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You’re trapped in a hot, dark, stuffy fiberglass jail cell. Merely breathing is difficult, and you can barely move. Then the cell starts shaking and rolling violently, slamming you against the hard ...

There are lots of different ways to fish for pike, whether you enjoy lure fishing, deadbaiting or fishing from a boat, the ...

As a seasoned angler, I've learned the best fishing reels are an absolute must-have for the discipline you are fishing. A ...

IN a bid to protect the ecosystem and the fish population on Lake Kariba, Zambia through the Department of Fisheries has announced plans to remove all unregistered rigs operating on the lake. The move ...

It took more than two hours of interrogation before James M. Sever began to share information about the explosion of a riding lawnmower at a Salem property from which he had been evicted, Trooper ...