An efficient and effective means of catching fish, a cast net is a circular net with a string of weights around the edge and a hand line in the center. Like the name suggests, it works by throwing the ...

Mullet fishing with a cast net is a tradition that’s lasted many generations along the Gulf Coast, especially in the Florida Panhandle. It’s a common sight to see a net fisherman waiting patiently ...

One perfect throw turns into the biggest bait haul ever caught on camera. The net sinks, the water flashes with movement, and the pull feels like dragging a ton of fish. Every scoop reveals more ...

Employing frisky live bait indigenous to the water fished is almost always the most effective way to catch fish in fresh and saltwater. Bait shops do a good job of providing live baitfish or shrimp to ...

The Coastal Discovery Museum is hosting a program for those interested in learning to throw a cast net. Classes will be held 2 p.m. March 26, April 8, April 22, May 14 and May 28 at the museum. This ...

For Brandon France and his sons Owen, 9, and Noah, 5, the family cast net is more than a piece of outdoors equipment. It’s the key to adventure. France and his boys can often be found near area ...

It was yesteryears ago when, frequently on Saturday mornings, he and I would be fishing for whatever would bite, or throwing a cast net for whatever we could catch. The 14-foot boat didn’t have a lot ...