While some states still have formal trout openers, most allow year-round fishing so anglers can get out there even during the depths of winter. Although trout need cold water to survive, when water ...

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 ...

guides these days, Tom Sadler likes to boost his clients’ chances of catching trout by having them fish with two flies instead of one. He sets them up with the kind of rig known as dry dropper: one ...

PETERBOROUGH - Fly-fishing enthusiasts inspired and helped create the Monadnock Center for History and Culture's latest exhibit, on the history of fishing in the region. "Hooked! Fishing in the ...

DEEP said the new regulation will protect wild brook trout because most are shorter than nine inches in length. Brook trout ...

I’ll fess up. Nothing is more blood-pressure raising to me than pinning a big trout on an itty-bitty dry fly. Scoring the take is the fun part, no doubt, but whenever I’m trying to feed a hefty brown ...

AS THE LAST of the 2024 big game seasons come to a close, I’m caught in a mental state of funk. It’s not so much that I still have a strong desire to hunt, but more an acknowledgement of what comes ...

There are two situations for which a 7.5-foot leader is a great choice: fishing small streams and streamer fishing. On small streams, a shorter leader lets you turn your fly over faster and cast more ...

Depending on where you live and who you talk to, you’ll find that fly fishermen have widely varying opinions on hitting the river in the dead of winter. For some it’s the greatest time year, with fair ...

If it played out like it does in books and magazines, we would walk up to the creek or river, have a look at the water, sit ...