Read more fishing stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4647/fishing.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:25:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74618/man-reels-in-157-lb-bluefin-in-his-kayak.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFutures trader Dave Lamoureux set a record this month for catching a 157-pound bluefin tuna. Alone. In his kayak. It's the third bluefin he's caught since July off the Massachusetts coast, as one of a growing coterie of kayakers fishing for the behemoths. Using secret tactics, the New York Times...http://www.newser.com/story/74618/man-reels-in-157-lb-bluefin-in-his-kayak.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 11:13:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73165/giant-jellyfish-sink-trawler.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 10-ton fishing trawler sank off the coast of Japan after its crew tried to haul in a net filled with gigantic jellyfish. The three crew members were pitched into the water as the ship capsized and were rescued by another boat, the Telegraph reports. Nomura's jellyfish can weigh up...http://www.newser.com/story/73165/giant-jellyfish-sink-trawler.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 4:22:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66724/paris-anglers-again-catch-salmon-in-seine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag"A world of slime without human form": that was how Victor Hugo once described the Seine, the murky, polluted river that divides Paris in two. Yet recent efforts to clean up the river, from skimming the surface to pumping it with oxygen, have led to a resurgent fish population swimming...http://www.newser.com/story/66724/paris-anglers-again-catch-salmon-in-seine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Aug 2009 11:23:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63149/monster-fish-becomes-hunters-fave.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFish don’t get much uglier than the alligator gar, but lately the dinosaur-like monstrosity has attracted a following… of crossbow-wielding sportsmen trying to kill it, the Wall Street Journal reports. Part fishing, part monster hunting, bagging an alligator gar is a thrilling exercise, and at up to 8 feet long,...http://www.newser.com/story/63149/monster-fish-becomes-hunters-fave.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 11:20:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61777/peta-protests-seattle-fish-flinging.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPETA has called foul on the antics of Seattle's famous fishmongers, the Los Angeles Times reports. Workers at the city's Pike Place market routinely chuck fish more than a dozen feet from display case to counter over the heads of shoppers with deadly accuracy. PETA says the practice is "celebrating...http://www.newser.com/story/61777/peta-protests-seattle-fish-flinging.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 13 Jun 2009 5:21:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59135/in-uncertain-economy-maine-lobstermen-stew.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMaine lobster prices are uncharacteristically low, leaving the industry unsettled on the eve of the all-important summer tourist season, the Portland Press Herald reports. Wholesale prices are as low as $3.25, and retail prices start at $5.50. But some aren’t worried by the mercurial interplay of supply, demand,...http://www.newser.com/story/59135/in-uncertain-economy-maine-lobstermen-stew.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 16 May 2009 2:46:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56834/aargh-buccaneer-high-on-the-pirate-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe pirating life isn’t easy, but the rewards are many and some Somalis see the bandits as heroes, one buccaneer tells the BBC. The man, 25, says he used to be a fisherman, but he signed up with the hijackers after "illegal fishing and dumping of toxic wastes by foreign...http://www.newser.com/story/56834/aargh-buccaneer-high-on-the-pirate-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Apr 2009 9:44:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53749/fishing-hooks-cash-strapped.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe floundering economy means boom times for America's angling industry, Reuters reports. Bait-shop owners say they've had one of the best winters in memory as layoffs and cutbacks give workers a lot more free time to fish. Families are finding a day fishing makes a good alternative to costlier outings—...http://www.newser.com/story/53749/fishing-hooks-cash-strapped.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Mar 2009 15:20:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52509/private-search-for-nfl-players-wanes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe private search for two missing NFL players and their friend off Florida's coast is winding down, 2 days after the official rescue ended. The family of Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper asked volunteer boat captains to keep looking, but—compared to the dozens of boats combing the area yesterday—...http://www.newser.com/story/52509/private-search-for-nfl-players-wanes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Mar 2009 10:59:33 CST