The Fishing News

It would be a bittersweet moment, if it weren't just so much fun to be out fishing.

It's peak season for false albacore. The speedsters are blitzing. If you can't get out on a boat or kayak, you can still get in on the action.

A citizens science project is finding new information about the survival of striped bass after they’re caught and released. The data could change the way we fish.

Fishing from a kayak has become increasingly popular around the Cape and islands, and this time of year it can give an angler an edge when going after false albacore.

It’s been a season for bonito like no other in recent memory, with the speedsters showing up in numbers across the region and giddy reports from anglers. It hasn't always been this way. Or has it?

When on the prowl for bluefin tuna, fishers are watching for "first signs" of other ocean life — like dolphins and storm petrels. This week, we hear about a trip 40 miles offshore.

There's a term for when sharks bite fish off your line: "shark depredation." It's on the uptick, and now even Congress is getting involved.

ICast bills itself as "the world's largest sportfishing trade show." So what was the talk of the annual conference this past week? How about "live" forward-facing sonar, or a drone to fly your bait out over the water.

They’re speedy and shaped like a little tuna, and they’ve just arrived in our waters: bonito are here! Their return brings local fishers delight and (often) frustration.

What fish is dark on one side and light on the other? Lies flat on the bottom and looks up with both eyes? Yes, it's fluke — and now that we're into July, it’s a good moment to fish for them.