The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation announced Tuesday that one of the biggest flathead catfish ever recorded in the state had been caught on a trotline. In the accompanying photo, ...

ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL) — A trotline is a fishing line with baited hooks used to catch multiple fish at once. It also happens to be at the center of a controversy in Unicoi County. On Memorial Day weekend ...

Daniel Rogers is president of the West Tennessee Canoe & Kayak Club and an ACA-certified Level 2 kayaking instructor. I am a lifelong fisherman and hunter. I was taught from childhood to respect ...

A durable paracord trotline is crafted to ensure fishing setups stay strong, secure, and slightly over-engineered.

Editor's note: James Fisher of Bella Vista and Randolph Stainer of Tulsa, Okla., are the two winners of the 2023 Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette fish story contest. Fisher is winner of the Readers ...

Here’s a question that may stump even the most experienced angler? How did trotlines get their name? How the term “trotline” became the name for this well-known stationary fishing device, which ...

UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The American Canoe Association (ACA) in Tennessee is calling on the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) and state legislators to update trotline regulations for ...