Big-game fishing
Big-game fishing - Game fish - Marlin fishing - Marlin - Bass fishing - Peacock bass - Striped bass fishing - Striped bass - Swordfish - Tuna - Land-based shark fishing - Larry Larsen - International Game Fish Association Big-game fishing, sometimes called offshore sport fishing or offshore game fishing, is a form of recreational fishing, targeting large bony fish such as tuna and marlin in the open sea, often some distance from land and, in some fishing grounds, out of sight of land. ... A Game fish is a fish that is pursued for sport, regardless of whether the fisherman ultimately eats the fish. ... Marlin fishing is considered by many game fishermen to be the pinnacle of offshore game fishing, due to the size and power of marlin, relative rareness and difficulty of capture. ... For other uses, see Marlin (disambiguation). ... Spotted Bass from the Coosa River near Wetumpka, Alabama (Released) Bass fishing is the sport of angling for the North American gamefish known colloquially as the black bass. ... Binomial name Cichla orinocensis The Peacock Bass (Cichla orinocensis), also commonly known as the Peacock Cichlid, is a freshwater fish native to South America (where it it is known as the pavon), and introduced to Singapore and Peninsular Malaysia deliberately by anglers as a popular game fish. ... Striped bass are perciform fish found all along the Atlantic coast, from Florida to Nova Scotia, and are caught as far north as Hudson Bay. ... Binomial name Morone saxatilis (Walbaum, 1792) The striped bass Morone saxatilis is a member of the temperate bass family native to North America but widely introduced elsewhere. ... This article is about a type of fish. ... For other uses, see Tuna (disambiguation). ... Land-based shark fishing is the sport of fishing for sharks from land such as a beach or shoreline, or any land-connected structure such as a jetty, pier, or bridge. ... Larry Larsen is a world class freshwater sport fishermen and author. ... The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) is the leading authority on angling pursuits and the keeper of the most current World Record fishing catches by fish categories. ...

Fly fishing
Fly fishing - Trout bum - Fly rod building -Bamboo fly rod - Float tube - Fly fishing target species - Fly fishing waters - A River Somewhere - Catskill Museum - American Museum - Annotated bibliography of fly fishing Fly rod and reel with a wild brown trout from a chalk stream. ... Trout bum is an affectionate nickname for dedicated trout anglers, particularly those who practice fly fishing. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... A bamboo fly rod or a split cane rod is a fly fishing rod that is made from bamboo also referred to as cane. ... An angler in a float tube plays a hooked pike. ... A River Somewhere is an Australian documentary television series originally broadcast by ABC TV in 1997 and 1998. ... The Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum is a nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to: preserving Americas fly fishing heritage; teaching its future generations of fly fishers; and protecting its fly fishing environment. ... The American Museum of Fly Fishing, Manchester, VT The American Museum of Fly Fishing, an educational and non-profit institution, was established in 1968 in Manchester, Vermont, USA, by a group of interested anglers. ... This annotated bibliography is intended to list both notable and not so notable works of english language, non-fiction and fiction related to the sport of fly fishing listed by year published. ...

