Fly reels for trout fishing serve two main roles: To hold your fly line and backing and to have a drag capable of tiring out a fish during a fight. Pairing the right reel with your fly rod will help ...

Don't let a lack of knowledge stop you. These flies consistently catch trout, no matter the hatch or your fly fishing skill level. Like gems in the water. / photo by Ken Baldwin If it played out like ...

While some states still have formal trout openers, most allow year-round fishing so anglers can get out there even during the depths of winter. Although trout need cold water to survive, when water ...

The Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish & Wildlife plans to stock nearly 35,000 rainbow and brown trout across Indiana this spring in preparation for this year’s inland trout fishing ...

The fall trout fishing season is set to open up soon in Illinois. Illinois Department of Natural Resources will open trout fishing on Oct. 18 at 60 ponds, lakes and rivers throughout the state. Early ...

Striped bass continue to bite well, said Jon Conklin, fishing guide. Stripers are scattered from Horseshoe Bend park to Beaver Dam. Best live baits are brood minnows or shad. Keep a top-water lure ...

The author holds an early spring lake trout caught while trolling a crankbait just a few feet below the surface of Lake Superior. / Joe Shead There are lots of different ways to catch lake trout, but ...

A question I have heard many times is, “When is the best time to fish?” My answer is simple, fish when you can, sometimes ...

For years, I’ve tried to be extra careful if fishing trout on hot summer days, to be on the stream around sunrise and leaving when the water temperature reaches the mid-60s. I was confident, almost ...