Reporting from sacramento — Californians who enjoy fishing, heads up: Gov. Jerry Brown has his eye on your tackle box. He’s especially interested in your lead sinkers, starting with the tiny split ...

If you like to fish in Massachusetts lakes and streams, there are big changes coming. The state is banning some of what's in your tackle box, because it can hurt the environment. The short answer is: ...

A few years ago, I attended a stakeholder input meeting put on by a California state agency that was looking at a plan to ban the use of lead in a great many products across many industries. For many ...

Walk down the fishing tackle aisle of most sporting goods stores and you are likely to see shelves stocked with lead fishing weights of many shapes and sizes. While lead weights have been popular for ...

A California lawmaker wants to ban most lead fishing weights, arguing they are harmful to wildlife. Assemblyman Bill Quirk, D-Hayward, introduced Assembly Bill 2787 on Feb. 16. The bill would outlaw ...