| In the U.S., we're lucky to live in one of the largest | | | | from 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 have | | | | Washington state: Washington state is full of |
| huge rivers, mountain streams, huge lakes, small | | | | freshwater lakes and rivers that offer plenty of |
| lakes, saltwater lakes, and, of course, thousands of | | | | great fishing. But if you're into saltwater fishing, the |
| miles of diverse coastline. Practically every coastal | | | | western part of the state is as good as it gets. In |
| region in the country has its own unique fishing | | | | the gorgeous Puget Sound, you can catch halibut, |
| opportunities, but there are some that really stand | | | | cod, 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 islands | | | | Louisiana: The coastal area around where the mighty |
| off the southern coast of Florida is that they allow | | | | Mississippi 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 the | | | | shallow bays and the Breton Sound for hearty fish |
| mainland. Essentially, what this does is take you | | | | like speckled trout, sheepshead, black drums, and |
| through several different Gulf ecosystems, all great | | | | huge bull redfish. And don't forget Lank Pontchartrain, |
| for saltwater fishing. By the time you get out to Key | | | | just north of New Orleans. This saltwater lake is |
| West, you're surrounded by hundreds of miles of | | | | connected 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 you | | | | saltwater creatures to make their way in. You never |
| take a boat out a couple dozen miles, you get into | | | | know what'll catch there. |
| real deep territory. Here, you can catch everything | | | | |