https://afd-production-eru2ractomp34-gjdjeybzcubvfrgz.z01.azurefd.net/ en https://afd-production-eru2ractomp34-gjdjeybzcubvfrgz.z01.azurefd.net/news-tips/trout/22466/side-drifting-winter-steelhead By Scott Haugen, Cabela’s Ambassador May 30, 2020 Bass Pro Shops 1Source e0d92c77-037d-4d35-9a5d-6caa41a698ba https://afd-production-eru2ractomp34-gjdjeybzcubvfrgz.z01.azurefd.net/news-tips/trout/19621/catching-speckled-trout-gators-gulf Folks throughout the Gulf states are well familiar with gators of the reptilian kind, but mentioning “gators” to coastal May 8, 2020 David A. 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August 28, 2014 Steve Galea a4d3aecc-c4ac-43fc-bb25-d41349c07f75 https://afd-production-eru2ractomp34-gjdjeybzcubvfrgz.z01.azurefd.net/news-tips/trout/6162/10-steps-cleaning-trout-why-you-should-do-it-streamside Today many anglers choose to release trout they catch, carefully twisting their fishing hooks free and watching as the quarry swims back into the stream with a f August 2, 2014 Gerald Almy 164a100c-78e0-4d62-a044-a45ff079226d https://afd-production-eru2ractomp34-gjdjeybzcubvfrgz.z01.azurefd.net/news-tips/trout/5002/fly-fishing-9-tips-bushwhacking-backcountry-lunkers It's about 10 a.m., and my buddy and I have already been walking for more than two hours. The trail into the forest long gone, we lunge over slippery fallen logs and scramble up rock outcrops.  July 29, 2014 1Source Outdoors 1eab95c8-c5b1-4637-92fb-7e0facafa676 https://afd-production-eru2ractomp34-gjdjeybzcubvfrgz.z01.azurefd.net/news-tips/trout/7444/tips-trout-fishing-summer-heat The mercury in the thermometer has swollen to nearly reach the 100-degree mark, and the sun is bearing down unmercifully as you stand by the river's edge. July 14, 2014 Michael Faw 14ff5d8a-4587-4e82-a39a-9ee71a319ceb https://afd-production-eru2ractomp34-gjdjeybzcubvfrgz.z01.azurefd.net/news-tips/trout/6240/3-tips-catching-hot-weather-trout July 3, 2014 Bill Cooper 5d79fedb-644f-4653-add3-2a8d08df763f https://afd-production-eru2ractomp34-gjdjeybzcubvfrgz.z01.azurefd.net/news-tips/trout/6346/simple-way-target-lake-trout-without-downrigger June 25, 2014 Jason Akl 6a2ef508-0a82-4e23-8c72-8d0fa721a8ce https://afd-production-eru2ractomp34-gjdjeybzcubvfrgz.z01.azurefd.net/news-tips/trout/6373/two-fly-setup-proved-its-worth-rainbow-trout June 18, 2014 Jeff Knapp d05d2dd3-155d-4a14-982d-4e1e81c37cf7 https://afd-production-eru2ractomp34-gjdjeybzcubvfrgz.z01.azurefd.net/news-tips/trout/6498/summer-and-winter-techniques-steelhead-trout Of all the different freshwater game fish available to anglers, one of the favorite target species for June 15, 2014 Jason Akl 9faa0d6c-782e-4326-a513-010281ee2104 https://afd-production-eru2ractomp34-gjdjeybzcubvfrgz.z01.azurefd.net/news-tips/trout/6447/4-presentations-work-small-stream-brook-trout May 30, 2014 Justin Hoffman 004b599f-5ea9-441a-8a52-660dc6c624bf https://afd-production-eru2ractomp34-gjdjeybzcubvfrgz.z01.azurefd.net/news-tips/trout/6513/brown-trout-facts Brown trout tend to grow bigger, live longer, and tolerate a wider range of habitat types May 11, 2014 Larry Whiteley 0a5d3ea7-30d8-45cf-851c-d799cd850623 https://afd-production-eru2ractomp34-gjdjeybzcubvfrgz.z01.azurefd.net/news-tips/trout/6523/5-important-catch-and-release-tips-trout-survival Trout fishing at one of Missouri's four trout parks is a gr May 8, 2014 Bill Cooper 1756a9a4-4c85-4ac8-a5fa-b31e9ae805db https://afd-production-eru2ractomp34-gjdjeybzcubvfrgz.z01.azurefd.net/news-tips/trout/6596/how-water-levels-will-impact-your-trout-fishing-video While matching the hatch, choosing casts and deciding where to April 14, 2014 Bass Pro Shops 1Source d7ab70bc-efea-4dbe-97c8-00818c898e97 https://afd-production-eru2ractomp34-gjdjeybzcubvfrgz.z01.azurefd.net/news-tips/trout/6634/wild-rainbow-trout-eases-fishing-season April 2, 2014 Jeff Knapp 9bd165e5-174c-4086-8988-037ef8f0691a https://afd-production-eru2ractomp34-gjdjeybzcubvfrgz.z01.azurefd.net/news-tips/trout/6964/dealing-crowded-trout-parks-opening-day "Insane. I would never do that." February 13, 2014 Bill Cooper 2284e129-19ad-40e2-a157-d666d2851605 https://afd-production-eru2ractomp34-gjdjeybzcubvfrgz.z01.azurefd.net/news-tips/trout/7006/college-town-winter-trouting February 5, 2014 Jeff Knapp 18e1ba60-f08a-4d06-aeae-0d221d1cb33f https://afd-production-eru2ractomp34-gjdjeybzcubvfrgz.z01.azurefd.net/news-tips/trout/4055/falls-changing-trout-colors The leaves aren't the only thing that change colors in fall. Native brook trout, as their fall spawning time nears, take on a brilliance that matches that of any leafy transition. 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