Between intense recreational-fishing pressure, big-money tournaments and commercial-longline bycatch, the East Coast white marlin fishery was near collapse in 2000. There was talk of adding white ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

After you've landed your fish, you need to get the hook out. Most of the time it's a simply matter. Just grasp the hook or lure, push back against the direction the hook penetrated and you're done.

Octaviano Sanchez, who has been a long-line fisherman for nearly thirty years, was the first one in Jurubira who dared participate in the traditional hooks exchange programme and try out the ...

Fishing is a way of life for our coastal communities around the Pacific. Fishing is a way of life for our coastal communities around the Pacific. We depend on the sea for our livelihood. It’s also an ...