Brown trout will jump on a well-presented streamer. / photo by Ken Baldwin Swinging streamers is a criminally underrated method of fishing for trout, and when it comes to brown trout, it can be a ...

If you think about fly fishing or river fishing in general, chances are that a brown trout comes to mind. Catching a big brown is the pinnacle for many trout anglers, whether fishing with fly gear or ...

Yes, wild browns – they aren’t native to the United States, but brown trout reproduce naturally and form self-sustaining populations in many American rivers and streams. When you think of fishing the ...

Massive brown trout are like Sasquatch or the Chupacabra; you hear about them all the time, but few people have actually seen one. Sure, nearly every piece of decent trout water holds a few big browns ...

On some of the country’s best trout streams, catch-and-release may be doing more harm than good. So should we be killing more ...

Catfish, striped bass, and walleyes are just a few fish widely known to hunt nocturnally. It’s not uncommon for anglers to wait until the sun sets to get after them, especially considering the bigger ...

A question I get asked all the time is What is your favorite fish to fish for, and how? I can't answer that. I love to fish, and other than trolling, I enjoy most all forms of fishing. But I can say ...

"Nick’s heart tightened as the trout moved. He felt all the old feeling." — Ernest Hemingway, Big Two Hearted River Part I The Driftless Area of Iowa is located in the northeastern part of the state, ...

Swinging streamers is a criminally underrated method of fishing for trout, and when it comes to brown trout, it can be a total game changer. Brown trout are inherently aggressive eaters, and they’re ...