Trout and trout fishing are most often associated with flowing water—be it big western rivers filled with large browns, rainbows, and cutthroat to tiny mountain streams in the East with native brook ...

For many fly fishermen, fly fishing is synonymous with rivers. You go out and walk or drift, cast to rising trout, and watch your fly float gently downstream. However, the reality is that not everyone ...

If you think about fly fishing or river fishing in general, chances are that a brown trout comes to mind. Catching a big brown is the pinnacle for many trout anglers, whether fishing with fly gear or ...

Off-colored water can make early-season angling difficult. Fly fishers with skills beyond the swift water know that looking to lakes, ponds and reservoirs can keep you in the game. But fly choices can ...

Every time I fish a brook trout stream, I’m reminded why I have such a soft spot for them. I’m a sucker for dry fly eats, and a brook trout hits a dry fly like no other. The best thing about them?

The local rivers were running muddy from recent heavy rains. Mud suspended in the water column removed any chance of achieving success. When conditions are less than favorable, the Eagle River ...

Don't let a lack of knowledge stop you. These flies consistently catch trout, no matter the hatch or your fly fishing skill level. If it played out like it does in books and magazines, we would walk ...

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me: a brown trout in a cedar tree. Translation: my wife signed off on a pre-Christmas streamer trip. I love winter fly fishing for trout. It’s ...

FWP samples the Stillwater River in two spots, near Absarokee and farther upstream near the Moraine fishing access site below Nye. Near Absarokee, the trout numbers were close to normal — about 1,600 ...

This week some good trout reports came out of Martinsdale Reservoir, the upper Stillwater River, the Boulder River and Canyon Ferry Reservoir. While walleye action is generally slow around the state, ...