You could use one of those fancy side-scan sonar depth finders with the new underwater fish-eye orthographic readouts. Or you could go cut a switch of bamboo and do a little cane-pole fishing. If you ...

Discover how to fish with cane poles and about the different bait types. In this episode, we learn about fishing with cane poles, the basics of different bait types, and safety tips for when fishing ...

At times, all of us look back in longing to simpler days and simpler ways. Often such thoughts focus on youth and carefree pursuits we enjoyed before coming of age. For many sportsmen, one of the most ...

Larry Donahe wants to slow it down. Not just life — though that as well — but the cadence of the fly cast, an already gracefully slow series of motions that allows the skilled angler, armed with rod ...

FREMONT -- Wes Cooper won't be fishing today, the opening day of trout fishing season. He is more likely to be in his basement shop making bamboo fly rods. Cooper, 81, has built 245 such rods since he ...

The history of fly fishing in America has been well documented, but angling historians remain somewhat conflicted regarding some of its finer details. For example, many believe the art originated in ...

It's the time of year to catch a mess of bream. In old Florida, that meant fishing with a traditional cane pole. As it turns out, finding the fish is easier than finding the pole. Once a common thing ...

My first fishing rod cost 10s 6d (52.5p in today's money). It was made of cane and wasn't very good. It died, eventually, of misuse. Last week, I received an email from a pile-'em-high tackle show, ...

When an angler hooks into a large fish, it’s exciting to see and hear the fish take out line as it battles to get off the hook. But what if you don’t have a reel on your rod that allows the fish to ...

Cost: General admission fee is $45, including meal. Attendees are allowed to fish a half-mile private stretch of the North St. Vrain Creek (Colorado fishing license required, and bring your own ...

A few years ago, a friend mentioned that he had been given a nice bamboo fly rod. It had been sitting in someone’s house for many years, and then in the trunk of a car for half a dozen more. It ...