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AJ Stripey “I love to fish offshore for billfish, and have fished all over for them, from the Bahamas, St. Thomas, Venezuela, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico to the Texas gulf.”George Strait Country Music Artist AJ Last Cast “Poling gave me a perspective into the world of guides and their clients … the importance of pointing out the fish and setting up the skiff for them to make the cast.”Guy de la Valdène On the Water AJ Chrome Dome “… the good of having wisely invested so much time in wild country …”Harry Middleton Rivers of Memory…
When I think of world-record catches, the image of Alfred Glassell’s 1,560-pound black marlin immediately pops into my head. Glassell landed the fish in 1953 during the heyday of the Cabo Blanco, Peru, fishery. It was a magical time in the annals of sport fishing, when the Humboldt and Ecuadorian currents converged off a nondescript, sandy cape, and the Pacific swarmed with anchovies, whales, birds and billfish. For roughly two decades, this location produced unthinkable black marlin action. Star-studded anglers such as Ted Williams, Ernest Hemingway and Michael Lerner fished these waters. I’ve stood next to a mount of Glassell’s fish. It’s the size of a pickup truck and as thick as a redwood. I’m being a tad hyperbolic, but it’s massive. To think it was caught on primitive tackle…
I’m enjoying Anglers Journal a whole lot — very spirited and upbeat, and handsomely done. Nick Lyons THROWING STONES Regarding “Blood on My Hands” in the Spring issue: Loss or negative affecting of habitat is the real problem these days. Ironically, the people being critical of the fisherman and the hunter are usually the ones affecting the habitat in a negative manner. Chris Wetton THE VALUE OF CONVERSATION I wanted to give Anglers Journal a heads-up that we’re launching a Captains for Clean Water podcast. Charlie Levine and the Anglers Journal Podcast are a big part of the reason we’re doing this. Being on the podcast and others like it has shown us how powerful long-form conversations can be. In a world of quick clips and TikTok, the deep, thoughtful…
Jerry Audet is a writer, photographer and lifelong fisherman residing in Massachusetts. He writes about and takes photographs of a wide array of angling disciplines up and down the East Coast. He is the managing editor and co-owner of Surfcaster’s Journal, the author of Hooked: Legendary Fresh and Saltwater Fish to Catch in a Lifetime and co-host of The Surfcast Podcast. Jerry writes about his love-hate relationship with tarpon and bridges in “Concrete Malevolence.” Writer, photographer and tournament angler Steve Dougherty has spent his life capturing the details of marine, outdoor, adventure and lifestyle subjects around the world. The Florida native is the former editor-in-chief of Florida Sport Fishing and In The Bite magazines. Steve writes about his pursuit of burgundy jackets on the sailfish circuit in “Tales From the…
Hooked By Jerry Audet Rock Point Anglers are an obsessive bunch, and obsession is a trait that lends itself to record-keeping. It’s not always records of the biggest fish, though there is certainly a subset who obsess over that; more often it’s the personal record of information: species, location, method, and so on. Jerry Audet has compiled a far-reaching record of the world’s sportfish. From yellowfin to carp, from lake trout to sharks, Hooked spans the fresh and salt, celebrating more than 40 species. Each fish typically populates four pages. The first has the species name and an original image. The second identifies trophy size, perfect spot, preferred habitat, season, top technique, average size and world record, as well as when and where it was caught. Pages three and four…
THE UBER DRIVER’S FACE WAS PUCKERED WITH CONFUSION. “Here?” he asked as I was about to get out of the car at the end of a road with nothing but beach in front of me. “Yup, here,” I said. “I’m going fishing.” The drop-off/pickup spot was Sandy Point State Park outside Annapolis, Maryland, just north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. I walked down a dirt path and spotted the gray hull of Jay Fleming’s classic 22-foot Privateer nose-in on the beach. Fleming, 37, is a talented, well-known photographer who has spent his life on these waters, fishing, boating and documenting the people who make a living from the bay. Last year, Fleming brought my attention to the devastating effects of the invasive blue catfish with a social media post. He…
