The Best Saltwater Fishing in the US - 5 Places You Must Try

In the U.S., we're lucky to live in one of the largestfrom Tuna, to Snappers, to Mackerels to Marlins-so
and most geographically varied countries in the world.bring your sturdiest fishing equipment.
Taken as a whole, it's a fisher's paradise. We haveWashington state: Washington state is full of
huge rivers, mountain streams, huge lakes, smallfreshwater lakes and rivers that offer plenty of
lakes, saltwater lakes, and, of course, thousands ofgreat fishing. But if you're into saltwater fishing, the
miles of diverse coastline. Practically every coastalwestern part of the state is as good as it gets. In
region in the country has its own unique fishingthe gorgeous Puget Sound, you can catch halibut,
opportunities, but there are some that really standcod, salmon, and flounder, all within a day's trip from
out. Here are just a few examples.Seattle.
The Florida Keys: The great thing about these islandsLouisiana: The coastal area around where the mighty
off the southern coast of Florida is that they allowMississippi River drains into the Gulf of Mexico is one
travelers to leap at intervals into the Gulf of Mexico,of the top fishing regions in the world. Trawl the
getting gradually further and further from theshallow bays and the Breton Sound for hearty fish
mainland. Essentially, what this does is take youlike speckled trout, sheepshead, black drums, and
through several different Gulf ecosystems, all greathuge bull redfish. And don't forget Lank Pontchartrain,
for saltwater fishing. By the time you get out to Keyjust north of New Orleans. This saltwater lake is
West, you're surrounded by hundreds of miles ofconnected to the Gulf by an 8-mile-long strip of
untrammeled open waters.water called the Rigolets, allowing all types of
Sure, there are shallows around the islands, but if yousaltwater creatures to make their way in. You never
take a boat out a couple dozen miles, you get intoknow what'll catch there.
real deep territory. Here, you can catch everything