Anglers Journal

3 days ago | anglersjournal.com | David Conway

The Bahamas Parliament has enacted the Port Authorities (Amendment) Bill, which will increase fees for visiting boats and introduce new regulations that carry penalties for infractions, effective July 1. Changes made in amending the Port Authorities Act include requiring AIS systems on boats over 50 feet, according to Bahamian government documents. The amendment also increases fees for temporary cruising permits, according to the Bahamian government.

1 week ago | anglersjournal.com | Gary Reich

Fly-fishing legend Bernard Victor “Lefty” Kreh  passed away at his Cockeysville, Maryland, home surrounded by family on March 14, 2018. He was 93. Born in Frederick, Maryland, in 1925, Kreh reinvented the way fly anglers cast, pioneered the sport of saltwater fly-fishing and developed some of the most successful fly patterns ever tied. Kreh’s books, newspaper columns and magazine articles inspired generations of anglers, and his casting lessons taught thousands how to be better casters.

3 weeks ago | anglersjournal.com | Charlie Levine

Jim Hendricks has covered fishing and boating for more than 35 years. Based in Southern California. Jim keeps his thumb on the pulse of what is biting around Catalina Island, Longbeach, San Diego and on down the coast to Mexico. He’s a veteran boater and his original Cabo, the Split Decision, is one of the most tricked-out small vessels you’ll come across.

1 month ago | anglersjournal.com | Owen Burke

Most fly-fishing anglers around the Northeast set their sights on Antillean grass flats for a quick-strike, midwinter respite with prospective fixes of bonefish, tarpon and permit whether we can afford it or not. Escaping the dark, cold metropolises to which so many of us are tethered is necessary to the survival of our species. On such trips over the years, I’ve struggled to find expansive, easily accessible flats with as many bonefish as I cared to count.

1 month ago | anglersjournal.com | William Sisson

Long-distance casting champion Ron Arra witnessed something he’d never seen before during a recent surfcasting demonstration on a beach in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The 79-year-old, five-time national distance champ watched as one of the participants, Lucas Leao, uncorked a cast that drained every inch of line from the spool of his Penn Spinfisher VII 5500 LC (long cast) reel, which held about 265 yards of 30-pound braid and backing. And then Leao did it three more times at the May 3 demonstration.