Fish for long enough, and someone will tell you that it’s cruel or inhumane – but you and I both know that there’s no one who cares more about the health and well-being of trout than a trout angler.

Fly fishing for trout can be one of the most rewarding and exciting outdoor pursuits there is. It can also be one of the most frustrating. I often hear people who don’t fly fish talk about how ...

Streamer flies can mimic a variety of forage, but none is more common than baitfish. Unlike dry flies that match floating insects, and nymphs that look like aquatic insects in their larval stages, ...

Trout fishing in muddy water can be a pain. All those rules you’ve been taught about where fish should be? Throw them out the window. If you can’t see anything, trout can’t see anything – they’re ...

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.

There’s much more to fly fishing than tying on a fly and whipping your line around a pond. Casting, hook setting and reeling all demand a level of finesse that goes beyond what anglers experience when ...

Trout are most active when water temperatures range from 56 to 64 degrees and currently at South Fork and Wild Horse surface-water temperatures are at 64 and 57 degrees, respectively.

There’s good news for trout anglers who have kept their fishing rods on ice for the winter, so to speak. The hard water covering reservoirs at the Kirch Wildlife Management Area has begun to melt away ...

Boysen Reservoir, Wyo.: The water is clearing up. Fish in the Cottonwood area in 15 to 30 feet of water for walleye using a deep-diving white crankbait. The best trolling speed has been 1.6 mph. In ...

Hauser Reservoir — The rainbow trout are biting well all around the lake on No. 5 Shad Raps. Walleye action is spotty. — Terry McArdle, Townsend Marine. Holter Reservoir — The rainbows are biting well ...