The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. As I paid the cashier, I thought I’d lost my marbles. My new tungsten fishing jigs cost about triple ...

Anglers threw down their waders in anger this week over a decision by a state agency to look into regulating and possibly banning lead sinkers and other fishing gear as part of a comprehensive probe ...

Lead tackle in the fishing world brings a bit of controversy, at least as far as policy matters are concerned. Bills authored in Minnesota’s House of Representatives in two of the last three sessions ...

Lead-based fishing lures are heavy. They’re durable, and they’re cheap. But the lures, which are popular among New Hampshire fishermen, also have shown to be lethal to loons around the state, and that ...

WOOD COUNTY, Ohio — Perrysburg-based Partners for Clean Streams has hosted "Get the Lead Out" clean-ups of the Maumee River for more than 15 years. The goal of the program is to remove discarded ...

Each year, it seems like my files accumulate a bunch of stuff that interests me, but the information isn't fleshed out enough to warrant a single column. With this in mind, join me for my ...

Next time you’re at Stahl’s Lake Park or Piepenberg Park, check out the lead lure drop sites. You can’t miss them. Each site features a large white receptacle where anglers can dispose of their lead ...

I received the following letter from Brad Yaritz, a Minnesota fisherman and owner of Catch It Tackle Company, in response to my Dec. 23 column, titled "Maine right to rethink banning of plastic, ...

A small jig would be a wise choice if a Texas freshwater angler were forced to pick a single lure with which to pursue the entire spectrum of sporting fish species found in the state's lakes, rivers ...

NARCOOSEE — Steve Barber “grew up fishing” and his love of the sport led to his hobby — making lures for fresh and salt water. “I try to create something different with each lure,” said Barber. “I’ve ...