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 ...

When fishing for trout close to the surface in shallow lakes in the morning and evening, nothing works better than trolling light tackle with a Smile Blade Fly. If a little more depth is desired, ...

WHIDBEY ISLAND — Back in the 1990s, Lone Lake on Whidbey Island produced nice trout that mostly were caught and taken home every year by a small number of anglers who fished the 101-acre lake. “I ...

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Greg Huchko peers through the microscope at a slide that shows why Diamond Lake fly-fishers need to hang out at the lake’s south end this spring casting chironomid flies. The ...

There are three kinds of trout in this country — native, wild, and stocked. Native trout are the ones that have been here for thousands of years, such as brook trout in the mountains of the Northeast ...

One rod for dry flies if fish were rising. One rod rigged for chironomids if the trout were stubborn. One rod with a slow-sink line for a streamer if the tigers were chasing. And we hoped they were on ...

When ice fishing stocked trout, knowing where to look can make all the difference. Ask your local fisheries biologist about winter trout fishing opportunities in your area. Trout are stocked in a ...