For many anglers, myself included, trout fishing is synonymous with small freestone streams. Dry flies, undiscerning fish, mountain air, complete solitude – sign me up. Unfortunately, these streams ...

Winter trout fishing is a funny thing. Some people love it because the crowds are gone, and they can bank on having long stretches of great water all to themselves. Other people hang up the trout gear ...

The first taste of snow arrived this week but that shouldn’t stop many anglers from fishing in the streams (especially off Lake Ontario) or the Niagara River – the best two cold weather options. Lake ...

Lake trout might be the ultimate winter trophy. A tangle with one of these denizens of the deep is not soon forgotten. Lake trout fight with spirit and are always game for a battle in winter’s cold ...

Catching big fish in the dead of winter isn’t usually easy. I don’t really care where you live. Florida Keys, you say? Sure, it’s much warmer there in February, but it’s still winter, which means it’s ...

This story, “Giants of God’s River,” appeared in the April 1960 issue of Outdoor Life. I felt like a sardine in a can. My knees were drawn up almost to my chin, and I was hunched forward awkwardly.

Southeast Missouri trout anglers sometimes lament the fact that they are so far from trout fishing waters such as the Eleven Point River, Montauk State Park, or the Meramec River. ... Southeast ...