Trout fishing is typically synonymous with faster currents in streams and rivers, but lakes can be overlooked gems! Stillwater provides a unique experience and it’s a stark contrast fishing in the moving water. Trout still have likely holding places, but they can sometimes be harder to find. Furthermore, the fly selection...
As the water warms up in the spring and summer, you can enjoy some of the most exciting action of the year as fish activity rises rapidly. There are few experiences in fishing more exciting than the explosion of a predatory fish, lurking in the murky waters, then breaking the...
There isn’t much that gets an angler’s heart pumping quite like a big trout hammering terrestrials right on the bank, which makes August a month to look forward to each year. In most parts of the country, August is a relatively dead month in terms of heavy bug hatches. Tricos are...
When the summer heat warms trout streams to unsafe temperatures, it’s time to stow the three-weight and start chasing bass on a favorite river, lake, or farm pond! Many times anglers are left wondering what to do when their favorite trout stream hits 68+ degrees in water temperature and the fish...
For bug enthusiasts, high summer can be a fairly dull time of year, with terrestrials taking center stage and mayfly activity bottoming out for the year. The seemingly never-ending drought of bug activity ceases with the first sign of the trico hatch! This is no easy trout snack to master, however. ...
Low and clear water is incredibly intimidating to many anglers. Fish get quite spooky and spots that were once fishing great are now stagnant and difficult. Unfortunately, these are the conditions that usually prevail from July through September and into October. Instead of stowing the trout rods away in favor...
Chasing brook trout in little mountain streams becomes a full-fledged addiction for many. The colors are usually what draws people in first, from the blue halo to the brilliant orange underbelly. Those who pursue brookies find the scenery stunning and the fish willing to take most flies so long as they...
It’s no secret that terrestrials are both fun to fish and incredibly effective at luring up big trout from the depths. In terms of protein, ants and beetles certainly pack quite a punch, but it’s the hopper that really makes trout go crazy. These buzzing bank-dwellers jump through tall grasses and...
Anglers wait all year to throw on wet wading sandals and spend warm days fishing for trout in summer. Layers of fleece and wool gloves are nothing but a distant memory, and anglers have to change tactics to reflect the summertime trout fishing scene. When flows drop and trout get...
June is perhaps the best month for trout fishing in the Eastern chunk of the United States, and that’s mostly because of some extraordinary hatches. As runoff rages across much of the West, trout streams from Maine to North Carolina teem with bugs and trout happily slurping them off the surface. ...
