When I first started trout fishing, I was given an invaluable piece of advice: start with dry flies. Talk to any trout angler, and they’ll tell you that fishing with subsurface flies simply catches ...

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission has raised 3.2 million trout for the statewide opening season Saturday. That's 2.3 million rainbow trout; 707,000 brown trout; and 168,000 brook trout. In ...

Using the right fishing line for trout can increase your success. Trout are fun to catch, but they’re challenging, too. They have great eyesight with soft and small mouths, eat relatively small things ...

“My fly line, which is on top of water, acts as bobber, I saw it tug and then pretty much immediately, the fish just darted to other side of river, and I knew it was big immediately because it was ...

If you’ve ever spooked a trout and wondered how the hell it knew you were there, odds are it felt you. Trout have a lateral line – a sensory system that runs along the sides of their body, allowing ...

Fly fishing has always carried an air of mystique, often fueled by myths that seem to linger no matter how many times they’re ...

In theory, fly-fishing is a simple sport: Pick a body of water, choose a fly-fishing rod, select your “fly” (or bait), tie a secure knot, cast your line and, hopefully, land a fish on the other end.

The modern-day trout angler has a vast array of fly rods to choose from. As someone who’s spent far too much time in fly shops looking at and thinking about all these options, I understand how ...

For those in northern climes, the season of discontent is upon us. Sure, there are still some fly-fishing opportunities around—perhaps you dig fishing for cold-weather steelhead, striped bass and ...

To the uninitiated, choosing the right type of fly fishing line can be rather daunting. Unlike conventional rods and reels, which rely on the weight of the lure or rig to cast effectively, a fly rod ...