When should you use octopus, circle, barbless, single siwash, and treble hooks? What's the difference between them, and what's the purpose of the different fishing hooks? Anglers have difference ...

Summer always makes me think of panfish, or more specifically taking little kids fishing with bait and bobber. Small children need more or less instant results to hold their interest. The little ...

They first gained popularity 25 years ago. Now, they are poised to cross over into the freshwater market. Using circle hooks? Then don't set that hook. It is said that life is a circle. What comes ...

With sheepshead season still in ramp-up mode, an obvious question: How has the widespread use of circle hooks changed the dynamics of catching the toothy and tasty shell-cruncher? Turns out, there is ...

That was the assumption when fishery managers created a rule in 2020 requiring anglers to use circle hooks when fishing with bait for striped bass. Some preliminary studies from the late 1990s ...

This year’s recreational striped bass fishing season on the Hudson River kicked off April 1, with a new mandatory “in-line” circle hook regulation for those anglers fishing with bait scheduled to ...

Hello folks. We're back on the shorelines this lovely summer day as we're rigged and baited up to catch common carp. We're ...

This policy brief evaluates the urgent issue of bycatch reduction in longline fisheries in the Coral Triangle, providing evidence, analysis, recommendations and advice. It outlines evidence confirming ...