Barred pargo are abundant, accessible, hard-fighting, and excellent on the table - but most traveling divers overlook them for flashier targets. Where they hold, how to hunt them, and why every Sea of Cortez diver should know this fish.

On the Central Coast, summer runs backward: cold, green, and calm, with shore visibility routinely 3 to 8 feet even on glassy days. Here is why upwelling and blooms flip the season, and how to dive around it.

Spearfishing in the Cook Islands, a Rarotonga travel guide

California's north coast is the rawest diving in the state - cold, surging bull-kelp reefs full of lingcod, rockfish, and cabezon. Here's how to dive Sonoma and Mendocino safely and legally.

Vanuatu's volcanic island chain in the South Pacific offers spearfishing access that's rare in the modern world — small populations, minimal pressure, and reef systems that look like Pacific diving used to look 50 years ago. What to expect, where to go, and the logistics of getting there.

Father's Day 2026 falls on June 21. Looking for a spearfishing gift that actually gets used? A practical gift guide organized by budget - from $25 stocking stuffers to $1500+ trip-changers - with picks for new divers, intermediate divers, and serious spearfishing veterans.

I built a trip optimization tool to skunk-proof your next fishing trip.

California summer 2026 has more dive trip options than any other time of year. Bluefin trips offshore, yellowtail at the islands, Baja runs, Hawaii crossovers, and inland-coastal getaways. A planning framework for the trip worth taking, based on the conditions and species patterns shaping this El Niño season.

Iceland and the Faroe Islands offer some of the most extreme cold-water diving on Earth - 35-50°F water, dramatic landscapes, and big cod, halibut, and pollock for divers willing to accept the conditions. A practical guide to the North Atlantic's most committed diving destinations.

Leopard grouper - cabrilla - are one of the most consistently catchable spearfishing targets in the Sea of Cortez. How to identify them, where they hold, and how to take them efficiently.

Spearfishing San Diego: a region-by-region breakdown from the Mexican border north to Oceanside. Where to dive, what to expect, and how to pick the right spot.

A complete guide to spearfishing the Carolinas. Everything you wanted to know including fish species, spots, and conditions.

Spearguns can be flown - but only as checked baggage, only in specific packaging, and only if you know the airline rules. The complete guide for traveling divers.

Lung squeeze is the most-feared injury in deep freediving. Learn the warning signs, what causes it, how to recover, and how to train so it never happens to you.

Building your Spearfishing gear over time. A 12-month gear roadmap

A complete guide to spearfishing Guam, Saipan, Tinian, and Rota — the CHamoru tokcha tradition, target species, regulations, conditions, and how to plan a Western Pacific trip on US soil.

Divers' spear gun floating by itself after diver blocks out.

Don't be that guy. Don't post pictures that expose spots.

A practical guide to spearfishing depth: typical hunting ranges by experience level, what actually limits your depth, equalization techniques, safety protocols, and how to build up safely without blowing an ear or lung.

Mozambique is one of Africa's premier spearfishing destinations, often overshadowed by South Africa but offering warmer water, calmer surf, and dramatic pelagic potential close to shore. A complete guide to Tofo, Bazaruto, Inhambane, and beyond.