Fishermen have always gravitated to “whatever works, ” - and with declining revenue, less fish, and fuel costs, the choice may be as simple as a new career.
New Jersey’s commercial fishing fleet is the eighth largest in the US, and with the travails of the fishing industry well documented, they’re looking to branch out [...]

On rare occasion my heart warms at the simplicity of it all, images of barefoot kids with alder branches and bent bobby pins - outfishing us carbon fiber augmented, Gore-tex lined, ballistic nylon equipped, and chemically sharpened City Swells - blissfully unaware of the trappings of “Power Angling” in favor of idling on the [...]

Davis Lake will be restocked with 11 tons of Eagle Lake Rainbow Trout today, figuring 4 to the pound, that’s nearly 100,000 fish. Opening ceremonies to include a number of fishing seminars and a visit from Smokey Bear, it’s likely to be a fruitful fishing trip after so many years of Northern Pike dominance.

The California Department of Fish and Game will be detaining all boats on Interstate 5 on May 22nd and 23rd in Tehama County. All trailered boats will be subject to a Quagga and Zebra mussel inspection by department biologists and trained detection dogs.

Alert to trends in fly fishing, fish, and tackle - we’re just going to have to point the bat at the left field fence, so’s you can flock to the cutting edge…
It’s the next great “Urban Safari” - pools teeming with voracious, predatory fish and only you know about them. It’s light tackle and gossamer [...]

Recent photographs from Borneo depict evidence of Orangutan fishing with a spear. A rare photo proving that tool usage in primates is more common than once thought.

Tom Chandler of the Trout Underground educates me on the awesome responsibility of the Public Angling Trust, and how some things are best left unmentioned. A candid interview with Wally the Wonderdog results - wherein I stuff dead and decaying food into the sausage-dog hoping for long lived flatulence.

The federal government is asking small boat owners to be watchful for Al Qaeda terrorists employing small watercraft to create mayhem. Nuclear and Biological weapons are likely to be deployed against the US in small ships or fishing boats.

There’s two kinds of sportsmen; them as love the outdoors and practice their craft often, and there’s them as does all that but has too much disposable income, and collects the trappings of bygone days…
If you’ve not formally “come out” as the latter, the clues are obvious; the dirty dishes go in a wicker [...]

Fisheries research suggest the older mature fish should be released and angling regulations changed to allow only young fish be taken. Maturity is necessary to fish populations - and youth is less so. Makes us old guys feel good, but college cheerleaders won’t change their preference anytime soon.