An efficient and effective means of catching fish, a cast net is a circular net with a string of weights around the edge and a hand line in the center. Like the name suggests, it works by throwing the ...

After getting the fish in a bucket, I re-baited and sent the treble hook down again. Almost immediately, I felt another bite, and pulled up gently to set the hook. Feeling some heavy resistance and a ...

Seven-year-old Joseph McMahon of Easton concentrates as he tosses his line in the kids’ casting contest Saturday, at right, at the 15th annual Forks of the Delaware Shad Fishing Contest in Easton.

From Northern Florida to the Canadian Maritimes, American shad flood coastal rivers every spring. Their annual spawning run from far out in the Atlantic is historically significant: it provided a ...

In this fun cast net fishing session, I use a cast net as a bait trap to catch some incredibly colorful bait fish for my next big catch. Watch as I throw, scoop, and reveal a surprising variety of ...

Florida’s winters draw thousands of visitors hoping to lure 10-pound-plus female largemouth bass from their spawning beds. But, almost unnoticed, a smaller cadre slips across the border, headed for ...

Mullet fishing with a cast net is a tradition that’s lasted many generations along the Gulf Coast, especially in the Florida Panhandle. It’s a common sight to see a net fisherman waiting patiently ...

Have you tried getting through on the “Shad Hotline” lately? If so, you know that busy signals are the rule as hundreds of anglers seek updated information on the progress of the Delaware River’s best ...