The fishing is year-round, though the open-ocean pelagics like sails, roosterfish, wahoo and dorado tend to bite more usually May through August, when the south swells can light up the well-known surf ...

Surf fishing can be daunting. Standing on the beach looking at the crashing waves and vastness of the ocean makes you feel small. It’s not like a pond or river that you can more easily break down.

Standing on the shore of a big lake or reservoir with a rod in your hand can be daunting. Still, the fish within that body of water are confined. The same can’t be said of the Atlantic Ocean. Catching ...