If you’re looking for giant fish or huge numbers of fish, small stream trout fishing probably isn’t for you. Small streams require technical fishing, patience, and the willingness to get excited about ...

Tom Rosenbauer reached down to his laptop, and a picture of a tiny cascade of water splashing down stones appeared on the projector screen. “Would you stop and fish a stream that small?” he asked the ...

From a distance, I watched as a bright yellow maple leaf gently disengaged itself from the branch it had been attached to ...

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 ...

It's been said that small-stream fishing has a life and attitude of its own, an attitude that anglers either compliantly adopt or go home frustrated, vowing never to return. There is a unique ...

It is that time of the year when we start looking at the melting snow in our yards and the countryside and wonder when the spring run-off will end so that the streams will settle down and clear up.

Fly reels for trout fishing serve two main roles: To hold your fly line and backing and to have a drag capable of tiring out a fish during a fight. Pairing the right reel with your fly rod will help ...

Freestone stream, spring creek, tailwater — which would you rather attack for trout? The answer will depend largely on where you live, but it might also hinge on the style of fishing you prefer. Each ...

Walk into just about any fly shop, and you’ll see a whole wall stocked with trout leader options. 9 ft 5x, 7.5 ft 4x, 12ft 4x – for most new fly anglers, the labels are a collection of numbers that ...