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, ...

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me: a brown trout in a cedar tree. Translation: my wife signed off on a pre-Christmas streamer trip. I love winter fly fishing for trout. It’s ...

One of Montana's legendary trout flies, the girdle bug, was designed to imitate a large stonefly nymph, or "hellgrammite," as the local anglers on the Big Hole River call the big aquatic insects. Lost ...

Streamer fishing has a special place in the hearts and minds of many guides and seasoned anglers. There are also countless anglers that just don’t understand the enjoyment and pleasure of throwing ...

Fall in the mountains means a drop in temperature, changing of the colors in the trees, the anticipation of snow and fishing with streamers for hungry trout. Streamer fishing this time of year can be ...

In preparation for a sacred day in the lives of many mid-Michigan outdoors enthusiasts — the trout season opener on Saturday, April 27 — I solicited input from several fly-fishing experts to identify ...

Being a little unconventional can be the key to consistently catching trout all season long. Many years ago, I came upon a different approach to trout fishing while fishing the west branch of New York ...

Last week, I spent a couple of days fly-fishing for trout on several streams here in central Pennsylvania with my friend Todd Justus of Chapel Hill, N.C. On our first morning together, we fished ...

Brook trout and lake trout are two of the more popular fall spawning fish species. Despite their names, they belong to the char family. There are few fish in Colorado prettier than a male brook trout ...

In the world of Western trout fishing, the first hard freezes of fall can be a motivating force — both for fishermen and the fish themselves. They’re reminders that prime time for big eats is slipping ...