About Fishing

Introduction
Fishing techniques include netting, trapping, angling and hand gathering. Fishing nets, fish traps, and trap nets may be used to capture fish. Fishing is not usually applied to catching aquatic mammals such as whales, where the term "whaling" is more appropriate, or to commercial fish farming. In addition to providing food through harvesting fish, modern fishing is both a recreational and professional sport.

Fishing
Fishing is an ancient practice that dates back at least to the Paleolithic period which began about 40,000 years ago. Fishing has had a major impact on the religious institutions, with a distinct effect on all major religions, including Islam[9], Christianity[10][11], Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Wicca, Hinduism, Latter Day Saints and the various new age[12]religions. Fishing continues to be a favorite pastime in the United States, in 2001, 16% of the U.

Catch
The term fishing may be applied to catching other aquatic animals such as different types of shellfish, squid, octopus, turtles, frogs, and some edible marine invertebrates. The practice of catching or attempting to catch fish with a hook is generally known as angling.

Rod
Traditional fishing is a term used to describe small scale commercial or subsistence fishing practices, using traditional techniques such as rod and tackle, arrows and harpoons, throw nets and drag nets, etc. Fishermen may use hooks and fishing line and a fishing rod.

Bait
Some examples of tackle are lures and bait, lines, rods and reels, nets and trawls, downriggers and outriggers, gaffs and harpoons, clevises, floats,*hooks and rigs can also be used in carp fishing mainly*. The key to successful loose feeding is to keep the bait trickling in. Attach one or two maggots to your hook, cast into your chosen swim and get ready to strike when your float is pulled by a fish eating your bait.

Netting
Bottom trawling, seining, driftnetting, handlining, longlining, gillnetting and diving are widely used techniques.

Conclusion
Fishing is also a popular activity for family holidays and offers fun for the whole family irrespective of age. Make sure that you use the correct type of bait and fishing gear permitted in that area. We would like to be your online guide for all things having to do with fishing.