A roundup of the latest and greatest saltwater lures that catch more fish inshore, offshore, trolling and jigging. The post 17 Top New Saltwater Lures for 2026 appeared first on Sport Fishing Mag.

It would be easy to assume that with such a variety of species swimming in the bays and inshore waters of the U.S. you’d need a book to cover the best saltwater lures. That couldn’t be more untrue.

A very good friend of mine and a great teacher, Hawaiian Capt. Mike Rand, once said to me, “Marlin fishing is a simple thing that we make complicated, only to realize just how simple it is.” No truer ...

Before Billy Maxwell and I got married, I followed him from Virginia to Hatteras Island, North Carolina, in the spring after the Bonney brothers were kind enough to assign him a boat slip. At the time ...

Up until the late 1990s, only Slidell-area locals knew who Dudley Vandenborre was. He was the dude who always caught such big speckled trout in Lake Pontchartrain using a soft-plastic lure he designed ...

Most serious fishermen have their favorite go-to lures and flies when they desperately have to catch fish. Dr. Edward Caldwell, Cape Cod Hospital’s ear, nose and throat surgeon, has his, too. But his ...