That sinker on your fishing line is much more important than you realize. The type sinker you choose, its weight, shape, and manner in which it’s rigged and used can make or break a day of fishing. In ...

BRATTLEBORO -- If lakes and ponds ever freeze over this winter, ice anglers won't be able to use lead to sink their lines. As of the first of the year, lead sinkers, half- ounce or smaller, are ...

So why isn’t there a ban on lead fishing sinkers? After all, lead shot for waterfowl hunting has been banned for more than a decade. After reading a recent Associated Press story about a lead fishing ...