Exclusive | Cold weather rocks lobsters — and likely upcoming seafood-roll market in tony Hamptons

Exclusive | Cold weather rocks lobsters — and likely upcoming seafood-roll market in tony Hamptons

Everybody’s feeling the pinch. Lobster prices are a shell of a lot higher thanks to this year’s miserable winter — and that’s likely bad news for lovers of the summertime seafood rolls in posh hangouts such as the Hamptons. “I’m hearing it’s going to go up, up, up,” said Paul DeAngelis, a partner with the … Read more

Ben Simmons puts NBA return on hold for pro fishing career

Ben Simmons puts NBA return on hold for pro fishing career

Ben Simmons is trying to fill a different kind of net these days. The Nets flameout, who hasn’t suited up since an 18-game stint with the Clippers to close out the 2024-25 season, purchased a controlling share in the South Florida Sails Angling Club, a member of the 16-team Sport Fishing Championship. “It’s a very … Read more

Supermodel Kathy Ireland launches commercial fishing career, prefers ‘sharks in the ocean’ over business ones

Supermodel Kathy Ireland launches commercial fishing career, prefers ‘sharks in the ocean’ over business ones

Kathy Ireland is embarking on a new business venture as she dives into the world of commercial fishing.  In July, the 62-year-old supermodel and businesswoman announced that she had obtained her open-ocean commercial fishing license from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and would be working as a crew member on the 4th Watch, … Read more

Kraken forward John Hayden, mascot Buoy charged by grizzly bear while Alaska fishing in wild scene

Kraken forward John Hayden, mascot Buoy charged by grizzly bear while Alaska fishing in wild scene

Sea trolls are seemingly not welcome in Alaska. The Seattle Kraken and their mascot, Buoy the sea troll, were in Anchorage for a community partnership when Buoy and Co. were charged by a grizzly bear. The grizzly bear begins charging Buoy. X/SEAbuoy Buoy and the crew were forced to leave the water as the bear … Read more

Dolphin calf reunited with mother after being freed from fishing net

Dolphin calf reunited with mother after being freed from fishing net

Marine rescue groups in Australia worked quickly to free a dolphin calf entangled in a fishing net, successfully reuniting the baby with its mother. Video from the Organization for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans showed the July 24 rescue as teams from the Sea World Foundation, New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), Marine … Read more

‘Sardine girl summer’ trend has taken off — here’s the unexpected way Gen Z has embraced the fisherman aesthetic

‘Sardine girl summer’ trend has taken off — here’s the unexpected way Gen Z has embraced the fisherman aesthetic

This vibrant, quirky nail trend has reeled in Zoomers — hook, line and sinker. Fishy fads have driven a shocking amount of conversations around style and health this year — and it’s not just Gen-Z buying into them. In an annual report released earlier in 2025, Pinterest speculated that the fisherman aesthetic would take off … Read more

Long Island’s ‘monster’ shark hunter legend may have inspired ‘Jaws,’ iconic Capt. Quint

Long Island’s ‘monster’ shark hunter legend may have inspired ‘Jaws,’ iconic Capt. Quint

Sometimes they get it right, sometimes they wouldn’t get it right. The Steven Spielberg classic “Jaws” takes place in a fictional small town in New England — but Long Islanders claim the blockbuster movie and novel that inspired it owes a hat tip to a late local legend. “Monster” hunter fisherman Frank Mundus — a … Read more

Angler shatters Idaho state record with unforgettable catch

Angler shatters Idaho state record with unforgettable catch

An Idaho man made the catch of a lifetime when he caught a grass carp weighing nearly 70 pounds, Idaho Fish and Game (IDFG) officials announced on Tuesday. Riley Farden of New Plymouth caught the giant fish while bowfishing on the Snake River, a popular fishing site for anglers. IDFG officials said Farden’s catch broke the state … Read more

West Virginia angler Jerry Porter shatters previous fish state record by reeling in black crappie

West Virginia angler Jerry Porter shatters previous fish state record by reeling in black crappie

A West Virginia angler just broke a fish record in the Mountain State.  Jerry Porter of Harts, West Virginia, caught a black crappie while fishing at East Lynn Lake in Wayne County. Porter reeled in the 17.7-inch fish that weighed in at 3.6-pounds, according to the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources (WVDNR). The sunfish was caught on a minnow-tipped … Read more

Justin Bieber goes on unsettling rant about God and fishing as health concerns grow

Justin Bieber goes on unsettling rant about God and fishing as health concerns grow

What does he mean? Justin Bieber sparked further health concerns by going on a bizarre rant in an Instagram post Tuesday that he’s since deleted. In the 13-video series, Bieber, 31, used a filter that altered his face and changed his voice to a higher pitch. Justin Bieber in his May 13 Instagram video. justinbieber/Instagram … Read more

