When should you use octopus, circle, barbless, single siwash, and treble hooks? What's the difference between them, and what's the purpose of the different fishing hooks? Anglers have different ...

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COURTESY OF NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE Hawaii's longline fishing fleet would be required to use barbless circle hooks such as these instead of J-shaped Japanese-style tuna hooks to help reduce ...

It’s hot as hell. You’re sweaty and thirsty and hungry and now you have to tie on a new hook. You can’t tie the hook because you can’t see and your readers are over there between the cooler and bait ...

In the Nov. 14 meeting of the Massachusetts Fish and Wildlife Board, there was a presentation of proposed new regulations for Catch and Release (C&R) areas throughout the state that would allow only ...

An angler lifts a prize ocean salmon caught off of the California Coast. (CDFW photo) Question: I fish out of Port San Luis. When fishing for salmon in a private boat, as long as I am trolling with ...

Anglers in Washington could soon have the choice to fish with barbed hooks while pursuing salmon, steelhead and other species in much of the Columbia River Basin. The Washington Fish and Wildlife ...

Washington’s move to allow barbed hooks in much of the Columbia River Basin will not include the Snake River or its tributaries. Ryan Lothrop, Columbia River fishery manager for the Washington ...