The air is freezing, the water’s deep, and the fish are massive. Join the adventure as we chase powerful mackinaw lake trout and mysterious burbots from a kayak. Every strike feels like a tug-of-war ...
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 ...
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?
To fly fish for trout effectively, it’s important to be familiar with the food sources that your flies are designed to imitate. Many of the best trout anglers double as amateur entomologists, studying ...
Fly fishing for trout can be one of the most rewarding and exciting outdoor pursuits there is. It can also be one of the most frustrating. I often hear people who don’t fly fish talk about how ...
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Kayak fishing for trout, grouper, and mackerel

An epic day on the kayak brings nonstop action. Speckled trout, grouper, and Spanish mackerel all hit hard, keeping the rods ...
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 ...
ASHEVILLE - It’s not a large fish, the brook trout, sometimes called a “brookie” or a speckled trout. A respectable catch, one worthy of a photograph, is about the width of a standard piece of ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The combination of paddling a kayak and catching a trophy fish can be exhilarating, the reason so many sportsmen are testing their kayaking and fishing skills on near-shore Lake Erie ...
Editor's note: This was originally published in 2017. ASHEVILLE - It’s not a large fish, the brook trout, sometimes called a “brookie” or a speckled trout. A respectable catch, one worthy of a ...