Fish might not be as big as at other Southland lakes, but that's not the most important thing. These "exotics," says assistant manager Jimmy Getty, help separate Irvine Lake from other privately run Southland fisheries, which, similarly, do not require a fishing license but charge about $20 for admission. These days the gray-haired, semi-retired machinist visits the Silverado reservoir at least twice a week during trout season. He cannot count the number of rainbows that have danced at the...

Some local fishermen were hired by the Port of San Francisco to help with the oil cleanup effort for $3,000 a day, less than a quarter of what they could make catching crabs. The decision likely will make the biggest dent in the highly anticipated commercial season for Dungeness crab, which was scheduled to start in ocean waters outside the bay Thursday but has now been postponed for at least 2 1/2 weeks amid health concerns. The pilot of the ship said he immediately reported the presence...

On the flensing floor, the men blessed it with rice wine - then hacked through blubber and sinew with long-handled knives, slicing vermilion flesh from the massive spine. Even though the 1986 international moratorium on commercial whaling applies more to the high seas than to Japanese coastal outfits, it has severely cut supply, driving prices higher and speeding the meat's plunge in popularity. Then butchers at this Japanese fishing village went to work, turning a motorized winch to haul...

Carroll and her husband, Jason, who live on a farm in Celina, canoed up and down the Buffalo River in Arkansas, baiting hooks with chicken feed and casting lines until the wee hours of the morning. To understand Jen Carroll s love of fishing, look no further than how she spent her first four days as a married woman. Both her bass boat and Toyota Tundra pickup - gifts from her sponsors, which seem to be growing at a rate that can barely keep pace with her burgeoning popularity - feature...

On the flensing floor, the men blessed it with rice wine, then hacked through blubber and sinew with long-handled knives, slicing vermilion flesh from the massive spine. Even though the 1986 international moratorium on commercial whaling applies more to the high seas than to Japanese coastal outfits, it has severely cut supply, driving prices higher and speeding the meat's plunge in popularity. Then butchers at this fishing village went to work, turning a motorized winch to haul the beast...