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Cobia Fishing in the Atlantic Southeast: Runs, Spots, Rules

Cobia Fishing in the Atlantic Southeast: Runs, Spots, Rules

Cobia follow warming water from Florida past the Outer Banks, stopping on edges, markers and wrecks. Here is where to look, how anglers fish them, and who regulates the fish on each side of the Florida/Georgia line.

By Breakpoint Team
Coastal and Offshore Gamefish Guides: Mahi, Wahoo, Cobia

Coastal and Offshore Gamefish Guides: Mahi, Wahoo, Cobia

Seven gamefish, the water features that hold them and the chart layer that shows each feature. Includes how to tell mahi from wahoo and king from Spanish mackerel, plus routing by region.

By Breakpoint Team
California Yellowtail Fishing in the Pacific Southwest

California Yellowtail Fishing in the Pacific Southwest

Where yellowtail show up from the Coronado Islands to Point Conception, the kelp, paddies and ridges that hold them, how they are fished, and the California rules that apply.

By Breakpoint Team
California Yellowtail Fishing Guide: Fish, Water and Rules

California Yellowtail Fishing Guide: Fish, Water and Rules

How to identify Seriola dorsalis, where it moves through the Southern California Bight, what it eats and how it's caught. Also covers the exact CDFW size, bag and fillet rules.

By Breakpoint Team
California Yellowtail Fishing at the Channel Islands Guide

California Yellowtail Fishing at the Channel Islands Guide

Ramps, crossing data, named features and reserve lines from Anacapa to San Miguel, for anglers running their own boat across the Santa Barbara Channel.

By Breakpoint Team
California Yellowtail at the Coronado Islands: Local Guide

California Yellowtail at the Coronado Islands: Local Guide

Where yellowtail hold around North Island, the Middle Grounds, South Island and the Rockpile, which method fits each spot, and the paperwork for fishing Mexican waters from San Diego.

By Breakpoint Team
Breakpoint Map Layers Explained: Start With Your Question

Breakpoint Map Layers Explained: Start With Your Question

Each layer on the Breakpoint map answers 1 question. This guide shows which layer to open first, what each one cannot see, and how to read layers in sequence before you leave the dock.

By Breakpoint Team
Bottom Fish and Deep-Drop Guides: Tilefish to Sablefish

Bottom Fish and Deep-Drop Guides: Tilefish to Sablefish

Four bottom fish, two coasts, and one deciding factor: the bottom under the boat. See how tilefish, lingcod, Pacific halibut and sablefish split by structure, then jump to each guide.

By Breakpoint Team
Blueline Tilefish Fishing Guide: ID, Habitat and Rules

Blueline Tilefish Fishing Guide: ID, Habitat and Rules

How to tell a blueline from a golden tilefish, where it holds on the shelf break from the Mid-Atlantic canyons to Florida, and how bag, season and permit rules change at the Virginia/North Carolina line.

By Breakpoint Team
Blue Marlin Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico: A Guide

Blue Marlin Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico: A Guide

Gulf blue marlin ride the Loop Current and its eddies to the canyons and rigs off the northern Gulf states. Here is how to read that water, fish it and stay within federal and state rules.

By Breakpoint Team