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 ...

Fly fishing in the winter is a gift not many fishermen ever open. Once they do, the secret is out as the experience is ...

Jack Frost blew into the valley, putting slush in the river and forming ice bridges overnight. The Eagle River held out as long as it could. Winter angling has set in. Fly anglers can either adapt or ...

BRYSON CITY, N.C. (WSPA) – You might not think of winter as a great time to fish, and fly fishing in the cold water might send a chill up your spine, but dressed properly in layers, waders and boots, ...

It’s the middle of December, and winter has just reached us in the South – bringing with it the age-old fly angler’s dilemma: I want to fish, but it’s cold as hell. “Cold as hell” is relative, of ...

Fly fishing The Spokane River flow remains extremely big and fishing spots are very limited. Most fish will be tucked in ...

I’ve been a fan of chain pickerel since I was a kid. That’s largely because where I grew up there weren’t any pike and even though there were some muskie haunts, those fish felt too unattainable. As ...

What you first learn about winter fly fishing is not where, since there are plenty of places available, nor is it how, since even the most beginningest of beginners quickly can master the rudimentary ...

Snow may cover the ground and ice may cover the ponds and lakes, but the West’s bigger rivers are still open for fishing, including fly fishing. “Fish still got to eat,” said Danny Lane, a fishing ...

While we patiently wait for Ullr to turn up the precipitation, there are a plethora of local river runs that remain wide-open as we await better alpine skiing and riding conditions. As travelers see, ...