Gallery

Frames from the beach. All shot on foot, on the day, from wherever the fishing put me.

Silhouette of an angler casting from a sand beach at sunset, palms on the point behind
A trevally with blue-edged fins and a yellow pectoral fin on coral sand beside the X Max C-P rod, its reel and the camouflage case
Two blue-spotted groupers on black sand and lava pebbles beside the camouflage X Max C-P case
Video on TikTok: an angler in a cap holding up a peacock grouper on a fish gripper, lava rock and ocean at dawn behind
Video on TikTok: a small papio hanging from a fish gripper on a sand beach at dusk, the Kawaihae harbor containers behind
A bluefin trevally, silver-blue with a yellow streak behind the pectoral fin, on coral sand beside the X Max C-P rod, its reel and the camouflage case
Video on TikTok: an angler in silhouette against the morning sun, rod up in one hand and a small papio held up in the other, at the water's edge
Video on TikTok: a topwater lure throwing spray as it comes across clear, shallow water over a gravel bottom
A small silver jack on sand and roots beside a cork-handled casting rod with an Abu Garcia Ambassadeur reel
A silver jack with yellow fins on black sand and lava pebbles, a chartreuse jig in its mouth
Angler in a cap and dark jacket on a grassy headland above a rocky coast, rod in hand
Angler holding a spotted seatrout in front of a marsh dock under a wide sky
Angler unhooking a small fish at night while a younger angler holds the rod
Two anglers wading knee-deep in surf on an open sand beach, one casting
Angler in a white shirt casting into surf while a second angler walks the wash
Fishing rod held out over calm, clear water along a sand beach
A fish visible in clear, shallow water over sand
View down onto a curved sand beach with two anglers at the water's edge
A flounder on a blue cutting board with a knife beside it
Two anglers on a wooden dock holding a striped bass, marsh behind
A young angler on a dock holding up a skate
Angler casting from a rocky shoreline with a town across the harbor
Angler in a red jacket on a rock and driftwood beach with heavy surf breaking
Angler on a dark sand beach holding a striped bass, a younger angler beside him
Close-up of a striped bass held in one hand on a beach
Two anglers standing at the surf line on a dark sand beach, one holding a fish
A young angler at night holding up a small fish on the line
Angler standing in the surf at night holding a small shark
Two anglers on a beach at night lit by a headlamp, a fish in the wash
Two anglers standing in the water at a beach, one holding up a fish
A young angler on a black sand beach holding two fish and a rod
Two anglers holding a redfish across both hands, marsh water behind
Angler in waders crouched at a river's edge holding a small trout

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