Having just returned back from a brook trout trip to Algonquin Provincial Park (Ontario, Canada), I was able to learn first hand what is needed to catch these often cunning, yet scrappy little…
Brown trout tend to grow bigger, live longer, and tolerate a wider range of habitat types than their cousins the brook trout or rainbow trout.
Brown trout are not native to North American.
According…
Trout fishing at one of Missouri's four trout parks is a great way to spend a hot summer day. The cool waters of the spring branches will keep even the most heat weary trout angler plenty cool.
All…
While matching the hatch, choosing casts and deciding where to fly fish are all crucial factors in order to land the Big One, water levels have just as big of an impact.
Spring is here and, after…
Long bank sections of the mountain stream where heavily lined with piles of ice, the frozen reminders of a severe winter. Driven there by high water during the flush of a recent thaw and high water…
"Insane. I would never do that."
The above words still ring in my ears each time I witness opening day of trout season at one Missouri's four trout parks. I made the statement the very first time I…
Centre County, Pennsylvania's Spring Creek ran low and clear when my friend Art and I crossed it last Saturday. The public access area at the Benner Springs hatchery had a few vehicles.
Despite the…
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.
I was reminded of…
As the leaves begin to turn and the weather gets colder people start to shift gears from fishing to hunting. Although this seems like a natural progression, you will be missing out on some of the…
I'll never forget my first experience with the unique sport of back trolling for steelhead. I was fishing with Les Wedge and Cliff Creech, fishery managers for New York State, on the Salmon River…
The other day a friend and I were fishing a backwoods lake that held lake trout and brook trout. We went there hoping that the water temperatures would be cold enough for the trout to still be active…
When discussing the best means of handling a freshly-landed trout, which will then be released, opinions vary as whether or not to net the fish.
In the case of medium- to larger-sized trout, a strong…
