast
August 7: Skinny rods, fat tuna
Capt. Bryan Holeman is a competitor on the Redfish Cup, and guides out of Key West, Fla. Known affectionately as "Bear," Holeman and his clients enjoy year-round success on the flats surrounding Key West, making his insight to flats fishing invaluable to anglers everywhere. Bear's goal with his blog is to inform, inspire and entertain with weekly updates detailing his activities, be it guiding or tales from the RFC tournament trail.
October 21: A bit of bad news
October 5: Looking good on horizon
September 2: Broke down in 'Bama
August 19: Glad you're back!
August 8: Introducing the Bear Blog
Doug Pike spent 23 years as the outdoors columnist at the Houston Chronicle, nine years and counting on radio (he's the host of the Doug Pike Show on 790 the Sports Animal), two years and counting as back-page humor columnist for Saltwater Sportsman, 10 years and counting on the masthead for Field & Stream, two years and counting on the masthead and as columnist for Texas Fish & Game, 10 years editor of Tide magazine for CCA More than 100 state and national awards for writing, photography, broadcast and editing.
Nov. 11: The fishing is only getting better, but everyone is in the woods
Nov. 3: More treats than tricks along Texas coast
October 13: Redfish frenzy as herds of bull reds run
October 7: Slow trout, fast reds and improving flounder could change overnight
October 1: Despite weather, most anglers don't leave empty-handed
September 21: Both redfish and trout are biting plenty along the Texas Gulf Coast
September 15: Speckled trout action remains steady
September 8: The year's best weeks for artificial lures.
September 1: Why wade when you can catch fish now? Also, what the guys who floated for eight days did wrong.
