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href="#Natural_baits"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>Natural baits</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Natural_baits-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Spreading_diseases" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Spreading_diseases"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1.1</span> <span>Spreading diseases</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Spreading_diseases-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Artificial_baits" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Artificial_baits"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Artificial baits</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Artificial_baits-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Lures" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lures"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Lures</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lures-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Techniques" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Techniques"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Techniques</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Techniques-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Techniques subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Techniques-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Rod_fishing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rod_fishing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Rod fishing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rod_fishing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Float_fishing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Float_fishing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.1</span> <span>Float fishing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Float_fishing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bottom_fishing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bottom_fishing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.2</span> <span>Bottom fishing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bottom_fishing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Lure_fishing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lure_fishing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.3</span> <span>Lure fishing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lure_fishing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Rod_trolling" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rod_trolling"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.4</span> <span>Rod trolling</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rod_trolling-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Line_fishing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Line_fishing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Line fishing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Line_fishing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Handlining" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Handlining"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2.1</span> <span>Handlining</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Handlining-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Deadlining" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Deadlining"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2.2</span> <span>Deadlining</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Deadlining-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Longlining" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Longlining"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2.3</span> <span>Longlining</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Longlining-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Droplining" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Droplining"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2.4</span> <span>Droplining</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Droplining-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Trotlining" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Trotlining"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2.5</span> <span>Trotlining</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Trotlining-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Slabbing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Slabbing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2.6</span> <span>Slabbing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Slabbing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Trolling" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Trolling"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2.7</span> <span>Trolling</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Trolling-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Laws_and_regulations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Laws_and_regulations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Laws and regulations</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Laws_and_regulations-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet 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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Minimum landing size</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Minimum_landing_size-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Catch_and_release" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Catch_and_release"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Catch and release</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Catch_and_release-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tournaments_and_derbies" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tournaments_and_derbies"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Tournaments and derbies</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tournaments_and_derbies-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Motivation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Motivation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Motivation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Motivation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9" title="صيد بالصنارة – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="صيد بالصنارة" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesca_con_lata_de_pescar" title="Pesca con lata de pescar – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Pesca con lata de pescar" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA" title="ছিপ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ছিপ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ti%C3%B2-h%C3%AE" title="Tiò-hî – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Tiò-hî" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagbanwit" title="Pagbanwit – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Pagbanwit" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesca_de_fons" title="Pesca de fons – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Pesca de fons" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angeln" title="Angeln – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Angeln" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%95ngitsemine" title="Õngitsemine – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Õngitsemine" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesca_con_ca%C3%B1a" title="Pesca con caña – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Pesca con caña" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fi%C5%9Dhokado" title="Fiŝhokado – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Fiŝhokado" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angling" title="Angling – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Angling" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C%DA%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D8%A8%D8%A7_%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8" title="ماهیگیری با قلاب – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ماهیگیری با قلاب" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angeljen" title="Angeljen – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Angeljen" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%82%9A%EC%8B%9C" title="낚시 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="낚시" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stangvei%C3%B0i" title="Stangveiði – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Stangveiði" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesca_con_canna_fissa" title="Pesca con canna fissa – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Pesca con canna fissa" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mak%C5%A1%C4%B7er%C4%93%C5%A1ana" title="Makšķerēšana – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Makšķerēšana" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horg%C3%A1szat" title="Horgászat – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Horgászat" data-language-autonym="Magyar" 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Villa of the Nile Mosaic, <a href="/wiki/Lepcis_Magna" class="mw-redirect" title="Lepcis Magna">Lepcis Magna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tripoli_National_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Tripoli National Museum">Tripoli National Museum</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Natural_history_of_western_wild_animals_and_guide_for_hunters,_trappers,_and_sportsmen_(Pl._XIX)_(8465260282).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Natural_history_of_western_wild_animals_and_guide_for_hunters%2C_trappers%2C_and_sportsmen_%28Pl._XIX%29_%288465260282%29.jpg/300px-Natural_history_of_western_wild_animals_and_guide_for_hunters%2C_trappers%2C_and_sportsmen_%28Pl._XIX%29_%288465260282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="178" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Natural_history_of_western_wild_animals_and_guide_for_hunters%2C_trappers%2C_and_sportsmen_%28Pl._XIX%29_%288465260282%29.jpg/450px-Natural_history_of_western_wild_animals_and_guide_for_hunters%2C_trappers%2C_and_sportsmen_%28Pl._XIX%29_%288465260282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Natural_history_of_western_wild_animals_and_guide_for_hunters%2C_trappers%2C_and_sportsmen_%28Pl._XIX%29_%288465260282%29.jpg/600px-Natural_history_of_western_wild_animals_and_guide_for_hunters%2C_trappers%2C_and_sportsmen_%28Pl._XIX%29_%288465260282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3200" data-file-height="1897" /></a><figcaption>Angling with a <a href="/wiki/Fishing_rod" title="Fishing rod">rod</a></figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nice_Crappie_(7335780206).