When you’re getting ready to cast your fishing line, are you adding a bobber, float or strike indicator? Bobbers have come a long way from being just a plastic red and white ball sitting a couple feet ...

Selecting a bait for trout isn’t rocket science. They like garden worms, mealworms, wax worms, and nightcrawlers. Salmon eggs score big, as do all of the synthetic dough baits on the market these days ...

Admitting to my affinity for nymphing seems like confessing I prefer Darth Vader over Luke Skywalker. But there was a block ...

Fly fishing Silver Bow Fly Shop says stonefly and worm nymphs, hot bead anything and streamer patterns will get it done this time of year. Don't overthink winter fly selections; usually, you just need ...

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 ...

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 ...

Trout fishing is an age-old pursuit that pits two popular methods – fly fishing and spin fishing – against each other in a friendly rivalry. Both techniques have loyal followings and distinct ...

I fish Lake Superior for lake trout all winter—through sometimes questionable ice or rare calm open-water days—because some ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Steelhead trout have been heading up the Northeast Ohio tributaries of Lake Erie in recent days, thanks to some rain and snow, and that will help to kick off good steelhead trout ...

This story, “It Takes a Grampus,” appeared in the August 1950 issue of Outdoor Life. Did you ever buck a first-class, big­ scale, full-blown jinx in a choice piece of trout country? Ever fish streams ...