In spring 2020, while organizing a virtual ladies-only marlin release tournament, Pam Taylor — a long-time commercial construction sales worker and avid angler in Ocean City, Maryland — noticed ...

A Lowcountry woman who runs her own charter company is hoping to reel other women into pursuing a career in the fishing industry. Captain Tanya Dowdy is the owner of Reel Chica Charters. She began ...

Venturing into deep, often treacherous waters. Winching ropes in gale-force winds. Leaning into waves that whip over the bows of their boats. Commercial fishermen face extraordinary on-the-job hazards ...

FARGO — Winding along Leaf Lake in Minnesota on a fishing boat trailing five others one breezy day last June, Carla St. Germain threw her hands jubilantly into the air. “I’m so happy!” she said aloud.

Now comes the proposition that women can fish for self-improvement. The insinuation is strongly conveyed in the aftermath of a survey conducted by a France-based marketing firm, Ipsos, on behalf of ...

Women on the Water: Breaking barriers and redefining fly fishing. / Photo by Jen Ripple Over the past several years, women have become the largest growing demographic in fly fishing, stepping into ...

DENVER (CBS4)- With Colorado attracting thousands of fly-fishing enthusiasts every year, the number of women actively pursuing the sport is on the steady incline. According to anglers, women make up ...

Colorado is a kind of heaven for fly-fishing. Pristine mountain lakes and miles of rivers and streams are stocked with fish. It’s easy to picture fishermen in their waders, snapping a line to and fro.

NEW BEDFORD — Years before the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center was established, the city's annual two-day Working Waterfront Festival in 2007 focused on women and their role in the commercial ...

Binga, Zimbabwe (CNN)The Zambezi River is one of the largest bodies of water in Africa. It rises in Zambia, then it curves, snake-like on its 2,500km journey first to the west through Angola, skimming ...