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Nice_Crappie_%287335780206%29.jpg/300px-Nice_Crappie_%287335780206%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="400" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Nice_Crappie_%287335780206%29.jpg/450px-Nice_Crappie_%287335780206%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Nice_Crappie_%287335780206%29.jpg/600px-Nice_Crappie_%287335780206%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>A young angler who has successfully hooked a <a href="/wiki/Black_crappie" title="Black crappie">black crappie</a> in the mouth</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Angling</b> (from <a href="/wiki/Old_English" title="Old English">Old English</a> <i>angol</i>, meaning "<a href="/wiki/Hook" title="Hook">hook</a>") is a <a href="/wiki/Fishing_technique" class="mw-redirect" title="Fishing technique">fishing technique</a> that uses a <a href="/wiki/Fish_hook" title="Fish hook">fish hook</a> attached to a <a href="/wiki/Fishing_line" title="Fishing line">fishing line</a> to tether individual fish in the mouth. The fishing line is usually manipulated via a <a href="/wiki/Fishing_rod" title="Fishing rod">fishing rod</a>, although rodless techniques such as <a href="/wiki/Handlining" class="mw-redirect" title="Handlining">handlining</a> also exist. Modern angling rods are usually fitted with a <a href="/wiki/Fishing_reel" title="Fishing reel">fishing reel</a> that functions as a <a href="/wiki/Crank_(mechanism)" title="Crank (mechanism)">cranking</a> device for storing, retrieving and releasing out the line, although <a href="/wiki/Tenkara_fishing" title="Tenkara fishing">Tenkara fishing</a> and traditional cane pole fishing are two rod-angling methods that do not use any reel. The fish hook itself can be additionally weighted with a denser <a href="/wiki/Fishing_tackle" title="Fishing tackle">tackle</a> called a <a href="/wiki/Sinker_(fishing)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sinker (fishing)">sinker</a>, and is typically dressed with an appetizing <a href="/wiki/Bait_(luring_substance)" title="Bait (luring substance)">bait</a> (i.e. <a href="/wiki/Hookbait" class="mw-redirect" title="Hookbait">hookbait</a>) to attract and entice the fish into swallowing the hook, but sometimes an inedible fake/imitation bait with multiple attached hooks (known as a <a href="/wiki/Fishing_lure" title="Fishing lure">lure</a>) is used instead of a single hook with edible bait. Some type of <a href="/wiki/Bite_indicator" title="Bite indicator">bite indicator</a>, such as a <a href="/wiki/Float_(fishing)" class="mw-redirect" title="Float (fishing)">float</a>, a bell or a <a href="/wiki/Quiver_tip" title="Quiver tip">quiver tip</a>, is often used to relay underwater status of the hook to the surface and alert the angler of a fish's presence. </p><p>When angling, the fisherman (known as the <b>angler</b>) will first throw the hook (i.e. "<a href="/wiki/Casting_(fishing)" title="Casting (fishing)">cast</a>") to a chosen area of water (i.e. <a href="/wiki/Fishing_ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Fishing ground">fishing ground</a>), and then patiently wait for fish to approach and devour the hookbait. It is also not uncommon for the angler to scatter some loose <a href="/wiki/Bait_(luring_substance)" title="Bait (luring substance)">bait</a> (<a href="/wiki/Groundbait" title="Groundbait">groundbait</a>) around the target area before even casting the hook, to better attract distant fish with scents. If a fish has succumbed to its own <a href="/wiki/Foraging" title="Foraging">feeding</a> <a href="/wiki/Instinct" title="Instinct">instinct</a> and swallowed the baited hook (i.e. "bite" or "strike"), the hook point will likely pierce into and anchor itself inside the <a href="/wiki/Fish_jaw" title="Fish jaw">fish jaw</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gullet" class="mw-redirect" title="Gullet">gullet</a> or <a href="/wiki/Fish_gill" title="Fish gill">gill</a>, and the fish in turn becomes firmly tethered by the fishing line. Once the fish is hooked (often colloquially called "fish-on"), any struggles and attempts to escape will pull along the line, causing the bite indicator to signal the angler, who jerks the fishing rod back to further deepen the hook anchorage (i.e. "<a href="/wiki/Hook_set" title="Hook set">setting the hook</a>") and then tries to retrieve the line back, pulling the fish closer in the process. During the line retrieval, the angler will carefully monitor the line and rod tension to avoid equipment breaking. With stronger and feistier fish, the angler might need to temporarily halt or even reverse the line retrieval to prolong the struggle time and <a href="/wiki/Fatigue" title="Fatigue">tire out</a> the fish (i.e. "walking" the fish), before dragging it near enough to eventually lift it out of the water (known as "<i>landing</i>") for a successful catch. Sometimes a <a href="/wiki/Hand_net" title="Hand net">hand net</a> (or "landing net") or a <a href="/wiki/Fishing_gaff" title="Fishing gaff">long-handled hook</a> is used to make fetching the fish easier. </p><p>Angling is the principal method of <a href="/wiki/Recreational_fishing" title="Recreational fishing">recreational fishing</a>, but <a href="/wiki/Commercial_fishing" title="Commercial fishing">commercial fisheries</a> also use angling methods such as <a href="/wiki/Longline_fishing" title="Longline fishing">longlining</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trotline" title="Trotline">trotlining</a> or <a href="/wiki/Troll_(angling)" class="mw-redirect" title="Troll (angling)">trolling</a>. In many parts of the world, a <a href="/wiki/Fishing_licence" class="mw-redirect" title="Fishing licence">fishing licence</a> is mandated for angling and <a href="/wiki/Minimum_landing_size" title="Minimum landing size">size limits</a> apply to certain species, meaning by law, fish below and/or above a certain size range must be released alive after capture. The popular fish species pursued by anglers, collectively known as <a href="/wiki/Game_fish" title="Game fish">game fish</a>, vary with geography. Among the many species of <a href="/wiki/Saltwater_fish" title="Saltwater fish">saltwater fish</a> that are angled for sport globally are <a href="/wiki/Billfish" title="Billfish">billfish</a> (<a href="/wiki/Swordfish" title="Swordfish">swordfish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sailfish" title="Sailfish">sailfish</a> and <a href="/wiki/Marlin" title="Marlin">marlin</a>), <a href="/wiki/Tuna" title="Tuna">tuna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trevally" class="mw-redirect" title="Trevally">trevally</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grouper" title="Grouper">grouper</a>, while <a href="/wiki/Cod" title="Cod">cod</a> and <a href="/wiki/Centropristis" title="Centropristis">sea bass</a> are popular targets in Europe. In North America, the popular <a href="/wiki/Freshwater_fish" title="Freshwater fish">freshwater fish</a> species include <a href="/wiki/Bass_(fish)" title="Bass (fish)">bass</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_pike" title="Northern pike">northern pike</a>/<a href="/wiki/Muskellunge" title="Muskellunge">muskellunge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Walleye" title="Walleye">walleye</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trout" title="Trout">trout</a> and <a href="/wiki/Anadromous" class="mw-redirect" title="Anadromous">anadromous</a> <a href="/wiki/Salmon" title="Salmon">salmon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tilapia" title="Tilapia">tilapia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Channel_catfish" title="Channel catfish">channel catfish</a> and <a href="/wiki/Panfish" title="Panfish">panfishes</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Crappie" title="Crappie">crappie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Centrarchidae" title="Centrarchidae">sunfish</a> (e.g. <a href="/wiki/Bluegill" title="Bluegill">bluegill</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Yellow_perch" title="Yellow perch">yellow perch</a>. In Europe, Asia and <a href="/wiki/Australasia" title="Australasia">Australasia</a>, freshwater anglers often pursue species such as <a href="/wiki/Carp" title="Carp">carp</a>, <a href="/wiki/Esox" title="Esox">pike</a>, <a href="/wiki/Common_bream" title="Common bream">bream</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tench" title="Tench">tench</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rudd" class="mw-redirect" title="Rudd">rudd</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rutilus" title="Rutilus">roach</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_perch" title="European perch">European perch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Catfish" title="Catfish">catfish</a> and <a href="/wiki/Barbus_barbus" class="mw-redirect" title="Barbus barbus">barbel</a>, many of which are regarded as undesirable "<a href="/wiki/Rough_fish" title="Rough fish">rough fish</a>" in North America. In <a href="/wiki/Developed_countries" class="mw-redirect" title="Developed countries">developed countries</a>, <a href="/wiki/Catch_and_release" title="Catch and release">catch and release</a> angling is increasingly practiced by <a href="/wiki/Sport_fishing" class="mw-redirect" title="Sport fishing">sport fishermen</a> in recent years to <a href="/wiki/Conservation_biology" title="Conservation biology">conserve</a> the <a href="/wiki/Fish_stocks" title="Fish stocks">fish stocks</a> and help maintain sustainability of the local fisheries. </p><p>Angling is not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/Snagging" title="Snagging">snagging</a>, another fishing technique that also uses line and hook to catch fish. The principal differences between the two techniques are that angling often uses very small hooks and relies on the target fish itself to voluntarily swallow the hook to pierce <i>internally</i> into the fish's mouth; while snagging uses very large, sharp, multi-pointed <a href="/wiki/Grappling_hook" title="Grappling hook">grappling hooks</a> that actively "claw" and pierce <i>externally</i> into the body/gill of the fish, and hardly ever involves any hookbait. Snagging also inflicts far more mutilating injuries to the fish and makes it very difficult to heal and survive even if the fish is released alive or manages to escape the snag. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tackles">Tackles</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Tackles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hook">Hook</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Hook"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fishhook.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Fishhook.jpg/220px-Fishhook.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Fishhook.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="139" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Fish_hook" title="Fish hook">fish hook</a></figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Fish_hook" title="Fish hook">Fish hook</a></div> <p>The use of the hook in angling is descended, historically, from what would today be called a <i>gorge</i>. The word "gorge", in this context, comes from the French word meaning "throat". Gorges were used by ancient peoples to capture fish and animals like seal, walrus and birds. A gorge was a long, thin piece of bone or stone attached by its midpoint to a thin line. The gorge would be baited so that it would rest parallel to the lay of the line. When the game would swallow the bait, a tug on the line would cause the gorge to orient itself at right angles to the line, thereby sticking in the fish or animal's throat or <a href="/wiki/Esophagus" title="Esophagus">gullet</a>. Gorges evolved into the modern fishing hook which is J-shaped with a loop on one end and a sharp point on the other. Most hooks have a barb near the point to better anchor the point and prevent a fish from unhooking itself while being reeled in. Some laws and regulations require hooks to be barbless, typically to facilitate <a href="/wiki/Catch_and_release" title="Catch and release">catch and release</a>. This rule is commonly implemented to protect populations of certain species, as a barbed hook could cause significant collateral lacerations (especially when it penetrates the gill) that can kill a fish even after released alive. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Line">Line</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Line"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Clear_Fishing_Line.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Clear_Fishing_Line.jpg/220px-Clear_Fishing_Line.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Clear_Fishing_Line.jpg/330px-Clear_Fishing_Line.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Clear_Fishing_Line.jpg/440px-Clear_Fishing_Line.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6362" data-file-height="3393" /></a><figcaption>A collection of fishing line stored on <a href="/wiki/Bobbin" title="Bobbin">spools</a></figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Fishing_line" title="Fishing line">Fishing line</a></div> <p>Fishing lines are long, ultra-thin, flexible cords that may come in <a href="/wiki/Monofilament_fishing_line" title="Monofilament fishing line">monofilament</a> or <a href="/wiki/Braided_fishing_line" title="Braided fishing line">braided</a> <a href="/wiki/Multifilament_fishing_line" title="Multifilament fishing line">multifilament</a> forms. Traditional fishing lines are made of silk, while most modern fishing lines are made from <a href="/wiki/Synthetic_polymer" class="mw-redirect" title="Synthetic polymer">synthetic polymers</a> such as nylon, <a href="/wiki/Polyethylene" title="Polyethylene">polyethylene</a>, <a href="/wiki/Polyvinylidene_fluoride" title="Polyvinylidene fluoride">polyvinylidene fluoride</a> ("<a href="/wiki/Fluorocarbon" title="Fluorocarbon">fluorocarbon</a>") or <a href="/wiki/Copolymer" title="Copolymer">copolymer</a> materials.