Find the best fishing lessons and fishing practice buddy at HeyKiki and learn how to fish. Fishing is the process of attempting to catch fish, usually in the wild, either as a hobby, for sport, or as a profession. There are many techniques for fishing, including spearing, hand gathering, angling, trapping, and netting. Recreational and competitive fishers often use equipment like flies, lures, and tackle to bait a fish onto a fishhook at the end of a fishing pole. Professional fishermen catch fish in larger scales, using large nets cast from boats. Different species of fish may also require different techniques and gear to catch them.