Asian nations act vs illegal fishing (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)DENPASAR, Indonesia (AFP) - Ten Asian and Pacific nations pledged Friday to work closer to tackle rampant illegal fishing in the region in the wake of rapidly dwindling fish stocks.
Thomas Lures going strong after 50 years (Pocono Record)To an angler, what he or she ties on the business end of a fishing line is all important at the moment in time when one contemplates what it might be that will fool the quarry of the day.
Fishing season opens a little slow (The Shawano Leader)CECIL ? The fishing season has officially started, but unlike other years Shawano Lake wasn?t packed with fishermen. ?I looked at the lake and there was hardly anybody out there because it was so windy,? said Jeff Kuhn, owner of Kuhn?s Bait & Tackle Palace in Shawano.
Halibut excluder net test is successful (UPI)A recent test of a halibut excluder device on trawl nets fishing for Pacific cod in the Gulf of Alaska showed significant reductions of halibut bycatch.
Fishing derby draws crowd (Norwich Bulletin)COLCHESTER -- Parents and children from Colchester were bundled up and armed with bait and fishing poles Sunday at the Colchester Lions Pond for the 13th annual Fishing Derby sponsored by the Lions Club.