THE TIGER SHARK was four times heavier than the muscular stonemason who was bracing his 190-pound, six-foot body against the shark’s first run. His 16/0 big-game reel gave line grudgingly and his ...

A fisherman in the Florida Keys slipped and fell, falling straight on top of a shark. The hunter became the hunted. A fisherman in the Florida Keys nearly wound up in the jaws of a hungry shark after ...

Big Bait, Big Fish — and Big a shark! A Canadian fisherman was in for an unexpected surprise when he realized he was battling a Great White Shark in open water, CTV news reported. Video taken by the ...

Imagine planning all week, hoping for a nice weather day to go offshore deep into the Gulf of Mexico. You’ve put many hours of time and effort into making sure you’re ready for the rare opportunity ...

This article is part of The State of Science, a series featuring science stories from public radio stations across the United States. This story, by Alan Yu, was originally published by WHYY. At an ...

Whether you love or hate sharks, most people don't want to swim near them. But that’s what nearly happened last summer in Brunswick County. Local tackle store owner Marty Wright decided to host a ...

The cooler water, combined with dirty water from dredging and an abundance of baitfish, has created unusual conditions. Other fishing, such as shrimping and bass fishing, has also been affected by the ...

I’ve been crabbing for 14 years and never seen anything like this,” the angler said. “No one I know has ever seen it either.” ...

Veteran surf fisherman Glenn Laskowski Jr. and his buddy JR had their hands full on May 5, when they hooked a beast of a shark from shore on the South Texas coast. The two anglers were fishing from JP ...