It’s generally assumed that the intended targets of fishing lines and hooks are, well, fish. It wouldn’t occur to most of us that fishing tackle could impact an owl — especially not a fluffy-headed ...

An apparently hungry dog in the U.K. recently swallowed an entire fishing line — including the hook. And the X-ray made it abundantly clear. The staff at Milton Keynes Veterinary Group — an ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A big scare came for the Hays bald eagles Saturday. Officials at the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania say that one of the adult bald eagles brought a fish that had a fishing ...

If you hook a fish properly, and the line doesn’t break, you should eventually catch it. Of course, the angler or crew can make a serious error that results in a ...

Galvanised or regular steel hooks will rust in salt water, helping fish survival chances. Photo / 123RF A fisherman from Orewa was surprised when he pulled in a 14kg kingfish off Waiheke Island ...

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 ...

Independence Day arrived a day early for a female osprey caught at the Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course after becoming entangled in fishing line and swallowing a fishing hook. Biologists at the Raptor ...

Gorge hooks may well be the oldest style of fish hooks on earth. They can be made from a wide range of materials and they can be surprisingly effective, though they are not suitable for ...

It’s that time of year again in northern Nevada, when the days get a little longer, the temperatures start to warm up, and fishing lines begin to stretch across ...

Humans in the Middle East were using complex fishing tools and techniques by 12,000 years ago, according to a new study. Humans in the Middle East were using complex fishing tools and techniques by 12 ...