Tom Mattusch and his deckhand, in their 53-foot twin-diesel charter boat, once left the dock at Pillar Point to take a single customer, paying a single fare, fishing. Other times, it was three or five customers. Some of the other skippers - well most,...

Seventeen people went on trial in Sweden Wednesday for illegally fishing more than 100 tonnes of cod, increasing pressure on threatened fish stocks, in the Scandinavian country's largest ever poaching case.

FISHING REPORT

Saltwater salmon fishing slows down, and now anglers are concentrating their time in the estuaries, bays and lower rivers where chinook and coho are staging before heading up to spawn. Catches have been relatively good in some spots.

When Lance Benson called light tackle charter captain Eric Herstedt to book a fly fishing trip, they discussed species, tackle -- the usual prospective guide/client talk.

* LAKE MEAD -- Early-morning hours still are productive for anglers fishing from Sand Island to Government Wash. Striped bass are responding to top-water baits and jigging techniques. The fish are small but plentiful.

ROARING FORK VALLEY, Colorado — Take your pick: The Roaring Fork, Fryingpan and Colorado rivers are all fishing well, according to area angling guides.

SMITHFIELD (AP) - A loon is recovering after being rescued from fishing line that had wrapped tightly around its wing.

Baldwin Lake (Baldwin): No change from last week. Water temperatures continue to hover around 100 degrees. Fishing for most species --bluegill, catfish, crappie, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass --is spotty to nonexistent.

With the ocean water sullied by runoff from Tropical Storm Fay, surf fishing regulars had their doubts about catching pompano there Tuesday. Larry Finch was not about to listen to the naysayers.