fishing tackle News Archive

His fishing boats ? and his legend ? will outlive Willie Illingworth (The Mail Tribune)After spending three months bending and cutting and welding metal, fishing guide Willie Illingworth thought the best way to test-drive the first aluminum, McKenzie-style driftboat was a fishing trip on the Rogue River.

Exciting Wahoo fishing in the Bahamas (The Biloxi Sun Herald)Kermit Mackey caught his first wahoo ever last month - a 60-pounder that strained this 6-foot-plus angler's back and arms and left him panting with exhaustion.

Outdoors: Anglers bummed warm weather washing out ice fishing season (Wisconsin State Journal)Early January is supposed to be a time when the only water visible on a Madison-area lake is through a little round hole in the ice. But ask any bait shop owner or winter fishing tournament director how it's going and the only sure thing about this unseasonably warm winter is the frosty response.

Proposed Flatfish Rules Could Take a Bite Out of State Fishing Industry (RedNova)By LEE TOLLIVER BY lee tolliver THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT Tom Michaels was loving the steady ringing of his cash register. It's striped bass season in Virginia , and business at his Virginia Beach bait and tackle shop was booming.

Best fishing tackle now is your eyes, polarized glasses (Asbury Park Press)Freshwater fishing is a pursuit full of constant observation. Our rivers, lakes and streams are not miles deep like the ocean, and often run clear and cold.