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Important specifications for a fishing line include its material and forms, <a href="/wiki/Breaking_strength" class="mw-redirect" title="Breaking strength">test weight</a>, diameter, <a href="/wiki/Elastic_deformation" class="mw-redirect" title="Elastic deformation">stretch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Plastic_deformation" class="mw-redirect" title="Plastic deformation">memory</a>, abrasion resistance, UV resistance, and reflective and/or <a href="/wiki/Refractive" class="mw-redirect" title="Refractive">refractive</a> visibility. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rod">Rod</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Rod"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Combat_Fly_Fishing_in_Baghdad_DVIDS162856.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Combat_Fly_Fishing_in_Baghdad_DVIDS162856.jpg/220px-Combat_Fly_Fishing_in_Baghdad_DVIDS162856.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Combat_Fly_Fishing_in_Baghdad_DVIDS162856.jpg/330px-Combat_Fly_Fishing_in_Baghdad_DVIDS162856.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Combat_Fly_Fishing_in_Baghdad_DVIDS162856.jpg/440px-Combat_Fly_Fishing_in_Baghdad_DVIDS162856.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4256" data-file-height="2832" /></a><figcaption>Fishing rods</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Fishing_rod" title="Fishing rod">Fishing rod</a></div> <p>A fishing rod is a long, thin stick/pole that acts as an extended lever and allows the angler to amplify line movements while luring and pulling the fish. It also enhances <a href="/wiki/Casting_(fishing)" title="Casting (fishing)">casting</a> distance by lengthening the swing <a href="/wiki/Radius" title="Radius">radius</a> (compared to that of a <a href="/wiki/Human_arm" class="mw-redirect" title="Human arm">human arm</a>) and increasing the <a href="/wiki/Projectile_motion#Velocity" title="Projectile motion">launch speed</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Terminal_tackle" class="mw-redirect" title="Terminal tackle">terminal tackles</a> (the hook, bait/lure, and other co-launched attachments such as <a href="/wiki/Fishing_float" title="Fishing float">float</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fishing_sinker" title="Fishing sinker">sinker</a>/<a href="/wiki/Groundbait#Method_feeder" title="Groundbait">feeder</a>). Traditional fishing rods are made from single piece of <a href="/wiki/Hardwood" title="Hardwood">hardwood</a> (e.g. <a href="/wiki/Fraxinus" title="Fraxinus">ash</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hickory" title="Hickory">hickory</a>) or <a href="/wiki/Bamboo" title="Bamboo">bamboo</a>, while contemporary rods are usually made from <a href="/wiki/Alloy" title="Alloy">alloys</a> (e.g. <a href="/wiki/Aluminium_alloy" title="Aluminium alloy">aluminium</a>) or more often <a href="/wiki/Tensile_strength" class="mw-redirect" title="Tensile strength">high-tensile</a> <a href="/wiki/Composite_material" title="Composite material">composite materials</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Fibreglass" class="mw-redirect" title="Fibreglass">fibreglass</a> or <a href="/wiki/Carbon_fiber" class="mw-redirect" title="Carbon fiber">carbon fiber</a>, and newer rod designs are often constructed from hollow <a href="/wiki/Substrate_(materials_science)" title="Substrate (materials science)">blanks</a> to increase the <a href="/wiki/Specific_strength" title="Specific strength">specific strength</a> and reduce the overall weight. Modern rods also may come in multi-piece or <a href="/wiki/Telescoping_(mechanics)" title="Telescoping (mechanics)">telescoping</a> forms, which are more portable and storage-friendly. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reel">Reel</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Reel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Carretes_de_Pesca.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Carretes_de_Pesca.jpg/220px-Carretes_de_Pesca.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Carretes_de_Pesca.jpg/330px-Carretes_de_Pesca.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Carretes_de_Pesca.jpg/440px-Carretes_de_Pesca.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>A collection of fishing reels</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Fishing_reel" title="Fishing reel">Fishing reel</a></div> <p>Fishing reels are manually <a href="/wiki/Crank_(mechanism)" title="Crank (mechanism)">cranked</a> <a href="/wiki/Reel" title="Reel">reels</a> typically mounted onto a fishing rod, used to wind and stow fishing line<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> when a long casting distance or a prolonged retrieval is expected. Traditional fishing reels are essentially compact <a href="/wiki/Windlass" title="Windlass">windlasses</a> with a "<a href="/wiki/Direct-drive" class="mw-redirect" title="Direct-drive">direct-drive</a>" design, while modern reels since the <a href="/wiki/Industrial_Revolution" title="Industrial Revolution">Industrial Revolution</a> typically are "multiplier" reels that use internal <a href="/wiki/Gear_train" title="Gear train">gear trains</a> to gain a higher <a href="/wiki/Rotational_speed" class="mw-redirect" title="Rotational speed">rotational speed</a>. Most reels made from the latter half of the 20th century onwards have smoother line guides, <a href="/wiki/Pawl" title="Pawl">anti-reverse</a> designs, <a href="/wiki/Clutch" title="Clutch">gear disengagement</a> mechanisms and sophisticated <a href="/wiki/Fishing_reel#Drag_mechanisms" title="Fishing reel">drag</a> and braking adjustments to help casting farther, more accurately and reliably, and to provide optimal pulling forces when retrieving the line. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bite_indicator">Bite indicator</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Bite indicator"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bite_Alarms.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Bite_Alarms.jpg/220px-Bite_Alarms.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Bite_Alarms.jpg/330px-Bite_Alarms.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Bite_Alarms.jpg/440px-Bite_Alarms.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4128" data-file-height="3096" /></a><figcaption>Electronic bite alarms in the form of a rod holder rack</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Bite_indicator" title="Bite indicator">Bite indicator</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fishing_float" title="Fishing float">Fishing float</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Quiver_tip" title="Quiver tip">Quiver tip</a></div> <p>A bite indicator is any device that can help to notify the angler that the hook has been swallowed by a fish. There are many types of bite indicators, the oldest and most ubiquitously used being the <a href="/wiki/Fishing_float" title="Fishing float">fishing float</a>, a lightweight <a href="/wiki/Buoy#Marker_buoys" title="Buoy">marker buoy</a> that floats at the water surface with the hook and bait suspended below it. When the fish swallows the hook, the leader line between the hook and the float pulls the float deeper into the water, causing it to oscillates in and out of water in a <a href="/wiki/Bobbing_(boxing)" title="Bobbing (boxing)">bobbing</a>-like fashion (hence its <a href="/wiki/American_English" title="American English">American English</a> name, the "bobber").<sup id="cite_ref-Float_fishing_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Float_fishing-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other bite indicators used in angling include: </p> <ul><li>Fishing bell — an (often plastic) <a href="/wiki/Bulldog_clip" title="Bulldog clip">bulldog clip</a> attached to a pair of small <a href="/wiki/Jingle_bell" title="Jingle bell">jingle bells</a>, used often in <a href="/wiki/Surf_fishing" title="Surf fishing">surf fishing</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bank_fishing" title="Bank fishing">bank fishing</a> involving rod holders. When clipped onto the fishing rod, the bells will rattle when vibrations are transmitted onto the rod from the fishing line, and the sound can alert the angler.<sup id="cite_ref-bell_alarm_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bell_alarm-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quiver_tip" title="Quiver tip">Quiver tip</a> — a (typically removable) elastic extension to the distal end of the fishing rod, used in <a href="/wiki/Bottom_fishing" title="Bottom fishing">bottom fishing</a> (which does not use floats) and often in conjunction with fishing bells. As the name suggests, the more flexible tip extension will amplify any vibration transmitted from the line to the rod, allowing the angler to see the tip "quiver" and be alerted to any changes along the line.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Bite alarm – an <a href="/wiki/Electronics" title="Electronics">electronic</a> <a href="/wiki/Alarm_device" title="Alarm device">alarm device</a> comprising a <a href="/wiki/Buzzer" title="Buzzer">buzzer</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Piezoelectric_sensor" title="Piezoelectric sensor">vibration sensor</a> that is placed in close contact with the fishing rod and/or line, designed to give off a <a href="/wiki/Bleep_sound" class="mw-redirect" title="Bleep sound">bleep sound</a> each time the line is tugged.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bite alarms come in different sizes and forms, from compact devices that clips onto the rod like a fishing bell, to large multi-rod holder racks with different bleep tone and sound quality settings. Some bite alarms also incorporate <a href="/wiki/LED" class="mw-redirect" title="LED">LED</a> lighting that can visually indicate in addition to the sound alert, in case the angler happens to temporarily wander away from the rod and cannot hear the sound clearly.<sup id="cite_ref-bell_alarm_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bell_alarm-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Baits">Baits</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Baits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Worm_on_fishhook.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Worm_on_fishhook.jpg/220px-Worm_on_fishhook.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Worm_on_fishhook.jpg/330px-Worm_on_fishhook.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Worm_on_fishhook.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="300" /></a><figcaption>Earthworm hookbait</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Fishing_bait" title="Fishing bait">Fishing bait</a></div> <p>In angling, two broad types of baits are used: <i><a href="/wiki/Groundbait" title="Groundbait">groundbait</a></i>, which is thrown separately into the water in large quantities as an "<a href="/wiki/Appetizer" class="mw-redirect" title="Appetizer">appetizer</a>" to <a href="/wiki/Olfactory" class="mw-redirect" title="Olfactory">olfactorily</a> attract distant fish nearer to the angler's position; and <i>hookbait</i>, which is directly attached to the <a href="/wiki/Fish_hook" title="Fish hook">fish hook</a> to entice the fish into swallowing the hook along with the bait. In colloquial usage, the word "bait" refers specifically to hookbaits, which can be further separated into three main categories: <i>natural baits</i>, <i>artificial baits</i> and <i>lures</i>. </p><p>The choice of what bait to use is dictated mainly by the target species's diet, the habitat and weather conditions](which can alter the fish's <a href="/wiki/Foraging" title="Foraging">foraging</a> behavior), the angler's own personal preferences, and the local <a href="/wiki/Fisheries_law" title="Fisheries law">fishery regulations</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Using an optimal angling bait can increase the chance of catching the intended fish, while conversely using an inadequate bait will greatly reduce the success rate, especially when there are other bait fishermen nearby.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Natural_baits">Natural baits</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Natural baits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Eristalis_tenax_larva_close.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Eristalis_tenax_larva_close.JPG/100px-Eristalis_tenax_larva_close.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Eristalis_tenax_larva_close.JPG/150px-Eristalis_tenax_larva_close.