Bride catches shark while taking wedding photos at beach in unforgettable moment

Bride catches shark while taking wedding photos at beach in unforgettable moment

So much for your predictable tale of vows and roses.  Turns out, the real catch of the day wasn’t waiting for bride Miccala Toms at the altar but lurking beneath the waves with a toothy grin. Decked out in her stunning white gown, Toms decided to cast a line for some unique wedding photos Saturday … Read more

Bill Belichick’s girlfriend Jordon Hudson celebrates political victory: ‘Trump does love fishermen’

Bill Belichick’s girlfriend Jordon Hudson celebrates political victory: ‘Trump does love fishermen’

Bill Belichick’s girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, took a victory lap after the Trump administration agreed to renegotiate funding for the Maine Sea Grant. Hudson, who is open about being a proud daughter of a Maine fisherman, had been serving as a voice for Maine’s Fisherman Forum as the federal funding program, Maine Sea Grant, was cut … Read more

Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise’s Scientologist son Connor shares rare photos of his very private life

Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise’s Scientologist son Connor shares rare photos of his very private life

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman’s son Connor has shared a look into his private world.  The 29-year-old posted two photos on his Instagram story on Saturday, Aug. 17. Connor has not posted anything on his account since 2023.  Connor Cruise has returned to Instagram after more than a year. Instagram/@theconnorcruise The first of the two … Read more

Fishing record set by West Virginia angler who used 3-year-old daughter’s $10 pink rod

Fishing record set by West Virginia angler who used 3-year-old daughter’s  pink rod

A man in Wayne County, West Virginia, caught a state record channel catfish in the pond on his father’s farm in South Charleston using an unexpected rod. John Tyler Rutherford reeled in a 43.51-inch-long, 46.70-pound channel catfish, according to a press release from the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR). Rutherford reportedly reeled in the big … Read more

Massive bull shark weighing nearly 500 pounds caught at Alabama fishing tournament

Massive bull shark weighing nearly 500 pounds caught at Alabama fishing tournament

A fishing crew recently set a new state record after reeling in a huge bull shark at the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo. The Bon Secour Butchers team on “The Orca” vessel caught the 494.5-pound beast at the tournament on Dauphin Island. “A catch like that coming through our weigh station really galvanizes everyone and every entity involved. … Read more

Terrifying moment fisherman is nearly impaled by flying Marlin in front of crew: ‘Close call’

Terrifying moment fisherman is nearly impaled by flying Marlin in front of crew: ‘Close call’

Terrifying video captured a fisherman’s brush with death during a boating trip in the Gulf of Mexico, as some across social media called it his “lucky day.” The near-fatal freak accident happened onboard the Jubilee as part of the Fairhope Fishing Company’s expedition on Monday, where the crew confronted a massive blue marlin that shot … Read more

New Yorkers are fishing for mussels in a jewelry store to DIY their own custom pearl accessories

New Yorkers are fishing for mussels in a jewelry store to DIY their own custom pearl accessories

If you want pearl jewelry from this Soho shop, you’re going to have to use some mussel. At Pearl & the Beast, shoppers can go fishing for mussels and shuck them open themselves for shiny pearls to make their own necklaces, rings and more. And you don’t have to shell out much for your DIY … Read more

‘Deadliest Catch’ star Nick Mavar dead at 59 after ‘medical emergency’

‘Deadliest Catch’ star Nick Mavar dead at 59 after ‘medical emergency’

Nick Mavar, a fisherman who was a deckhand on the reality TV show “Deadliest Catch,” died Thursday in Alaska. He was 59. Mavar, who was born in Croatia and worked aboard the F/V Northwestern, suffered a medical emergency in the town of Naknek, the Police Chief of the Bristol Bay Borough Police Department told Deadline. … Read more

North Carolina fishing team wins $1.7M after catching 504-pound blue marlin

North Carolina fishing team wins .7M after catching 504-pound blue marlin

A fishing crew recently caught a prize-worthy marlin at the 66th Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament in North Carolina. The team aboard the Hatteras-based boat, “Release,” reeled in a blue marlin weighing 504 pounds, earning the group of men $1.7 million. The captain of the 53-foot Bobby Sullivan vessel, Rom Whitaker, led the team to … Read more

Furry ‘mitten crabs’ are invading and ‘out-competing’ other marine life: experts

Furry ‘mitten crabs’ are invading and ‘out-competing’ other marine life: experts

The a-claw-caplypse could soon be upon us. Move over murder hornets. Invasive Chinese mitten crabs known for terrorizing anglers and German citizens have surfaced on Long Island, sparking fears of a crustacean invasion in New York waterways. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation detailed the so-called scourge in a Facebook post making a … Read more