Angling
Angling is fishing with a rod, line, and hook. It is practiced for recreation, sport, subsistence, and commercial harvest.
Fishing rod: A flexible pole used to cast and control a fishing line. Its length, flexibility, and action affect casting and the fight with a fish.
Fly fishing: Angling that casts an artificial fly using a specialized line and rod. It is a distinctive method built around lightweight imitations and line-driven casting.
Fishing tackle: Equipment used for fishing, including rods, lines, hooks, reels, and lures. Angling combines tackle into a system for presenting bait and landing fish.
Net fishing: Fishing that captures aquatic animals with nets rather than individual rod-and-hook tackle. It harvests fish by enclosing or entangling them instead of presenting a hooked bait.
Fishing line: A cord used to connect fishing tackle to a rod and transmit force from a hooked fish. Its strength, stretch, and visibility influence which fish can be landed.
Ice fishing: Fishing through holes cut in frozen water, often with short rods or hand lines. It adapts angling to access fish beneath seasonal ice.
Fishing lure: An artificial object designed to attract fish and provoke a strike. Lures replace natural bait in many angling methods.
Trapping (fishing): The capture of fish in stationary or movable enclosures that they enter but cannot leave. Traps capture fish without the active rod-and-line presentation central to angling.
Fishing hook: A curved metal device designed to catch fish by piercing or holding them. Hook shape and placement determine how fish are retained and released.
Sea angling: Recreational fishing in coastal or offshore marine waters. Saltwater angling uses methods and tackle suited to marine species and conditions.