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Eristalis_tenax_larva_close.JPG/200px-Eristalis_tenax_larva_close.JPG 2x" data-file-width="406" data-file-height="500" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Rat-tailed_maggot" title="Rat-tailed maggot">rat-tailed maggot</a> is a popular fish bait</figcaption></figure> <p>Natural baits are food items that are present within the target fish's natural diet, which are usually animals at a lower <a href="/wiki/Trophic_level" title="Trophic level">trophic level</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Food_web" title="Food web">food web</a>. A natural bait angler, with few exceptions, will use a common prey species of the target fish as a bait. The natural bait used may be <a href="/wiki/Live_food" title="Live food">live food</a> (known as a <i><a href="/wiki/Live_bait_(fishing)" class="mw-redirect" title="Live bait (fishing)">live bait</a></i>) or <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/carcass" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:carcass">carcass</a> (i.e. <i>dead bait</i>), and a bait improvised from grossly intact portions of a dead animal (e.g. <a href="/wiki/Fish_head" title="Fish head">fish head</a>) is known as a <i>cutbait</i>. Common natural baits for both fresh and saltwater fishing include <a href="/wiki/Earthworm" title="Earthworm">earthworm</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leech" title="Leech">leech</a>, insects and <a href="/wiki/Larva" title="Larva">larvae</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnow" title="Minnow">minnow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Squid" title="Squid">squid</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prawn" title="Prawn">prawn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crayfish" title="Crayfish">crayfish</a>, and even crabs, frogs and <a href="/wiki/Salamander" title="Salamander">salamanders</a>. Natural baits are effective due to the real texture, odour and movements of the bait presented. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Common_earthworm" class="mw-redirect" title="Common earthworm">common earthworm</a> is a universal live bait for freshwater angling, and <a href="/wiki/Grub_(larva)" class="mw-redirect" title="Grub (larva)">grubs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Maggots" class="mw-redirect" title="Maggots">maggots</a> are also excellent bait when <a href="/wiki/Trout_fishing" class="mw-redirect" title="Trout fishing">trout fishing</a>. <a href="/wiki/Grasshopper" title="Grasshopper">Grasshoppers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cricket_(insect)" title="Cricket (insect)">crickets</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eels" class="mw-redirect" title="Eels">eels</a> and even <a href="/wiki/Ant" title="Ant">ants</a> are also used as bait for trout in their season, although many anglers believe that <a href="/wiki/Red_caviar" title="Red caviar">trout or salmon roe</a> is superior to any other bait. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pimephales_promelas2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Pimephales_promelas2.jpg/220px-Pimephales_promelas2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Pimephales_promelas2.jpg/330px-Pimephales_promelas2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Pimephales_promelas2.jpg/440px-Pimephales_promelas2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="668" data-file-height="268" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Fathead_minnow" title="Fathead minnow">Fathead minnow</a> — a common <a href="/wiki/Bait_fish" title="Bait fish">bait fish</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Crayfish, which are preyed upon by a variety of <a href="/wiki/Ray-finned_fish" class="mw-redirect" title="Ray-finned fish">ray-finned fishes</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Web_2002_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Web_2002-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> are also commonly used as bait, either live or with only the tail meat. They are popular for catching <a href="/wiki/Catfish" title="Catfish">catfish</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Largemouth_bass" title="Largemouth bass">largemouth bass</a>, <a href="/wiki/Smallmouth_bass" title="Smallmouth bass">smallmouth bass</a>, <a href="/wiki/Striped_bass" title="Striped bass">striped bass</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Bass_Fishing_Gurus_2015_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bass_Fishing_Gurus_2015-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Perch" title="Perch">perch</a> and <a href="/wiki/Esox" title="Esox">pike</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Funny_Fishing_Tshirts_&_Fishing_Gifts_-_Fish_Face_2017_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Funny_Fishing_Tshirts_&_Fishing_Gifts_-_Fish_Face_2017-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, studies had confirmed that introducing crayfish outside of their <a href="/wiki/Home_range" title="Home range">home range</a> has led to various ecological problems of them becoming <a href="/wiki/Invasive_species" title="Invasive species">invasive species</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Transporting crayfish as live bait has also contributed to the spread of <a href="/wiki/Zebra_mussel" title="Zebra mussel">zebra mussels</a>, which are known to attach themselves onto crayfish, in various waterways throughout Europe and North America.<sup id="cite_ref-HaGov_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HaGov-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Nonindigenous_Aquatic_Species_2005_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nonindigenous_Aquatic_Species_2005-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Spreading_diseases">Spreading diseases</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Spreading diseases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cercopagidae_GLERL_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Cercopagidae_GLERL_1.jpg/220px-Cercopagidae_GLERL_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Cercopagidae_GLERL_1.jpg/330px-Cercopagidae_GLERL_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Cercopagidae_GLERL_1.jpg/440px-Cercopagidae_GLERL_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="628" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Fishhook_waterflea" class="mw-redirect" title="Fishhook waterflea">Fishhook waterflea</a> (<i>Cercopagis pengoi</i>), an <a href="/wiki/Invasive_species" title="Invasive species">invasive</a> predatory <a href="/wiki/Cladoceran" class="mw-redirect" title="Cladoceran">cladoceran</a> associated with bait fishing</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Fish_diseases_and_parasites" title="Fish diseases and parasites">Fish diseases and parasites</a></div> <p>The capture, transportation and culture of <a href="/wiki/Bait_fish" title="Bait fish">bait fish</a> can spread damaging organisms between <a href="/wiki/Ecosystem" title="Ecosystem">ecosystems</a>, endangering them. In 2007 several American states enacted regulations designed to slow the spread of fish diseases, including <a href="/wiki/Viral_hemorrhagic_septicemia" title="Viral hemorrhagic septicemia">viral hemorrhagic septicemia</a>, by bait fish.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because of the risk of transmitting <i><a href="/wiki/Myxobolus_cerebralis" title="Myxobolus cerebralis">Myxobolus cerebralis</a></i> (whirling disease), <a href="/wiki/Trout" title="Trout">trout</a> and <a href="/wiki/Salmon" title="Salmon">salmon</a> should not be used as bait. </p><p>Anglers may increase the possibility of contamination by emptying bait buckets into fishing venues and collecting or using bait improperly. The transportation of fish from one location to another can break the law and cause the <a href="/wiki/Introduced_species" title="Introduced species">introduction of fish</a> alien to the ecosystem. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Artificial_baits">Artificial baits</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Artificial baits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Boilies.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Boilies.jpg/220px-Boilies.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Boilies.jpg/330px-Boilies.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Boilies.jpg/440px-Boilies.jpg 2x" data-file-width="443" data-file-height="332" /></a><figcaption>Boilies, a type of commercial artificial bait widely used for <a href="/wiki/Carp_fishing" title="Carp fishing">carp fishing</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Artificial baits are edible baits that are not directly acquired via natural means, but are made from other food materials via some kind of artificial processing. These can be <a href="/wiki/Fish_food" class="mw-redirect" title="Fish food">fish food</a> that are either homemade (e.g. dried <a href="/wiki/Paste_(food)" title="Paste (food)">food paste</a>) or commercially purchased (e.g. <a href="/wiki/Boilie" title="Boilie">boilies</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fish_feed" class="mw-redirect" title="Fish feed">feed pellets</a>), or prepared/processed food such as <a href="/wiki/Cutlet" title="Cutlet">cutlets</a>, <a href="/wiki/Offal" title="Offal">offals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hulling" class="mw-redirect" title="Hulling">dehulled</a> <a href="/wiki/Seed" title="Seed">kernels</a> (e.g. peas and corns), dairy products (cheese and <a href="/wiki/Curd" title="Curd">curd</a>), bread or doughballs made from various ingredient mixtures (e.g. rice, <a href="/wiki/Semolina" title="Semolina">semolina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cornmeal" title="Cornmeal">cornmeal</a>, bread crumbs, and <a href="/wiki/Fishmeal" class="mw-redirect" title="Fishmeal">fishmeal</a>, etc.), which can be used to attract <a href="/wiki/Omnivorous" class="mw-redirect" title="Omnivorous">omnivorous</a> or even <a href="/wiki/Herbivorous" class="mw-redirect" title="Herbivorous">herbivorous</a> fish. In lakes in southern climates such as Florida, <a href="/wiki/Panfish" title="Panfish">panfish</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Centrarchidae" title="Centrarchidae">sunfish</a> will even take household <a href="/wiki/Wheat_bread" class="mw-redirect" title="Wheat bread">wheat bread</a> or pet food as bait. These bread bait is prepared from a small amount of bread, often moistened and softened by saliva, then squeezed into a ball of the bite size of small fish. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lures">Lures</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Lures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rapala_lures_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Rapala_lures_1.jpg/220px-Rapala_lures_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Rapala_lures_1.jpg/330px-Rapala_lures_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Rapala_lures_1.jpg/440px-Rapala_lures_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2176" /></a><figcaption>A collection of different fishing lures</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_Highlander_salmon_fly.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Green_Highlander_salmon_fly.jpg/220px-Green_Highlander_salmon_fly.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Green_Highlander_salmon_fly.jpg/330px-Green_Highlander_salmon_fly.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Green_Highlander_salmon_fly.jpg/440px-Green_Highlander_salmon_fly.