Fishing report (Sept. 2-8)

Courtesy Connecticut DEP INLAND REPORT LARGEMOUTH BASS fishing was generally fair to good, with reports from Billings Lake, Candlewood Lake, East Twin Lake, Gardner Lake, Glasgo Pond, Mudge Pond (a 5 lb bass among the catches), Pattagansett Lake, Pickerel Lake (catches include a 6 lb bass), Lake Zoar (a tough place for some anglers, but fair action can be found, and recent catches do include a 5 ...

Fishing gear over the years has improved a lot

The sport of fishing in Arkansas is much changed over the past several decades. Technical advances have been coupled with increased knowledge on the part of anglers.

Fishing Georgia's eight Navy towers

Bluewater fishermen can target a variety of striking fish while fishing the R-5 Navy tower, one of eight Navy towers constructed during the early 1980s off Georgia's coastline.

Best fishing of the month is near

This week anglers can expect to have the best fishing the month has to offer with the new moon arriving Wednesday, during the lunar perigee. With the weather being clear and dry the past several days the fish have formed distinguishable feeding patterns and should be easier to locate daily.

Note to EPA: No need to get lead out

The fishing industry is worried that the very right to fish is at stake over a lead ban petition. The retailer giant Cabela's has joined the American Sportfshing Association and Keep America Fishing in opposing a petition that originally looked to ban lead from ammunition and fishing tackle, including...