New legislation aims to phase out mile-long fishing nets off the California coast that have entangled and killed sea life, including endangered species, by the thousands over the past few decades. The ...

Anglers tend to focus on the portion of their fishing tackle that comes into direct contact with the fish: hooks, artificial lures, flies. Narrowing it down still more, the point of the hook. It does ...

My how quickly drift fishing has become such a popular fishing method on our chunk of Lake Erie. Not that drifting was not popular in the past. Recall the old chugging irons. For the younger among us, ...

The first American Academy Socially-Distanced Youth Fishing Tournament made an impact for several at-risk youths as they had the opportunity to learn life lessons from mentors during the event in ...

Rich Batcheller describes the inception of his experimental fishing boat as a “classic pandemic story.” Like many Americans, Batcheller watched all his business suddenly evaporate when Covid-19 shut ...

State lawmakers want to end a fishing practice that hauls in millions of dollars a year and puts swordfish on restaurant plates – and might be an all-too-efficient killer of dolphin and whales. The ...

A state measure to phase out drift-net fishing in California waters — and remove a hazard that can inadvertently trap sea lions, dolphins and turtles — was signed into law Thursday by Gov. Jerry Brown ...

Last week I talked about a high mountain fly-fishing trip while on a visit to the River Retreat Lodge over in the Swan Valley area. Tuesday afternoon while the guide, John Douville, and I were still ...

French fishermen must not use ‘drift nets’ to catch bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean Sea, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled today (5 March). Drift nets are illegal because of concerns about ...

Smaller snapper were hooked on the ledger rig, with the sinker below the hooks. Picture / Geoff Thomas 'The long-liners have been working this area," said Peter Blackwell, as he stopped the boat and ...