Every time I fish a brook trout stream, I’m reminded why I have such a soft spot for them. I’m a sucker for dry fly eats, and a brook trout hits a dry fly like no other. The best thing about them?

Prime hopper season runs from late summer into early fall. When warm water and low flows slow the regular aquatic insect hatches, trout start looking elsewhere for calories. The good news is that ...

From fly fishing tips to must-have flies to a hand-crafted German fly reel maker, these stories captured our Sports Illustrated fishing reader’s attention on Fishing on SI this past week. Want to make ...

Fly fishing during the spring runoff can be intimidating. Sure, high, off-color rivers can be confusing and hard to read, but fish are still biting in these conditions. Plus, you might even have the ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. 1. Practice makes perfect: Pick up your rod and go out on a football field or to the park and practice your ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Fly fishing is a specialized type of fishing that requires a little more skill and finesse. 8 On Your Side’s Amanda Holly spoke with a local fly fishing charter captain, who has ...

Flyfishing for trout isn’t a complicated, difficult sport. A close look reveals that a successful flyfisherman has mastered several basic abilities: casting smoothly and accurately, knowing how to ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — As summer continues, water levels in many western Montana rivers and creeks fall. The low water levels make for prime fly-fishing conditions. Ron Beck is a local fishing coach who is ...

This month, the Fly Fishers of Davis will hear from Putah Creek guide Jordan Romney, “who has the uncanny knack for getting his clients hooked up on fish, despite the fishery being one of the more ...

A Furman University biology student got out of South Carolina and wound up majoring in fly fishing on the waters around Lewis and Clark County. Chris Strainer, owner of CrossCurrents in Helena, will ...