I was fishing off Venezuela in the late 1990s when a local mate showed me a hot dog — yes, a hot dog that you’d eat — that he had rigged with a Mustad live-bait hook. Shortly thereafter, he said, ...

The swimming mackerel is one of the world’s best set-ups when fooling a marlin into taking a bite. No matter where you fish, they will have no problem homing in on this relatively slow-swimming snack.

Each November, about the time the Stuart Air Show takes place at Witham Field, a certain set of fishermen begin to get their gear ready. They know it's time for the annual arrival of the Spanish ...

I learned something new last week: There's a fine line between losing a $150 spinning rod and reel outfit and catching a Spanish mackerel. About a 10-pound test line, in fact. More on that later. Last ...