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3504" data-file-height="2336" /></a><figcaption><i>Green Highlander</i>, an artificial fly used for <a href="/wiki/Salmon" title="Salmon">salmon</a> fishing</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Fishing_lure" title="Fishing lure">Fishing lure</a>, <a href="/wiki/Soft_plastic_bait" title="Soft plastic bait">Soft plastic bait</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Artificial_fly" title="Artificial fly">Artificial fly</a></div> <p>Some baits are not actual food items but rather just "fake" <a href="/wiki/Replica" title="Replica">replicas</a> of food made of inedible materials (e.g. wood, metal, <a href="/wiki/Silicone_rubber" title="Silicone rubber">silicone rubber</a>, plastics, etc), and are designed to entice <a href="/wiki/Predatory_fish" title="Predatory fish">predatory fish</a> to strike by imitating the appearance and motions of real prey (<a href="/wiki/Shad" class="mw-redirect" title="Shad">shad</a>, worm, frog, insect, <a href="/wiki/Crayfish" title="Crayfish">crayfish</a>, etc.). These inedible, replica baits are typically called <i><a href="/wiki/Fishing_lure" title="Fishing lure">lures</a></i> instead of baits, although expressions such as "<a href="/wiki/Swimbait" title="Swimbait">swimbaits</a>", "crankbaits", "jerkbaits", "<a href="/wiki/Spinnerbait" title="Spinnerbait">spinnerbaits</a>" and "chatterbaits" are still used when describing specific types of lures. Unlike conventional baits, lures typically do not release any scents and rely solely on looks and sounds/vibrations to attract fish, although occasionally chemical <a href="/wiki/Attractant" title="Attractant">attractants</a> (e.g. <a href="/wiki/Dimethyl-%CE%B2-propiothetin" class="mw-redirect" title="Dimethyl-β-propiothetin">dimethyl-β-propiothetin</a>) are still used in addition either to impregnate favorable smells or to mask away unwanted plastic smells. Many anglers prefer to fish solely using lures, as these rely more on the user's rod and reel actions to successfully attract fish, and requires frequent casting and retrieving the line, and are thus more interactive and exciting. </p><p>Lures can be broadly categorized into <i>hard-body</i> and <i>soft-body lures</i>, although hybrid lures with both hard and soft components are also common. Soft-body lures tend to give a more flexible and realistic "swimming" posture when towed through the water, while hard-body lures usually rely on stirring up more noise and <a href="/wiki/Turbulence" title="Turbulence">turbulences</a>. Some newer hard lure designs, however, are multi-jointed and can resemble soft lures in dynamics. Soft lures are typically coupled with a single conventional fish hook or a <a href="/wiki/Jighead" class="mw-redirect" title="Jighead">jighead</a>, while hard lures commonly have more than one hooks (which are often <a href="/wiki/Treble_hook" class="mw-redirect" title="Treble hook">treble hooks</a>). When lures are used in combination with other terminal tackles (<a href="/wiki/Fishing_float" title="Fishing float">floats</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fishing_sinker" title="Fishing sinker">sinkers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fishing_swivel" title="Fishing swivel">swivels</a>, etc.) to produce sophisticated presentations, the entire lure package is known as a <i><a href="/wiki/Fishing_rig" class="mw-redirect" title="Fishing rig">rig</a></i>. Common rigs with a <a href="/wiki/Soft_plastic_lure" class="mw-redirect" title="Soft plastic lure">soft plastic lure</a> are the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rig" class="mw-redirect" title="Texas Rig">Texas Rig</a> or the <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Rig" class="mw-redirect" title="Carolina Rig">Carolina Rig</a>. </p><p>Some fishing lures (e.g. <a href="/wiki/Spoon_lure" title="Spoon lure">spoons</a> and spinnerbaits) may not even resemble any prey in looks, and may require skilled rod movements to impart an enticing presentation to the target fish, for example in <a href="/wiki/Jigging" title="Jigging">jigging</a> and <a href="/wiki/Surface_lure" title="Surface lure">topwater fishing</a>. Some lures, such as the <a href="/wiki/Artificial_fly" title="Artificial fly">flies</a> used in <a href="/wiki/Fly_fishing" title="Fly fishing">fly fishing</a>, are ultralight and even require specialized gears and techniques to be cast properly. In modern times, there are also lures that <a href="/wiki/Fishing_light_attractor" title="Fishing light attractor">photically attract fish</a> with <a href="/wiki/LED" class="mw-redirect" title="LED">LED</a> illuminiation, as well as battery-powered "bionic" lures that are essentially primitive <a href="/wiki/Robot_fish" title="Robot fish">robot fish</a> that can swim around without needing to be towed by a fishing line. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Techniques">Techniques</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Techniques"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fishing_Platforms_in_Japan_(1915_by_Elstner_Hilton).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Fishing_Platforms_in_Japan_%281915_by_Elstner_Hilton%29.jpg/220px-Fishing_Platforms_in_Japan_%281915_by_Elstner_Hilton%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="305" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Fishing_Platforms_in_Japan_%281915_by_Elstner_Hilton%29.jpg/330px-Fishing_Platforms_in_Japan_%281915_by_Elstner_Hilton%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Fishing_Platforms_in_Japan_%281915_by_Elstner_Hilton%29.jpg/440px-Fishing_Platforms_in_Japan_%281915_by_Elstner_Hilton%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1172" data-file-height="1623" /></a><figcaption>Fishing from platforms. <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>, 1915</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rod_fishing">Rod fishing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Rod fishing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Almost all recreational angling activities involve the use of <a href="/wiki/Fishing_rod" title="Fishing rod">fishing rods</a>, which is used to manipulate the movements of <a href="/wiki/Fishing_line" title="Fishing line">fishing lines</a> and to allow farther <a href="/wiki/Casting_(fishing)" title="Casting (fishing)">casting</a> of <a href="/wiki/Fishing_bait" title="Fishing bait">baits</a>/<a href="/wiki/Fishing_lure" title="Fishing lure">lures</a>. The main rod fishing techniques are <b>float fishing</b>, <b>bottom fishing</b>, <b>lure fishing</b> and <b>trolling</b>, while the former two are often collectively known as "bait fishing" due to the exclusive use of conventional edible baits. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Float_fishing">Float fishing</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Float fishing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Fishing_float" title="Fishing float">Fishing float</a></div> <p>Float fishing is the most common method of angling, defined by the use of a compact light <a href="/wiki/Buoy" title="Buoy">buoy</a> attached to fishing line – known as a <i>float</i> (or "<i>bobber</i>" in the United States) — as the <a href="/wiki/Bite_indicator" title="Bite indicator">bite indicator</a>. Due to buoyancy, the float remains at the water surface and suspends the baited hook at a predetermined depth. It can also drift in the prevailing current and carry the hook to areas of water otherwise inaccessible by casting alone. When the fish bites and swallows the hook, the float visually signals any forces exerted on the leader line below it, as the fisherman can then see it being pulled underwater and/or sideways.<sup id="cite_ref-Float_fishing_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Float_fishing-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Bottom_fishing">Bottom fishing</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Bottom fishing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Bottom_fishing" title="Bottom fishing">Bottom fishing</a></div> <p>Bottom fishing, also called <i>legering</i> in the United Kingdom, uses a weighted <a href="/wiki/Fishing_tackle" title="Fishing tackle">tackle</a> called a <i><a href="/wiki/Fishing_sinker" title="Fishing sinker">sinker</a></i> tied to the end of the fishing line to keep the baited hook close to the bottom of the water, to target <a href="/wiki/Groundfish" class="mw-redirect" title="Groundfish">groundfishes</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Catostomidae" title="Catostomidae">sucker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bream" title="Bream">bream</a>, <a href="/wiki/Catfish" title="Catfish">catfish</a> and <a href="/wiki/Crappie" title="Crappie">crappie</a>. The sinker can also be used to add momentum to the hook and help <a href="/wiki/Casting_(fishing)" title="Casting (fishing)">casting</a> the line to a further distance. The method can be used both with <a href="/wiki/Handline_fishing" title="Handline fishing">handlining</a> and rod fishing, and can be done both <a href="/wiki/Recreational_boat_fishing" title="Recreational boat fishing">from boats</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bank_fishing" title="Bank fishing">from the land</a>. Specialized fishing rods called "donkas" are also commonly used for bottom fishing, and a <a href="/wiki/Quiver_tip" title="Quiver tip">quiver tip</a> (sometimes coupled with a <a href="/wiki/Jingle_bell" title="Jingle bell">jingle bell</a>) is used instead as the bite indicator. </p><p>Some sinkers are replaced by <i>feeders</i>, which is designed to contain and release <a href="/wiki/Groundbait" title="Groundbait">groundbaits</a> to help attract fish towards the hook. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Lure_fishing">Lure fishing</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Lure fishing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Spin_fishing" title="Spin fishing">Spin fishing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fly_fishing" title="Fly fishing">fly fishing</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jigging" title="Jigging">jigging</a></div> <p>Lure fishing uses a type of artificial fake bait known as <i>lure</i>, which is usually made from inedible materials such as wood, metal and plastics. Unlike conventional fishing baits, lures do not emit any scent and thus cannot attract fish olfactorily, but instead using prey-like appearances, movements, vibrations, bright reflections and flashy colors to attract and entice carnivorous <a href="/wiki/Predatory_fish" title="Predatory fish">predatory fish</a> into mistakenly striking. Many lures are equipped with more than one <a href="/wiki/Fish_hook" title="Fish hook">hooks</a> to better the chance of anchoring into the fish's <a href="/wiki/Fish_jaw" title="Fish jaw">mouth</a>, though some hookless lures are used to bait the fish nearer so it can be captured via other means such as <a href="/wiki/Spearfishing" title="Spearfishing">spearing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fishing_net" title="Fishing net">netting</a>/<a href="/wiki/Fish_trap" title="Fish trap">trapping</a> or <a href="/wiki/Hand_fishing" class="mw-redirect" title="Hand fishing">capturing by hand</a>. In addition to rod angling, <a href="/wiki/Handlining" class="mw-redirect" title="Handlining">handlining</a>, <a href="/wiki/Longlining" class="mw-redirect" title="Longlining">longlining</a> and commercial <a href="/wiki/Trolling_(fishing)" title="Trolling (fishing)">trolling</a> also employ lure fishing. </p><p>Lure fishing is a popular style of recreational fishing. When fishing, a lure angler will repeatedly <a href="/wiki/Casting_(fishing)" title="Casting (fishing)">cast</a> out the lure afar and then methodically retrieves the line, pulling the lure through the water and creating vibrations, turbulent splashes and/or a popping action in the process, which imitating a small aquatic prey such as a <a href="/wiki/Baitfish" class="mw-redirect" title="Baitfish">baitfish</a>, a drowning insect or a frog. A skilled angler can explore many possible hiding spots for fish through lure casting such as under logs and on flats. No bite indicator is used, and when the lure catches the attention of a <a href="/wiki/Game_fish" title="Game fish">game fish</a> and successfully results in biting/swallowing of the lure, the angler can detect it by watching for splashes and feeling any vibrations, rod bending and changes in line tension. Lure fishing also typically uses relatively lightweight fishing rods coupled with baitcasting reels or spinning reels. </p><p>Depending on the style of lure retrieval, lure fishing can roughly be separated into <i>power fishing</i>, which relies on more frequent and vigorous lure retrievals to increase the chance of luring fish; and <i>finesse fishing</i>, which focuses on the more lingered and vivid lure presentation within <i>each</i> cast-retrieval cycle to better entice fish. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Rod_trolling">Rod trolling</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Rod trolling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rod trolling is basically a simplified version of <a href="/wiki/Trolling_(fishing)" title="Trolling (fishing)">commercial trolling</a> (see <a href="#Trolling">below</a>), with fishing rods functioning as improvised <a href="/wiki/Outrigger#Fishing" class="mw-redirect" title="Outrigger">outriggers</a> to tow the baits/lures through the water, usually behind or beside a moving boat with the rod fixated to the <a href="/wiki/Gunwale" title="Gunwale">gunwale</a>. It can also be done by very slowly winding the line in (like "finesse"-type lure fishing) or even sweeping the line sideways, with the angler operating the rod from a static position (e.g. atop a jetty, pier or bridge). </p><p>A variation of trolling is <i>drift fishing</i>, which is usually done from an unpowered boat in faster-flowing waters. The line is not actively reeled, and the bait/lure is allowed to drift and react freely to the turbulences in the water current, much like how a tethered kite would behave in a wind gust. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Line_fishing">Line fishing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Line fishing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although all angling techniques use hook and line, the term "line fishing" specifically refers to those that do not involve using fishing rods. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Handlining">Handlining</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Handlining"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Handline_fishing" title="Handline fishing">Handline fishing</a></div> <p>Handlining is angling with a handheld fishing line, baited with <a href="/wiki/Fishing_lure" title="Fishing lure">lures</a> or <a href="/wiki/Bait_fish" title="Bait fish">bait fish</a> just like normal rod angling. Handlining is the oldest angling technique used by mankind, and can be done from boats or from the shore. It is used mainly to catch <a href="/wiki/Groundfish" class="mw-redirect" title="Groundfish">groundfish</a> and <a href="/wiki/Squid" title="Squid">squid</a>, but smaller <a href="/wiki/Pelagic_fish" title="Pelagic fish">pelagic fish</a> can also be caught. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Deadlining">Deadlining</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Deadlining"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Deadlining is the practice of leaving a baited handline in the water (with the other end fastened to the <a href="/wiki/Bank_(geography)" title="Bank (geography)">bank</a>) and returning later (usually overnight) to check and capture any tethered fish,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> similar to the use of a <a href="/wiki/Snare_trap" class="mw-redirect" title="Snare trap">snare trap</a> by <a href="/wiki/Hunter" class="mw-redirect" title="Hunter">hunters</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Longlining">Longlining</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Longlining"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Longline_fishing" title="Longline fishing">Longline fishing</a></div> <p>Longlining is a <a href="/wiki/Commercial_fishing" title="Commercial fishing">commercial fishing</a> technique that uses a long heavy line with a series of hundreds or even thousands of <a href="/wiki/Fish_bait" class="mw-redirect" title="Fish bait">baited</a> <a href="/wiki/Fishing_hook" class="mw-redirect" title="Fishing hook">hooks</a> hanging from the main line via branch lines called <i>snoods</i>. Longlines are usually operated from specialised boats called <i>longliners</i>, which use a special <a href="/wiki/Winch" title="Winch">winch</a> to haul in the line and can operate in deeper waters targeting <a href="/wiki/Pelagic" class="mw-redirect" title="Pelagic">pelagic</a> species such as <a href="/wiki/Swordfish" title="Swordfish">swordfish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tuna" title="Tuna">tuna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Halibut" title="Halibut">halibut</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sablefish" title="Sablefish">sablefish</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Droplining">Droplining</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Droplining"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Dropline" title="Dropline">Dropline</a></div> <p>Droplining involves setting a longline vertically down into the water (instead of being more horizontally deployed like longlining) with a series of baited hooks. Droplines are <a href="/wiki/Fishing_sinker" title="Fishing sinker">weighted</a> at the bottom and have a <a href="/wiki/Fishing_float" title="Fishing float">float</a> at the top. They are not usually as long as longlines and have fewer hooks, and tend to be stationary. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Trotlining">Trotlining</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Trotlining"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Trotline" title="Trotline">Trotline</a></div> <p>Trotlining uses a longline that, instead of being tethered to the water surface only at one end, are fixed at/near the surface at both ends of the longline, with hooked snood lines hanging vertically down along the main line. Trotlines are used for catching crabs or fish (e.g. <a href="/wiki/Catfish" title="Catfish">catfish</a>), particularly across rivers. They can be physically set in many ways, such as tying each end to a fixed structure and span the line across the water in-between like a <a href="/wiki/Boom_(navigational_barrier)" title="Boom (navigational barrier)">boom</a>, and adjusting rest of the line with weights and floats. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Slabbing">Slabbing</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Slabbing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Slabbing_jig_fishing_lure.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Slabbing_jig_fishing_lure.jpg/220px-Slabbing_jig_fishing_lure.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Slabbing_jig_fishing_lure.jpg/330px-Slabbing_jig_fishing_lure.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Slabbing_jig_fishing_lure.jpg/440px-Slabbing_jig_fishing_lure.jpg 2x" data-file-width="481" data-file-height="168" /></a><figcaption>Slab</figcaption></figure> <p>Slabbing is a <a href="/wiki/Bass_fishing" title="Bass fishing">bass fishing</a> technique that resembles <a href="/wiki/Jigging" title="Jigging">jigging</a>, and involves repetitively lifting and dropping a flat lure, usually made of 1 to 2.5 oz of lead painted to look like a <a href="/wiki/Baitfish" class="mw-redirect" title="Baitfish">baitfish</a> (or heavy slabs of metal), through a school of actively feeding fish that the angler has located on a <a href="/wiki/Fishfinder" title="Fishfinder">fishfinder</a>. It is used on <a href="/wiki/White_bass" title="White bass">white</a> and <a href="/wiki/Striped_bass" title="Striped bass">striped bass</a> in the reservoirs of the southern US. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Trolling">Trolling</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Trolling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Trolling_(fishing)" title="Trolling (fishing)">Trolling (fishing)</a></div> <p>Rodless trolling is typically used in commercial fishing, with one or more baited lines drawn through the water behind a slow moving <a href="/wiki/Fishing_boat" class="mw-redirect" title="Fishing boat">fishing boat</a> that is usually equipped with <a href="/wiki/Outrigger#Fishing" class="mw-redirect" title="Outrigger">outriggers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Downrigger" title="Downrigger">downriggers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Trolling_motor" title="Trolling motor">trolling motors</a>. Trolling is used to catch <a href="/wiki/List_of_commercially_important_fish_species" title="List of commercially important fish species">economic</a> <a href="/wiki/Pelagic_fish" title="Pelagic fish">pelagic fish</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Mackerel" title="Mackerel">mackerel</a> and <a href="/wiki/King_mackerel" title="King mackerel">kingfish</a>. </p><p><i>Pahila</i> (literally meaning "pulled") is a <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Filipino</a> traditional shoreline trolling, uniquely using baited hooks tied to a laterally flattened float called <i>palyaw</i>, which is shaped like a small <a href="/wiki/Bangka_(boat)" title="Bangka (boat)">outrigger boat</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Catamaran" title="Catamaran">catamaran</a> or a fish. A longline is attached to the float, and set unto the water's edge and dragged by someone running or walking along the beach. The combination of the water resistance and the diagonal pull forces the float outwards into deeper waters, like a <a href="/wiki/Kite" title="Kite">kite</a>. Once the line reaches its maximum line length, it moves rapidly parallel to the person pulling it along the beach, and is pulled back to the shore intermittently to check for catches. It is also called <span title="Cebuano-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="ceb-Latn">subid-subid</span></span>, <span title="Tagalog-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="tl-Latn">sibid-sibid</span></span>, <span title="Waray (Philippines)-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="war-Latn">paguyod</span></span>, <span title="Aklan-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="akl-Latn">pahinas</span></span>, hilada, or <span title="Aklan-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="akl-Latn">saliwsiw</span></span>, among other names, in other <a href="/wiki/Philippine_languages" title="Philippine languages">Philippine languages</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Laws_and_regulations">Laws and regulations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Laws and regulations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Fisheries_law" title="Fisheries law">Fisheries law</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fishing_license" title="Fishing license">Fishing license</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Angler_at_devizes_england_arp.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Man seated at the side of the water surrounded by fishing rods and tackle." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Angler_at_devizes_england_arp.jpg/220px-Angler_at_devizes_england_arp.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Angler_at_devizes_england_arp.jpg/330px-Angler_at_devizes_england_arp.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Angler_at_devizes_england_arp.jpg/440px-Angler_at_devizes_england_arp.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2077" data-file-height="1480" /></a><figcaption>An angler on the <a href="/wiki/Kennet_and_Avon_Canal" title="Kennet and Avon Canal">Kennet and Avon Canal</a>, England, with his fishing tackle</figcaption></figure> <p>Laws and regulations managing angling vary greatly, often regionally, within countries. These commonly include permits (licences), closed periods (seasons) where specific species are unavailable for harvest, restrictions on gear types, and <a href="/wiki/Individual_Fishing_Quota" class="mw-redirect" title="Individual Fishing Quota">quotas</a>. </p><p>Laws generally prohibit catching fish with hooks other than in the mouth (i.e. <a href="/wiki/Snagging" title="Snagging">snagging</a>, or "foul hooking" and "jagging"<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) or the use of <a href="/wiki/Fishing_net" title="Fishing net">nets</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fishing_gaff" title="Fishing gaff">hand hooks</a> other than as an aid in landing a captured fish. Some species, such as <a href="/wiki/Bait_fish" title="Bait fish">bait fish</a>, may be taken with nets, and a few for food. Sometimes, <a href="/wiki/Rough_fish" title="Rough fish">non-sport fish</a> are considered of lesser value and it may be permissible to take them by methods like snagging, <a href="/wiki/Bowfishing" title="Bowfishing">bow and arrow</a> or <a href="/wiki/Spearfishing" title="Spearfishing">spearing</a>, none of which fall under the definition of angling since they do not rely upon the use of a hook and line. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fishing_seasons">Fishing seasons</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Fishing seasons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Moratorium_(law)" title="Moratorium (law)">Moratorium (law)</a></div> <p>Fishing seasons are set by countries or localities to indicate what kinds of fish may be caught during <a href="/wiki/Sport_fishing" class="mw-redirect" title="Sport fishing">sport fishing</a> (also known as angling) for a certain period of time. Fishing seasons are enforced (usually by <a href="/wiki/Water_police" title="Water police">water police</a>) to maintain ecological balance and to protect species of fish during their <a href="/wiki/Spawn_(biology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spawn (biology)">spawning</a> period during which they are easier to catch and more physiologically vulnerable. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Slot_limits">Slot limits</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Slot limits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Slot_limit" title="Slot limit">Slot limit</a> and <a href="/wiki/Individual_fishing_quota" title="Individual fishing quota">Individual fishing quota</a></div> <p>Slot limits prohibit the harvest of fish where the <a href="/wiki/Fish_measurement" title="Fish measurement">measured lengths</a> (from the <a href="/wiki/Snout" title="Snout">snout</a> to the end of the <a href="/wiki/Caudal_fin" class="mw-redirect" title="Caudal fin">tail fin</a>) fall within a protected interval.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These are put in action to help protect certain fish (usually <a href="/wiki/Juvenile_fish" title="Juvenile fish">juvenile</a>) in a given area. They generally require anglers to <a href="/wiki/Catch_and_release" title="Catch and release">release captured fish</a> if they fall within a given size range, allowing anglers to keep only smaller (though rare) or larger fish.<sup id="cite_ref-fla_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fla-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ks_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ks-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Slot limits vary from water to water depending on what local officials believe would produce the best outcome for managing fish populations. </p><p>Individual fishing quota (IFQ), also known as individual transferable quota (ITQ), is a kind of <i><a href="/wiki/Catch_share" title="Catch share">catch share</a></i> that sets a <a href="/wiki/Species" title="Species">species</a>-specific <a href="/wiki/Common_Fisheries_Policy#Total_allowable_catch" title="Common Fisheries Policy">total allowable catch</a> (TAC), typically by weight and for a given time period. A dedicated portion of the TAC (called "quota share") is then allocated to individual fishermen, and can typically be transferable (i.e. bought, sold or leased). As of 2008, 148 major fisheries (generally, a single species in a single <a href="/wiki/Fishing_ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Fishing ground">fishing ground</a>) around the world had adopted some variant of this approach,<sup id="cite_ref-mfl_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mfl-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> along with approximately 100 smaller fisheries in individual countries. Approximately 10% of the marine harvest was managed by ITQs as of 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-chu_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chu-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 218">: 218 </span></sup> The first countries to adopt individual fishing quotas were the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a> and Canada in the late 1970s, and the most recent is the United States Scallop General Category IFQ Program in 2010<sup id="cite_ref-NOAA_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOAA-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first country to adopt individual transferable quotas as a national policy was New Zealand in 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Minimum_landing_size">Minimum landing size</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Minimum landing size"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Minimum_landing_size" title="Minimum landing size">Minimum landing size</a></div> <p>The minimum landing size (MLS) is the smallest <a href="/wiki/Fish_measurement" title="Fish measurement">fish measurement</a> at which it is legal for the fisherman to keep a captured fish. The MLS depends on the species of fish, and allowed sizes also vary around the world, as they are legal definitions which are defined by the local regulatory authority.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The idea behind this limitation is that only the older, more mature adult fish get taken, leaving growing <a href="/wiki/Juvenile_fish" title="Juvenile fish">juveniles</a> behind to continue breeding and propagating their species. There is some criticism of this legal requirement, however, as it applies <a href="/wiki/Artificial_selection" class="mw-redirect" title="Artificial selection">artificial</a> <a href="/wiki/Selection_pressure" class="mw-redirect" title="Selection pressure">selection pressure</a> to the fish population (see <a href="/wiki/Fisheries-induced_evolution" title="Fisheries-induced evolution">Fisheries-induced evolution</a>) unless the anglers voluntarily practise <a href="/wiki/Catch_and_release" title="Catch and release">catch and release</a> indiscriminate of sizes. As larger fish (whose survival has been more successful so far) get taken out of the population, the genes for larger size are reduced or removed from the <a href="/wiki/Gene_pool" title="Gene pool">gene pool</a>, while fish that mature at a smaller size survive longer to continue breeding, and the average size of fish stock shrinks over time. This has led to a collapse in the amount of catchable fish in some fisheries.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Catch_and_release">Catch and release</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Catch and release"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Catch_and_release" title="Catch and release">Catch and release</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pemancing_ikan_di_Kali_Kuto,_Jawa_Tengah.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Pemancing_ikan_di_Kali_Kuto%2C_Jawa_Tengah.jpg/220px-Pemancing_ikan_di_Kali_Kuto%2C_Jawa_Tengah.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Pemancing_ikan_di_Kali_Kuto%2C_Jawa_Tengah.jpg/330px-Pemancing_ikan_di_Kali_Kuto%2C_Jawa_Tengah.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Pemancing_ikan_di_Kali_Kuto%2C_Jawa_Tengah.jpg/440px-Pemancing_ikan_di_Kali_Kuto%2C_Jawa_Tengah.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption>An angler is fishing in the middle of the river when the water is receding in <a href="/wiki/Central_Java" title="Central Java">Central Java</a>, Indonesia</figcaption></figure> <p>Although most anglers keep their catch for consumption, catch and release fishing is increasingly practiced, especially by fly anglers. The general principle is that releasing fish allows them to survive, thus avoiding unintended depletion of the population. For species such as marlin, muskellunge, and bass, there is a cultural <a href="/wiki/Taboo" title="Taboo">taboo</a> among anglers against taking them for food. In many parts of the world, size limits apply to certain species, meaning fish below a certain size must, by law, be released. It is generally believed that larger fish have a greater breeding potential. Some fisheries have a slot limit that allows the taking of smaller and larger fish, but requiring that intermediate sized fish be released. It is generally accepted that this management approach will help the fishery create a number of large, trophy-sized fish. In smaller fisheries that are heavily fished, catch and release is the only way to ensure that catchable fish will be available from year to year. The practice of catch and release is criticised by some who consider it unethical to inflict pain upon a fish for purposes of sport. Some of those who object to releasing fish do not object to killing fish for food. Adherents of catch and release dispute this charge, pointing out that fish commonly feed on hard and spiky prey items, and as such can be expected to have tough mouths, and also that some fish will re-take a lure they have just been hooked on, a behaviour that is unlikely if hooking were painful. Opponents of catch and release fishing would find it preferable to ban or to severely restrict angling. On the other hand, proponents state that catch-and-release is necessary for many fisheries to remain sustainable, is a practice that generally has high survival rates, and consider the banning of angling as not reasonable or necessary.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In some jurisdictions, in the <a href="/wiki/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada" title="Provinces and territories of Canada">Canadian province</a> of <a href="/wiki/Manitoba" title="Manitoba">Manitoba</a>, for example, catch and release is mandatory for some species such as <a href="/wiki/Brook_trout" title="Brook trout">brook trout</a>. Many of the jurisdictions which mandate the live release of sport fish also require the use of artificial lures and barbless hooks to minimise the chance of injury to fish. Mandatory catch and release also exists in the Republic of Ireland where it was introduced as a conservation measure to prevent the decline of Atlantic salmon stocks on some rivers.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Switzerland, catch and release fishing is considered inhumane and was banned in September 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Barbless hooks, which can be created from a standard hook by removing the barb with pliers or can be bought, are sometimes resisted by anglers because they believe that increased fish escapes. Barbless hooks reduce handling time, thereby increasing survival. Concentrating on keeping the line taut while fighting fish, using recurved point or "triple grip" style hooks on lures, and equipping lures that do not have them with split rings can significantly reduce escapement. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tournaments_and_derbies">Tournaments and derbies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Tournaments and derbies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Taiwan_2009_East_Coast_ShihTiPing_Giant_Stone_Steps_Fishing_FRD_6627.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Taiwan_2009_East_Coast_ShihTiPing_Giant_Stone_Steps_Fishing_FRD_6627.jpg/200px-Taiwan_2009_East_Coast_ShihTiPing_Giant_Stone_Steps_Fishing_FRD_6627.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="247" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Taiwan_2009_East_Coast_ShihTiPing_Giant_Stone_Steps_Fishing_FRD_6627.jpg/300px-Taiwan_2009_East_Coast_ShihTiPing_Giant_Stone_Steps_Fishing_FRD_6627.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Taiwan_2009_East_Coast_ShihTiPing_Giant_Stone_Steps_Fishing_FRD_6627.jpg/400px-Taiwan_2009_East_Coast_ShihTiPing_Giant_Stone_Steps_Fishing_FRD_6627.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2764" data-file-height="3409" /></a><figcaption>Angling at <a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9F%B3%E6%A2%AF%E5%9D%AA" class="extiw" title="zh:石梯坪">Shihtiping</a> in Taiwan</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Fishing_tournament" title="Fishing tournament">Fishing tournament</a></div> <p>Angling is also practiced in fishing tournaments, where contestants compete for prizes based on the total length or weight of a fish, usually of a pre-determined species, caught within a specified time. These contests originated as local fishing contests and have evolved to include large competitive circuits, with professional anglers that are supported by commercial endorsements. Professional anglers may gain cash prizes for placing well in tournaments.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Similar competitive fishing exists at the amateur level with fishing derbies. In general, derbies can be distinguished from tournaments; derbies normally require fish to be killed, as opposed to tournaments, where points are normally deducted if fish can not be released alive.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2008)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Motivation">Motivation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angling&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Motivation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A ten-year-long survey of US fishing club members, completed in 1997, indicated that motivations for recreational angling have shifted from personal leisure, outdoor exercise, experiencing nature and thrill of the catch, to the importance of <a href="/wiki/Family_reunion" title="Family reunion">family time</a> and <a href="/wiki/Human_bonding" title="Human bonding">social bonding</a> via recreational fishing. Anglers with higher <a href="/wiki/Family_income" class="mw-redirect" title="Family income">family incomes</a> went fishing more frequently and were less concerned about obtaining fish as food.