Baits and lures
Bait - Bait fish- Groundbait - Fishing lure - Boilies - Deadstick - Little Cleo - Mormyshka - Original Floater - Plastic bait - Plastic worm - Plug - Sabiki - Soft plastic - Spinnerbait- Spin fishing - Spoon lure - Spoonplug - Surface lure - Topwater lure- Texas Rig - Zara spook - Heddon Bait is any substance used to attract prey, e. ... Bait fish Minnow or carp family (Cyprinidae), sucker family (Catostomidae), top minnows or killifish family (Cyprinodontidae), shad family (Clupeidae), sunfish family (Centrarchidae), excluding black basses and crappie. ... Groundbait is used in coarse fishing in order to attract fish to the fishing area. ... In-line spinner lure with ring, dish, body/weight and hook In terms of sport fishing, a lure is an object attached to the end of the fishing line and designed to resemble and move like an item of fish prey. ... First formulated in the 1970s, Boilies are now one of the most established carp baits, available in a huge range of colours and flavours. ... Deadstick may refer to: Deadstick landing, when an aircraft loses all of its propulsive power and is forced to land Deadsticking, the act of presenting a soft plastic lure in fishing Categories: ... The Little Cleo The Little Cleo is a small spoon lure made by the Acme Tackle Company which comes in nine sizes from 1⁄6 oz to 1 1⁄4 oz, and in many different color combinations. ... Mormyshka ( or Mormishka, or Marmooska) is a sort of Fishing lure or a jig. ... Rapala Original Floater in Clown Pattern The Original Floater is a wobbler type of fishing lure, manufactured by Rapala. ... Plastic baits have made a huge impact on the way people can catch fish while fishing. ... Orange plastic worm. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A sabiki is a type of bait attractant to attract different types of bait. ... In terms of angling, the term soft plastic is used to describe any of a range of silicon-based fishing lures, termed so because of their soft, flexible rubber texture. ... This article is considered orphaned, since there are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Spin fishing is a distinct branch of Angling where a spinning lure is used to entice the fish to bite. ... A spoon lure is, in terms of sport fishing an oblong, concave metal piece resembling a spoon. ... A spoonplug is a form of fishing lure. ... A surface lure is a fishing lure designed to waddle, pop, pulse, twitch or fizz across the surface of the water as it is retrieved, and in doing so imitate surface prey for fish such as mice, lizards, frogs, cicadas and moths. ... A Topwater fishing lure is a type of fishing lure, usually floating, that may be moved about the surface of water in order to attract and cause fish to attempt to strike the lure. ... The Texas Rig is a technique used for fishing soft plastic lures. ... Zara Spook 9260 (1939-present) is a topwater type fishing lure. ... Heddon is a brand of artificial fishing lures created by James Heddon, who is credited with the invention of the first artificial fishing lure in the late 1890s. ...

Rods, reels, lines and sinkers
Fishing rod - Fishing rod tapers - Bamboo fly rod - Fishing reel - Fishing swivel - Coarse fishing - Arlesey Bomb - Bombarda - Fishing line - Braided fishing line - Monofilament line - Multifilament line - Power pro - Hand-line fishing - Long-line fishing - Sinker - Sandsinker - Jig - Dropline - Downrigger - Trotline - Jiggerpole A fiberglass spinning rod and reel circa 1997. ... The taper of a rod, describes how it bends or flexes under pressure. ... A bamboo fly rod or a split cane rod is a fly fishing rod that is made from bamboo also referred to as cane. ... A spinning reel A fishing reel is a device used for the deployment and retrieval of fishing line using a spool mounted on an axle. ... Some fishing swivels A fishing swivel is a small device consisting of two rings connected to a pivoting joint. ... This article needs more context around or a better explanation of technical details to make it more accessible to general readers and technical readers outside the specialty, without removing technical details. ... This Angling weight was developed by Richard Walker at the lake in Arlesey. ... Bombarda is a type of weighted float used in rod and reel fishing. ... Fishing line is any cord made for fishing. ... Braided line is one of the strongest kinds of lines in relation to its diameter. ... Monofilament line is a thin string made from a single fiber. ... Multifilament line is also referred to as The Super Lines[1]. This is a braided line which is made up of a type of polyethylene, an extremely thin line for its strength. ... Power Pro is a type of fishing line made out of a material called Spectre Fibers. ... Handlining is one of the oldest forms of fishing and is still common. ... Long-line fishing is a commercial fishing technique that uses hundreds or even thousands of baited hooks hanging from a single line. ... Three types of small lead sinkers A sinker or a plummet is a weight used in fishing to force a lure/bait to sink more rapidly or to increase the distance that it may be cast. ... Sandsinkers are lead-free fishing sinkers made of fabric and filled with sand. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... The desktop where the word processor and the spreadsheets are running. ... A downrigger is a device used in fishing by the trolling method which places a lure down th the desired depth. ... A Trotline is a length of cord or lightweight rope used in conjunction with several hooks hanging at given intervals along the cord for the purpose of catching fish, particularly catfish. ... A jiggerpole (or jigger pole) is a very long fishing pole that is used with a very short and very heavy line, usually a foot (0. ...

