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 ...

We’re about a month into the first season in which circle hooks are required when chumming or live-lining in Maryland’s part of the Chesapeake. That’s as good a time as any to take at glance at the ...

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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 ...

Sending rings across the pond's quiet surface, the tiny cork float twitched, quivered and disappeared. The fisherman holding the rod did what she'd being doing all afternoon when a fish bit. Nothing. ...

Confused by all the different hooks styles on offer? You’re not alone. Lasse Bøe gets to the point with a guide to hook patterns and which to use to boost your catches There is a huge jungle of hooks ...

Circle hooks will be required in all bait rigs in billfish tournaments, effective Jan. 1, according to new regulations from the National Marine Fisheries Service. The regulation has been expected by ...