The first time you get out on the water in the spring is, literally, a breath of fresh air. Warm spring days mean it’s finally time to start fishing! The start of the fishing season typically kicks ...

You bought the kayak, paddle, PFD and safety equipment. You already have fishing rods, tackle boxes, lures and rigs. What's next? In addition to the basics, a new angler needs a few tools and ...

Piled up on the floor are individual gear bags for bass, walleye, steelhead, and salmon, respectively. Small gear bags and ...

In early September, mosquitos buzzed the humid afternoon air at Spread Oaks Ranch in Markham, Texas. But that didn’t stop me from fishing the ranch’s trophy bass pond. I don’t get to bass fish as ...

I’m not particularly easy on my fishing gear, at least not on the water. Rods, reels, and tackle are tools for a job and, in my opinion, shouldn’t be coddled any more than the screwdrivers and hammers ...

Fishing boats would normally still be unloading Dungeness crabs at San Francisco's fisherman's wharf in May. This year, the docks were quiet, except for one berth. "We're the only boat right now," ...

Arctic cold gripping the Lehigh Valley region means lakes and ponds are potentially freezing up sufficiently to permit ice fishing for a second straight winter. To help anglers get started, the ...

As the marketplace for archery and fishing gear expands beyond your local sporting goods store to the internet, a number of overseas direct-to-consumer products are bypassing the federal rod-and-gun ...