I write this week’s column not because I want to, but because I have to. It’s winter (well, this year, kind of), so that ...

Late January and early February is the time when lake water temperatures bottom out for the winter. In the past few weeks I have seen Bullards Bar and Englebright drop ...

North Carolina's largest trout hatchery has been emptied as renovations are planned. A new 2026 trout stocking schedule has ...

In the beginning, I had a classic Zebco 202 spin-cast combo, and it was good. At least, good enough for 5-year-old me. But I've owned many types of fishing rods since I was a freckle-faced boy who ...

Hughes says on Long Island, a two-month window for ice-fishing can occur in January and February. "If you get cold, still ...

Ask just about anyone if standing in two feet of 33-degree water while snow somehow finds its way down the back of their base ...

Keep those off-season fishing mechanics sharp by getting out on your local stream or river this winter. Ask just about anyone ...

Transitioning from a beginner to an intermediate angler comes after some on-the-water realizations. Becoming a better angler ...

One of the problems Marvin Pincus discovered about running the Fly Tying Love Center here in the valley is that there ...

Fly fishing The guides at Silver Bow Fly Shop said Spokane River flows are finally dropping down to a semi-reasonable level ...

The Frenchie Nymph is a modern adaptation of Frank Sawyer’s Pheasant Tail refined through the demands of international fly fishing competition. As American teams led by three-time national champion ...

The first time I wandered into a fly shop on my own, I had no idea where to begin. I had been fly fishing before, but always on a boat and with the help of a partner or friends. Being alone—and ...