It's been said that the Bimini twist is the most difficult fishing knot to tie. It's also one of the strongest, capable of beating fish weighing over 1,000 pounds. So here's the easy way to master the Bimini in five simple steps.

Howell Raines, former executive editor of The New York Times, hooked a Pacific blue marlin on a 10-weight fly rod while fishing off the Christmas Islands in an open wooden skiff. Here is his story.

The best spots for stripers, largemouth, smallmouth, sailfish, steelhead, snowbound rainbows, sun-splashed catfish, and 8 other places you need to go this winter.