On many iconic trout streams, experts say released fish aren't thriving. Yet anglers oppose stocking these blue-ribbon waters ...

Walk into just about any fly shop, and you’ll see a whole wall stocked with trout leader options. 9 ft 5x, 7.5 ft 4x, 12ft 4x – for most new fly anglers, the labels are a collection of numbers that ...

In theory, fly-fishing is a simple sport: Pick a body of water, choose a fly-fishing rod, select your “fly” (or bait), tie a secure knot, cast your line and, hopefully, land a fish on the other end.

Winter brings our lowest and clearest water, which inevitably causes trout to become spookier and more selective. Stealth and ...

I grew up a tackle shop rat. Wherever my family lived from Allentown, Pennsylvania, to Racine, Wisconsin, I’d always be at the local store, hanging out and spending my allowance money. Call me ...

The cutthroat trout surfaced 100 feet below me, in a slick run where the creek worked its way along a steep talus slope. The fish was out of reach, for the moment. I had just broken out of dark timber ...