When should you use octopus, circle, barbless, single siwash, and treble hooks? What's the difference between them, and ...

If everyone used circle hooks on Lake Mille Lacs, tens of thousands fewer walleyes would be killed this year. But not for the reasons you might think. Contrary to common belief, spread via marketing ...

In last week’s column I mentioned that in 2018, recreational anglers will be required to use non-offset circle hooks anytime they are using bait to catch sharks. For anglers who have already ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Anglers are required to use circle hooks in some fishing tournaments because they are less likely to cause lethal injuries in billfish, such as marlin. However, new research shows that broadening ...

You can fish with the best fishing reel, latest rod, and premium line, but none of them matter if you’re not using the right hook for the job. Those jobs, of course, range widely. The ideal hook for ...

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 ...