Mahi-Mahi Fishing in the Pacific Southwest: A Field Guide
Dorado reach Southern California on warm water from the south and hold on drifting kelp paddies. Here is how to read the edge, work a paddy and stay inside California and federal rules.
By Breakpoint Team
Mahi-Mahi Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico: Water, Rigs, Rules
Gulf mahi follow the Loop Current, its eddies, the weed they carry and the rigs that hold bait. Here is how to read that water on the map and how state and federal rules divide.
By Breakpoint Team
Mahi-Mahi Fishing Guide: Find, Catch and Keep Them Legally
How to identify mahi, where they run by region, how to find them on weed and water edges, and how Florida, Gulf and Atlantic federal rules divide.
By Breakpoint Team
A Guide to Mahi-Mahi Fishing in the Atlantic Southeast
Where the Gulf Stream sits from the Keys to Hatteras, what holds mahi-mahi along it, and how dolphin rules split between federal waters and each state.
By Breakpoint Team
Mahi-Mahi Fishing in the Atlantic Northeast: Water and Rules
How mahi ride Gulf Stream water and warm-core eddies onto the Northeast shelf, the edges and pot lines that hold them, and how they are fished. Includes a clear breakdown of federal dolphin-wahoo rules and state agency links.
By Breakpoint Team
The Loop Current and Gulf Fishing: Read the Edge
How the Loop Current extends, sheds warm-core eddies and shapes temperature, color and current speed across the Gulf. Includes a region-by-region guide and a pre-run layer checklist built on public data.
By Breakpoint Team
Lingcod Fishing off Neah Bay, Washington: A Local Guide
The entrance, the named reefs from Waadah Island to Duntze Rock, how the current runs at Cape Flattery, and the Bonilla–Tatoosh and 20-fathom lines that decide which grounds you can fish.
By Breakpoint Team
Lingcod Fishing Guide: ID, Habitat, Tactics and Rules
How to tell lingcod from its look-alikes, where it lives from Alaska to Southern California, and why winter closures exist. Includes the federal and state rules by zone.
By Breakpoint Team
Ledges, Humps and Drop-Offs: Reading Bottom Relief
Contour spacing tells you the shape of the bottom, and the survey behind the chart tells you how far to trust it. A worked reading of Stellwagen Bank and the Boston ledges shows how to put both to use.
By Breakpoint Team
King Mackerel Fishing off Morehead City: Reefs and Rules
Named AR reefs with distances and depths, what Beaufort Inlet does on the tide, and how state and federal king mackerel rules apply once you clear the jetty.
By Breakpoint Team