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 ...

But collectively, tons of lead sinkers and jigs are ending up on lake bottoms each year. That was the conclusion of a 2006 study by Paul Radomsky, a fisheries biologist for the Minnesota ...

What began with Mayo finding pockets of lead fishing weights and sinkers has turned into a crusade. Mayo wants the lead — and its toxic effects — out of the Columbia River. That’s because ...

What began with Mayo finding pockets of lead fishing weights and sinkers has turned into a crusade. Mayo wants the lead—and its toxic effects—out of the Columbia River. That’s because ...

And I certainly didn't imagine I was poisoning myself or the environment by using lead sinkers when I fished. If you listen to the drivel dispensed by self-proclaimed protectors of what's right ...

Goose deaths from lead are a recurring problem. Lead also is used for fishing weights. Earlier this month, a migratory loon that died after swallowing a single lead sinker washed up on a beach in ...

Photo: NYS DEC Wildlife Health Unit In New York, legislation banning the sale of small lead sinkers, ½ ounce or less, was enacted in 2004. But it’s not illegal to use lead tackle in New York ...

Chuck Wiger's and stacked on that proposed by others in recent years citing lead's deadly effect on wildlife. Fischer singles out the protection of loons, which can consume jigs and sinkers either ...

The fisherman used lead sinkers to increase the weight of his fish at the Big Bass Splash tournament on May 17, officials said. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said it was ...