I was fishing with my friend Shane Gesell recently near Alexandria, Minn. It was on this trip that I re-remembered why netting the fish that’s on the end of your line can be a good idea. Actually, ...

You waited all week, loaded your fishing kayak before dawn, drove for hours, paddled for miles, made a hundred casts, and finally hooked the fish of a lifetime. The fish runs, jumps, and dives before ...

The netting is being used to try to keep orcas from being killed as they try to eat fish collected by the bottom-trawl gear.

The carbon fiber construction gives anglers the lightweight feel of a single-handed net with the added reach of a long-handled net. A bulletproof aluminum net, the Rising’s Brookie XL pairs an ...

LUMMI ISLAND, Whatcom County — If you’d sailed into the San Juan archipelago over 200 years ago, you might have seen Lummi fishermen in two dugout canoes anchored parallel to each other, a net in the ...

Kyle de Bouter holds up a pair of Patagonia board shorts made of recycled fishing nets, smiling as workers nearby slice old nylon nets to stack into seven-foot square, one-ton bales. “This is 100% ...

I'm a freelance outdoor writer based in Fort Collins, Colorado. The best fishing nets make it easy to catch and release fish. Like most fishing gear, nets come in a variety of shapes and sizes, from ...

It’s not over ‘til it’s over. That phrase is highly applicable to fishing because anglers understand that until a fish in landed and secured, anything can happen—no matter how sure you are that ...

GRAND RIVER, Ohio -- Brennan’s Fish House, a lakeside landmark where Lake Erie perch and walleye are the big fish on the line ...

What is the best fishing net? Hooking a fish takes patience and skill. Experienced anglers know the reward of landing the day’s prize. But landing a fish is difficult with your bare hands. That’s why ...

The combination of lightweight materials and a large hoop size makes this the perfect net for kayak anglers targeting a variety of species. An innovative and compact net that is designed to give ...