Winter 2024

Anglers Journal

A Fishing Life

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Top Secret
Glancing off the stern of the driftboat, I admired the tall limestone bluffs stretching skyward, dotted with hardwood trees just starting to show the orange tinges of fall. The conversation had hit a lull, and I relished the human silence so I could
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Contributors
Based in New York City, José Alvarado Jr. is a photographer pursuing a career in photojournalism and documentary photography. He expresses himself through imagery, and much of his work focuses on the small subcultures in his home state and his journe
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PRESIDENT GARY DESANCTIS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF CHARLIE LEVINE CREATIVE DIRECTOR STEVEN JYLKKA EXECUTIVE EDITOR WILLIAM SISSON SENIOR EDITOR MICHAEL LABELLA CONTRIBUTING WRITERS JERRY AUDET, RON BALLANTI, JOE CERMELE, NOAH DAVIS, DAVE FERRELL, JOE SILLS CON
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Mail
From the moment I received my Summer issue, I was taken by the incredible cover and the offshore eye of photographer Harry Hindmarsh. To be fair, all the photos in AJ are the best — I’m just partial to offshore because that’s my passion. And I’ve alw
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The Armchair Angler
By Simen Sætre and Kjetil Østli Patagonia If you ever wanted an excuse to avoid farmed salmon, drop The New Fish on your table. The award-winning research of Simen Sætre and Kjetil Østli that exposed the dangers of salmon farming around the globe has
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Snake-Charmer
AS I PULL INTO A PUBLIC PARK ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF BROWARD COUNTY, the sun is just peeking over the clusters of two-story McMansions that stop abruptly where the wilds of Florida take over. Corey Nowakowski is sitting in the driver’s seat of the onl
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My Boat, My Life
TONY HUERTA LOVES FISHING OFFSHORE. He started chasing wahoo, dolphin and grouper from an early age. His father was an avid snapper fisherman in Miami, and he would take little Tony on overnight trips out of Key Largo. “My mom used to tell stories of
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From This Day Forward, good Is Our Enemy.
There is no shortage of good things in the world today. Thanks to the advancement of technology and manufacturing, good is everywhere. Good is the new average. Good is the new standard. Good is the price of admission. There’s nothing inherently bad a
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Backyard Brawlers
I’VE ACCEPTED THE FACT that I may never catch a giant trevally. I’d love to, of course, but I’m a realist. It’s unlikely that some tackle company or lodge will offer me an all-expenses-paid trip to Vanuatu, and when you write about fish for a living,
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Deep Into the Night
I’M EARLY, AND THE RAMP IS PACKED with trucks, trailers and boats — a buzzing hive of activity. And like a nest of wasps, there is a hostility to it. Honking, yelling, profanity. Anglers jump the line, cause traffic jams and incite “ramp rage,” a clo
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The World According To Flip
You can’t see Flip Pallot’s home from the road. The driveway isn’t all that long, but the native cabbage palms and oak trees have created a hammock that blocks the sun’s harshest rays, allowing a soft light to filter through. The homestead has the au
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The Art Of Eeling
Sharpies have been using these slimy, squirming critters to catch stripers for more than 100 years, and they’re still popular for those who cast, drift or troll for large stripers. Eels are a tough, durable bait with a history of attracting the large
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End Of An Era
The timeworn fish weir on the East Branch of the Delaware River may have trapped its last eel. The stone-and-wood structure in Hancock, New York, has been operated for decades by Ray Turner, whom locals refer to as “The Eel Man.” Turner also runs Del
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Taking A Bow
Few people in professional bass fishing retire. In a sport that feels like a grab-bag of NASCAR, professional wrestling and tall tales, the prizes are too sweet, the spotlight too bright, the itch of competition too strong and the sponsorship deals t
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Restoring Balance
Brookies. In every inch of this small stream where a fish could be — brookies. Fat, strong, eager. Blackjawed beauties with red bellies so bright I thought they were bleeding. Strikes so aggressive I could only imagine they were starving. Yet each st
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Fantasy Island
The fishing around Cedros Island is similar to that in Southern California, but the yellowtail, calico bass, white sea bass, halibut and barracuda are bigger, stronger and meaner. After my August visit to this craggy, arid Pacific island about midway
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Into the Wind
The full moon was a few days off, and steady 2-to 3-foot swells rolled over the empty point. I’m drawn to this long stretch of surf, sand, glacial debris and wind whenever cracks appear in my world. I’d lost two friends this fall, and my earliest fis

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