Other types of fishing
Sea Fishing - Kayak fishing - Rock fishing - Bottom fishing - Flounder tramping - Trout binning - Trout tickling - Noodling - Clam digging - Lobster fishing - Yabbying - Seal hunting - Cormorant fishing - Portuguese water dogs - Pearl hunting - Ice fishing - Fish aggregating device - Light attractor - Payaos - Cyanide fishing - Electrofishing - Blast fishing - Flosser - Paravane (water kite) Recreational fishermen usually fish either from a boat or from a shoreline or river bank. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Rock fishing is the act of fishing, usually with a rod and line, from rocky headlands, cliff tops and break-walls into the sea. ... Bottom fishing is the act of fishing the bottom of a body of water. ... Flounder Tramping is a traditional method of catching flounder or other flat fish by wading in shallow water and detecting and catching them by standing on them. ... Trout binning is a method of fishing, possibly fictional, described in the English periodical The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction (Vol. ... Trout tickling is the art of rubbing the underbelly of a trout using fingers. ... Noodling is the practice and sport of fishing for catfish using only ones bare hands. ... Clam digging is a common means by which to harvest clams from below the surface of the tidal mud flats where they live. ... A traditional Maine lobster boat, used to haul and maintain the lobster traps. ... Yabbying is a popular pastime in Australia, involving fishing for yabbies. ... ... Genera Nannopterum Phalacrocorax Leucocarbo The Phalacrocoracidae family of birds is represented by about thirty species of cormorants and shags. ... Portuguese Water Dogs are a dog breed bred by the Portuguese at least 500 years ago to help with fishing. ... Pearl diver in Japan Pearl hunting or pearl diving refers to a now largely obsolete method of retrieving pearls from oysters and, on rare occasions, other nacre-producing creatures, such as abalone. ... Ice fishing in the Finnish Miljoonapilkki fishing competition. ... A fish aggregating (or aggregation) device (FAD) is a man-made object used to attract ocean going pelagic fish such as marlin, tuna and mahi-mahi (dolphin fish). ... A fishing light attractor is an underwater light that can be used to attract fish of many species, including baitfish, and larger fish. ... For the Jewish ritual sidelocks, see Payos. ... Cyanide fishing is an illegal form of fishing common in South East Asia, which usually uses the chemical compound sodium cyanide - a close relation of potassium cyanide. ... Scientists carrying out a population and species survey using electrofishing equipment Electrofishing uses electricity to stun fish before they are caught. ... Blast fishing or dynamite fishing describes the practice of using dynamite, homemade bombs or other explosives to stun or kill schools of fish for easy collection. ... A Flosser is an angler who uses the method of flossing to catch fish mainly from the Salmon species. ... Towed winged unpowered water kite. ...

Manufacturers of fishing tackle
ABU Garcia - Acme Tackle Company - O. Mustad & Son - Orvis - Rapala Abu Garcia is a fishing reel and fishing equipment company from Svängsta, Sweden, and is best known the manufacturer of the famous Ambassadeur bait casting (overhead) reel. ... Acme Tackle Company is an American fishing supplies store, specializing in spoon lures. ... O. Mustad & Son A.S. manufactures and sells fishing tackle and accessories since 1877. ... Orvis[1] is a fishing and sporting equipment manufacturer based in Vermont, USA. It is one of the oldest fly fishing tackle manufacturers in the world, established in 1856. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: Wikipedia is not a pronunciation guide If you disagree with its speedy deletion, please explain why on its talk page or at Wikipedia:Speedy deletions. ...