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A German study indicated that satisfaction derived from angling was not dependent on the actual catch, but depended more on the angler's expectations of the experience.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A 2006 study by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries tracked the motivations of anglers on the <a href="/wiki/Red_River_of_the_South" title="Red River of the South">Red River</a>. Among the most often stated responses were the fun of catching fish, the experience, to catch a lot of fish or a very large fish, for challenge, and adventure. 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(fishing)">Casting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surf_fishing" title="Surf fishing">Surf fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_fishing" title="Rock fishing">Rock fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bank_fishing" title="Bank fishing">Bank fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jet_ski_fishing" title="Jet ski fishing">Jet ski fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kayak_fishing" title="Kayak fishing">Kayak fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centerpin_fishing" title="Centerpin fishing">Centerpin fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coarse_fishing" title="Coarse fishing">Coarse fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bottom_fishing" title="Bottom fishing">Bottom fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urban_fishing" title="Urban fishing">Urban fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fishing_tackle" title="Fishing tackle">Tackle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fishing_techniques" title="Fishing techniques">Techniques</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Land-based_game_fishing" title="Land-based game fishing">Land-based game fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ice_fishing" title="Ice fishing">Ice fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indoor_fishing" title="Indoor fishing">Indoor fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snagging" title="Snagging">Snagging</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spin_fishing" title="Spin fishing">Spin fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skishing" title="Skishing">Skishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tailrace_fishing" title="Tailrace fishing">Tailrace fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenkara_fishing" title="Tenkara fishing">Tenkara fishing</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="7" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Deepsea.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Deepsea.JPG/140px-Deepsea.JPG" decoding="async" width="140" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Deepsea.JPG/210px-Deepsea.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Deepsea.JPG/280px-Deepsea.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;">Fish</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bass_fishing" title="Bass fishing">Bass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bait_fish" title="Bait fish">Bait fish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carp_fishing" title="Carp fishing">Carp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Game_fish" title="Game fish">Game fish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahi-mahi_fishing" title="Mahi-mahi fishing">Mahi-mahi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marlin_fishing" title="Marlin fishing">Marlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panfish" title="Panfish">Panfish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Porgy_fishing" title="Porgy fishing">Porgie (bream)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rough_fish" title="Rough fish">Rough fish</a></li> <li><a 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Wisconsin fishing records">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_West_Virginia_State_Fishing_Records" title="List of West Virginia State Fishing Records">West Virginia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;">Organisations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bass_Anglers_Sportsman_Society" title="Bass Anglers Sportsman Society">Bass Anglers Sportsman Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conf%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Internationale_de_la_P%C3%AAche_Sportive" title="Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive">Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Game_Fish_Association" title="International Game Fish Association">International Game Fish Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nippon_Bass_Club" title="Nippon Bass Club">Nippon Bass Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Albert_Angling_Society" title="Prince Albert Angling Society">Prince Albert Angling Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_Fishing_Association" title="Sport Fishing Association">Sport Fishing Association</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;">Literature</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Angler%27s_Mail" title="Angler's Mail">Angler's Mail</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Field_%26_Stream" title="Field & Stream">Field & Stream</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gray%27s_Sporting_Journal" title="Gray's Sporting Journal">Gray's Sporting Journal</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_pseudonyms_of_angling_authors" title="List of pseudonyms of angling authors">List of pseudonyms of angling authors</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Marlin_(magazine)" title="Marlin (magazine)">Marlin</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Outdoor_Life" title="Outdoor Life">Outdoor Life</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rod_and_Line" title="Rod and Line">Rod and Line</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Book_of_the_Black_Bass" title="Book of the Black Bass">Book of the Black Bass</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Salt_Water_Sportsman" title="Salt Water Sportsman">Salt Water Sportsman</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sports_Afield" title="Sports Afield">Sports Afield</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secrets_of_Angling" title="The Secrets of Angling">The Secrets of Angling</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ikejime" title="Ikejime">Ikejime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pain_in_fish" title="Pain in fish">Pain in fish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Priest_(tool)" title="Priest (tool)">Priest (tool)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fishing_tournament" title="Fishing tournament">Tournaments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fishing_television_series" title="Fishing television series">Television series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Fishing_Network" title="World Fishing Network">World Fishing Network</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Fly_fishing" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Fly_fishing" title="Fly fishing">Fly fishing</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;"><a href="/wiki/Fly_fishing" title="Fly fishing">Fly fishing</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fly_fishing_tackle" title="Fly fishing tackle">Fly fishing tackle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bamboo_fly_rod" title="Bamboo fly rod">Bamboo fly rod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fly_rod_building" title="Fly rod building">Fly rod building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fly_casting" title="Fly casting">Fly casting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fly_Casting_Analyzer" title="Fly Casting Analyzer">Fly Casting Analyzer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Furled_leader" title="Furled leader">Furled leader</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spey_casting" title="Spey casting">Spey casting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reach_cast" title="Reach cast">Reach cast</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flyfishing.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flyfishing.jpg/140px-Flyfishing.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flyfishing.jpg/210px-Flyfishing.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flyfishing.jpg/280px-Flyfishing.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;"><a href="/wiki/Artificial_fly" title="Artificial fly">Artificial flies</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Artificial_fly" title="Artificial fly">Fly lure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fly_tying" title="Fly tying">Fly tying</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adams_(dry_fly)" title="Adams (dry fly)">Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amadou" title="Amadou">Amadou</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexandra_(wet_fly)" title="Alexandra (wet fly)">Alexandra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clouser_Deep_Minnow" title="Clouser Deep Minnow">Clouser Deep Minnow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crazy_Charlie" title="Crazy Charlie">Crazy Charlie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cul_de_canard" title="Cul de canard">Cul De Canard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave%27s_Hopper" title="Dave's Hopper">Dave's Hopper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diawl_bach" title="Diawl bach">Diawl bach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egg_sucking_leech" title="Egg sucking leech">Egg sucking leech</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elk_Hair_Caddis" title="Elk Hair Caddis">Elk Hair Caddis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flesh_fly_(fly_fishing)" title="Flesh fly (fly fishing)">Flesh Fly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grey_Ghost_Streamer" title="Grey Ghost Streamer">Grey Ghost Streamer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hare%27s_Ear" title="Hare's Ear">Hare's Ear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Klinkhammer" title="Klinkhammer">Klinkhammer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lefty%27s_Deceiver" title="Lefty's Deceiver">Lefty's Deceiver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muddler_Minnow" title="Muddler Minnow">Muddler Minnow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parks%27_Salmonfly" title="Parks' Salmonfly">Parks' Salmonfly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Partridge_and_Orange" title="Partridge and Orange">Partridge and Orange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pheasant_Tail_Nymph" title="Pheasant Tail Nymph">Pheasant Tail Nymph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Tag_(artificial_fly)" title="Red Tag (artificial fly)">Red Tag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Coachman" title="Royal Coachman">Royal Coachman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Wulff" title="Royal Wulff">Royal Wulff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sakasa_Kebari" title="Sakasa Kebari">Sakasa Kebari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trolling_tandem_streamer_fly" title="Trolling tandem streamer fly">Trolling tandem streamer fly</a></li> <li><a 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Society">Piscatorial Society</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em;"><a href="/wiki/Bibliography_of_fly_fishing" title="Bibliography of fly fishing">Literature</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Blacker%27s_Art_of_Fly_Making" title="Blacker's Art of Fly Making">Blacker's Art of Fly Making</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Book_on_Angling" title="A Book on Angling">A Book on Angling</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Concise_Treatise_on_the_Art_of_Angling" title="A Concise Treatise on the Art of Angling">A Concise Treatise on the Art of Angling</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dry-Fly_Fishing_in_Theory_and_Practice" title="Dry-Fly Fishing in Theory and Practice">Dry-Fly Fishing in Theory and Practice</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Favorite_Flies_and_Their_Histories" title="Favorite Flies and Their Histories">Favorite 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