In-line spinners, spoons, and hardbaits get all the love in the trout game, and rightfully so. These lures have been punishing browns, rainbows, and brookies for many decades. As the old adage goes, ...

"Ten to 12 years ago ... if you wanted to catch a trophy sea trout, you came here. Now ... it is a unicorn," said fishing ...

Jasper Taback began his outdoor career in the mountains of northern Colorado, where a short stint guiding anglers on trout streams evolved into a budding career writing about all things fly fishing.

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, ...

Just because the sun goes down doesn’t mean the species you love to catch go to bed. In fact, sometimes the biggest fish in the pond, lake, or river don’t eat at all until nightfall. Catching them ...

Every year, there’s a period of about six weeks between late April and early June when people will tell you trout rivers are unfishable. Don’t listen to them. It’s true that as temperatures warm, snow ...

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 ...

For many eager anglers, the opening day of trout season can be considered the unofficial start of spring. It’s the time when many will dust off their rods, reels, boots, vests and other gear preparing ...

Above is a common spotted sea trout, sometimes called a speckled sea trout; “speck” for short. Feisty, crafty, and tasty, Gulf Coast anglers love them. In Texas, speck are closed to commercial fishing ...