The world's oldest known fish-hooks have been discovered placed in a burial ritual, found on Indonesia's Alor Island, northwest of East Timor. An archaeologist from The Australian National University ...

As the sun rose above Neah Bay one foggy morning three years ago, a boatful of anglers headed out to the Pacific Ocean to fish for halibut — something their Makah ancestors have done for thousands of ...

After you've landed your fish, you need to get the hook out. Most of the time it's a simply matter. Just grasp the hook or lure, push back against the direction the hook penetrated and you're done.

The discovery of the world's oldest-known fishing hooks to be placed in a burial mound may end up rewriting the history of gender roles in Pleistocene-era Indonesia. The five hooks were found in a ...

A reconstruction of a hook and small grooved pebble on a line. Note the sophisticated knot. (Emanuela Cristiani/Creative Commons) (CN) — A collection of 19 bone fish hooks and six grooved pebbles ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Louie DeNolfo is captivated by the simple shape of a Hawaiian fish hook. “Their shape is related to what they were used for — to fish,” he said. DeNolfo is a bone carver. He ...

In 50 Things to Do with a Penknife (Princeton Architectural Press) by Matt Collins, a horticultural consultant at the Garden Museum in London, showcases a practical guide for whittling with a penknife ...

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