It is the springtime of my discontent. Okay, the weather's been great lately, the stripers have arrived in Long Island Sound, the streams and rivers are stocked with trout. Yes, it would be the ...

Unfortunate is the angler who can't tie knots, because the result too often is lost fish. Consider the Rapala knot, so called because it allows Rapalas (and other hard baits, particularly those with ...

This story was originally featured on Field & Stream. Fishing line has advanced remarkably in the past few decades. Nylon monofilament, fluorocarbon, and so-called “superline” give fishermen ...

Tying the strongest fishing knot isn’t only about the knot itself. The line you choose matters every bit as much, and thanks to remarkably advancements in the recent decades, you have choices when it ...