Fishing

Iran presidential race down to choice of 2 conservatives

2013-06-10 18:13:00

TEHRAN — When Iranians go to the polls Friday, they will bid an unceremonious farewell to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the populist with the zip-up windbreaker who ran afoul of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, even as he became Iran's provocative face...

Video game consoles are playing a big role at E3

2013-06-11 00:00:00

It has the hallmarks of a colossal clash between two gaming titans. Microsoft Corp. and Sony Computer Entertainment separately unveiled details about their new game consoles Monday, ahead of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the big video-game industry...

Dwight Howard talks fishing, Disney films and free agency (a bit)

2013-06-12 12:33:00

Soon enough Dwight Howard will have to make one of the biggest decisions of his career. Seemingly everyone has voiced an opinion about where and what Howard will do when he hits free agency. Rarely has Howard himself gone on record. "It's OK. People...

With 'Top Hooker,' Animal Planet tries a new trick

2013-06-03 07:30:00

OFF THE COAST OF SAN PEDRO -- Tricycles are rarely meant to be pedaled on the water, and if they are, they’re probably not meant to be fished from. Yet several miles out at sea, there were Chris Wright, Patrick Crawford and a number of other...

Letters: Speaking up for the shark

2013-06-07 00:00:00

Re "Shark catch fuels frenzy," June 5 The photo of the grinning anglers with their "prize" — a 1,300-plus-pound mako shark — should make any caring person feel physically ill. While there are a handful of well-publicized shark attacks around...

Mako shark catch: Record-setting outrage

2013-06-06 14:24:00

If the fishermen who triumphantly hoisted the corpse of a massive mako shark expected to find those onshore applauding their achievement, they picked the wrong town. The initial news coverage of the Texas men who hauled in a half-ton shark from the...

Scientists to eaters: Don't freak out over Fukushima fish

2013-06-03 12:15:00

A team of scientists who have been tracking radiation in bluefin tuna since the 2011 tsunami that crippled the Fukushima Daichi power plant have a message for fearful American eaters: Stop worrying about the health effects of eating fish that carried...

Giant shark caught off Southland coast stuns sportfishing world

2013-06-04 19:57:00

"Yeehaw!" the sportfishermen yelled when they saw the fins slice the gray channel water off Huntington Beach. The chum of chopped mackerel and sardines had worked. The fight was on — and so were the cameras. The six men had motored out in the...

1,300-pound mako shark a record-breaker? Takes 60 days to find out

2013-06-05 12:34:00

Once the anglers from California, Colorado and Texas contact officials to begin the process of confirming a potential world record -- having hauled in a mako shark reported to weigh more than 1,300 pounds Monday -- it would take another 60 days to...

1,300-pound shark could be among record catches, official says

2013-06-05 05:00:00

If the 1,323-pound mako shark hooked off the coast of Huntington Beach checks out, it would not only set a new world weight record but would also rank in the top half-percent of catches on file, officials said. Jack Vitek is the world records...

Hurricane Barbara slams into Mexico's Pacific Coast; two dead

2013-05-29 20:26:00

MEXICO CITY -- Hurricane Barbara slammed into the Pacific Coast of Mexico Wednesday, leaving two people dead and 14 fishermen missing in the state of Oaxaca, before reportedly being downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved north toward the Gulf of...

Big Bear: Fishing derby lures anglers with $50,000 prize

2013-05-23 08:45:00

Here's one fish story that just may have a happy ending. On June 8 and 9, the Big Bear Lake Assn. is hosting its annual Fishin' for $50K Trout Derby. Big Bear Lake will be stocked with 15 specially tagged trout, and one will be worth $50,000 to the angler...

Lucas Farrell's 23.9-pound dolphin was the biggest fish caught in the Harbour Towne Marina Junior Angler Big Fish Tournament in Dania Beach.

2013-06-08 00:00:00

A view form a tail-mounted camera gives an aerial view of fisherman's island and the eastern shore in the distance from an Air National Guard Aerobatics Team plane Thursday.

2013-05-31 00:00:00

Anglers show off their catch back at the dock at the Bimini Sands Resort

2013-05-29 00:00:00