MADISON — Looking for a shot at some open-water fishing where thin ice isn’t a problem? Wisconsin's early catch-and-release-only trout fishing season starts Saturday, Jan. 6, and includes most trout ...

CASSVILLE, Mo. -- There's a place where daily limits go out the window and anglers can catch all the fish their hearts desire. Catch 100 rainbow trout? That's all fine and perfectly legal during ...

Wisconsin’s early catch and release season for inland Trout begins Jan. 5th and runs through May 2nd. While anglers are not required to use barbless hooks, they can only use artificial lures at this ...

For many anglers, myself included, trout fishing is synonymous with small freestone streams. Dry flies, undiscerning fish, mountain air, complete solitude – sign me up. Unfortunately, these streams ...

VIROQUA – Duke Welter of Viroqua stood on a sandy stream bank in the middle of a slice of Vernon County recreational heaven, also known as a public hunting and fishing ground. Fly rod in hand, he took ...

I’M JACK KEENAN GREG WAGNER PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER WITH NEBRASKA GAME AND PARKS. WE ARE GOING FISHING THIS WEEKEND GREG. THE WEATHER’S BEEN GREAT LATELY. IT HAS BEEN EXCELLENT. BUT WE’LL TAKE IT.

For many years, “catch and release” has been the gold standard for fish conservation especially for trout. It probably ...

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, ...

The author with a wild Western Pennsylvania brown taken right after a major bump in river height. Just a few weeks ago, I made a six-hour drive to Western Pennsylvania to target brown trout on a very ...

When I was a kid, the only thing I ever wanted to be was a professional bass fisherman. On Saturday mornings while the others were watching cartoons, I would wake up, pour myself a bowl of Lucky ...

Any time you’re deciding which lure or fly to tie onto the end of your line, you are essentially asking, “What do trout eat?” And the better you are at answering that question, the more fish you will ...

Salmon eggs are trout candy. Many anglers don’t want to admit that, largely because they like to think of trout as exceptionally smart, discerning fish. At times they can be, but they also have ...