Fishing Tips -- The Secret is Fishing in the Right Place

Studying undersea habitats is vitally important to successful fishermen and angler or enthusiast who wants to understand the links between how fish behave or eat and where they prefer to live. North Atlantic open seas, Caribbean deep blue waters, tropical reefs, shallow tidal flats, deep sea wrecks, Pacific estuaries, saltwater marshes, Florida mangrove rivers, Central American flats, New England surf: Each of these fish habitats provides the best combination of shelter, food supply, light, and water temperature for particular species.

Saltwater fishing more often than not involves fishing a particular sort of water, or habitat, for a range of related species rather than one particular fish. Most blue-water charter boats rig skip baits to catch any number of fast-swimming species. The reef fisher is "grab-bagging" for all sorts of fish. The giant bottom-fishing party boats will haul up flatfish, tautog, cod, and many other species. The flats fisher is often equipped to catch tarpon or bonefish. The surf fisher, who baits his or her own hook, and makes individual decisions about where and how to fish will be prepared to pursue any number of species, depending on which fish are running or biting during a particular season.