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 ...

The goodwill that exists among Minnesotans for conservation of the state's natural resources and especially for preservation of outdoor traditions — fishing among them — is unbounded. That was among ...

Women's participation in recreational fishing has grown to outstrip men's in the Northern Territory, according to new data released by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation. Secret ...

Madeline Kelly from Co Down has always been passionate about getting more women hooked on fly fishing. During the Covid pandemic she focused her mind on a lockdown project and from there, her efforts ...

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 ...

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 ...

Women on commercial fishing boats have faced sex discrimination, harassment and even sex abuse. But the young women newly joining crews at Fishermen’s Terminal say they’re treated fairly. “I’m treated ...

An angling coach says she is encouraged by the amount of women taking up the sport. Sue Galloway, a Level 2 development coach from the Northampton Nene Angling club, external, based in ...

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 ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. The organisation Women in Recreational Fishing Network began several years ago in Victoria with the ...

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 ...