When I first started trout fishing, I was given an invaluable piece of advice: start with dry flies. Talk to any trout angler, and they’ll tell you that fishing with subsurface flies simply catches ...

Selecting a bait for trout isn’t rocket science. They like garden worms, mealworms, wax worms, and nightcrawlers. Salmon eggs score big, as do all of the synthetic dough baits on the market these days ...

Summer can be cruel to a devout trout fisherman. I found that out during the relentless drought of 2016. By July, flows on the Farmington River—my home water in Connecticut—were reduced to a pathetic ...

There are few fly anglers who can take full advantage of the Driftless. Getting the drop on prime holes here can be a headache. Spin casting for trout here will get you into most of the nooks and ...

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VIROQUA, Wis. — When you wake up here, there are trout in every direction. To the east, the West Fork of the Kickapoo River. To the south, Tainter Creek. To the west, the South Fork of the Bad Axe ...

The best fly fishing in Northern California, from coastal steelhead rivers to stillwater bass fishing.

Catfish, striped bass, and walleyes are just a few fish widely known to hunt nocturnally. It’s not uncommon for anglers to wait until the sun sets to get after them, especially considering the bigger ...