Researchers have perfected a fiber-reinforced fishing lure that may prevent millions of pounds of toxic plastics from polluting waters nationwide. Earning raves in the sport-fishing world, a young ...

Each year, more than 12,000 tons of rubbery “soft baits” land at the bottom of lakes, streams, and rivers, says Hobbins, president of Lake Resources Group Inc., Waunakee, Wis. Anglers have used the ...