Writers, photographers and other personalities
Sheridan Anderson -Charles Cotton - Frank Parker Day - John Dietsch - Henry van Dyke - Jack Gartside - John Gierach - Arnold Gingrich - Theodore Gordon - George F. Grant - Zane Grey - Paul Gustafson Roderick Haig-Brown - Charles Hallock - Henry William Herbert - Norman Maclean - James Prosek - Howell Raines - Skeet Reese - Ernest Schwiebert - Red Smith - Richard Walker - Chris Yates An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... Charles Cotton (April 28, 1630 - February, 1687) was an English poet, best-known for translating the work of Michel de Montaigne from the French. ... Frank Parker Day (born 1881 at Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, died 1950 at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) was a Canadian fisherman and author. ... John Dietsch Author of the book Shadowcasting An Introduction To The Art Of FlyFishing. ... Henry van Dyke Henry van Dyke (1852 – 1933) was an American author, educator, and clergyman. ... Image:Jack gartside. ... John Gierach is an American author and freelance writer who formerly resided on the St. ... Arnold Gingrich (1903-1976), born in Grand Rapids, MI, founded Esquire (magazine) with David Smart (a Chicago publisher) in 1933. ... Theodore Gordon, a consumptive hermit with a cosmopolitan personality, was a writer who fished the Catskill region of New York State in the late 1800s through the early 1900s. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American author best known for his popular adventure novels and pulp fiction that presented an idealized image of the rugged Old West. ... This article is an autobiography, and may not conform to Wikipedias NPOV policy. ... Alan Roderick Haig-Brown (born 1941) is a Canadian novelist and non-fiction writer who lives in New Westminster, British Columbia. ... Charles Hallock (13 March 1834 - 2 December 1917) an American author born in New York City to Gerard Hallock and Elizabeth Allen. ... Henry William Herbert (pen name Frank Forester) (April 3, 1807 - May 17, 1858), was an English novelist and writer on sport. ... Norman Fitzroy Maclean (23 December 1902 in Clarinda, Iowa — 2 August 1990 in Chicago, Illinois) was an American author and scholar most noted for his books A River Runs Through It and Other Stories (1976) and Young Men and Fire (1992). ... James Prosek ([[May 23]], [[1975]]) is an American writer and illustrator. ... Howell Raines was Executive Editor of The New York Times from 2001 until his resignation following the Jayson Blair scandal in 2003. ... Skeet Reese is a professional sport fisherman of the B.A.S.S. (Bass Anglers Sportsmans Society). ... Ernest George Schwiebert, Ph. ... Walter Wellesley Red Smith (September 25, 1905 in Green Bay, Wisconsin - January 15, 1982 in Stamford, Connecticut) was an American sportswriter who rose to become Americas most widely read sportswriter. ... Richard Walker (1918 – 1985) was an English angler. ... Chris Yates is an angler, photographer, tea connoisseur, prolific writer with contributions to the Idler magazine and former Editor of Waterlog magazine[1]. He is a celebrated British fisherman and former record holder with the capture of 51lb specimen carp from the famous Redmire pool (UK)[2]. // How to Fish...

Regional fishing
Fishing in Alabama - Hunting and fishing in Alaska - Fish in Australia - Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship - Golden North Salmon Derby - Golden Triangle (Rocky Mountains) - Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament - Lakeland Bassmasters - Fishing in Ohio - Redmire pool - Troutmasters - Fishing in Wyoming - Angling in Yellowstone National Park The Typical Bait Shop, Ubiquitous throughout the state near fishable waters Alabama has a rich history and diversity of freshwater and saltwater sport fishing opportunities within its extensive rivers systems, farm ponds and the inshore and offshore saltwaters of the Gulf of Mexico. ... Hunting and fishing in Alaska are common both for recreation and subsistence. ... There are many species of fish in Australia, and fishing is a popular Australian activity. ... The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is a catch and release smallmouth bass fishing tournament held on Rainy Lake and hosted in Fort Frances, Ontario. ... The Golden North Salmon Derby is an annual salmon fishing competition held in Juneau, Alaska in August. ... Historically, the premier flyfishing locations in the United States have been located in the Rocky Mountains in an area encompassing Yellowstone National Park, Montana and Idaho. ... 2008 GJKT logo The AT&T Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament (GJKT) is a contest fishing for King mackerel that spans 6 days in July at Sisters Creek Park. ... The Lakeland Bassmasters is the largest federated fishing club in North America. ... Ohio is not a state known for trout fishing, but for the angler who wishes to engage these popular fish, there are a few good options. ... Redmire Pool is near Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire, England. ... Troutmasters is the name of an annual fishing tournament taking place in the Wilsons Creek district of Pisgah National forest in Western North Carolina. ... A Yellowstone cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki bouvieri). ... Old timer fly fishing in the Firehole river Angling in Yellowstone National Park is a major reason many visitors come to the park each year and since it was created in 1872, the park has drawn anglers from around the world to fish its waters. ...