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 ...

Since most recreationally caught sharks are released, the conservation benefit of circle hooks makes them an ideal tool for shark fishing. But sharkers will find that the advantages of using circle ...

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 ...

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 ...

When trolling a standard dead-bait spread of circle hook-rigged ballyhoo, anglers often need to incorporate a bit of extra color and a splash of action. This is especially important when targeting ...

Since 2004, governments and non-governmental organizations, together with the fishing communities from nine countries, from Mexico to Peru, have implemented joint efforts to reduce incidental ...

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 ...

TRENTON - To help increase striped bass numbers, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection will require anglers to use circle hooks when catch-and-release fishing for striped bass with ...

We're using the circle hook model of the T-Turn Bait Rig and fishing for those big channel catfish! It's a non-stop catfish-packed day! In today's catfish catching video, we share with you tips and ...

After a series of fits and starts the state legislative committee responsible for authorizing regulations under exigent circumstances has approved the Maryland Department of Natural Resource’s plan to ...

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 ...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation is proposing a new fishing regulation for public comment that would require the use of circle hooks when recreational fishing for striped bass. The ...