The Waynesville Parks & Recreation Department will host instructors from the Cataloochee Chapter of Trout Unlimited conducting an Introduction to Fly Fishing Class, on three evenings in ...

Every time I fish a brook trout stream, I’m reminded why I have such a soft spot for them. I’m a sucker for dry fly eats, and a brook trout hits a dry fly like no other. The best thing about them?

Whether or not you should fish a stream when trout are spawning is one of the great debates constantly raging in the trout fishing world. Without a doubt, trout deserve space to spawn in peace. But ...

Fly fishing combines science, athleticism, and artistry. Study the science, practice the athleticism, and then fill it all out with artistry. Building a solid foundation on a basic technique will ...

I have been known to cast a fly at most anything. However, the tiger referred to in the title is not a fly fisherman-eating mammal, but a fish, a trout no-less. Until three weeks ago, I had never ...

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 ...

Streamer flies can mimic a variety of forage, but none is more common than baitfish. Unlike dry flies that match floating insects, and nymphs that look like aquatic insects in their larval stages, ...

Trout Season is only two weeks away, and most of us hardly thought about it a week ago. There has been catch-and-release fishing for brown and rainbow trout, but with the snow and cold ...

Fly fishing really is a matter of inches. A fly can drift too deep, and it can drift too shallow. It might take a while to ...

CENTRAL MINNESOTA — It was midmorning on a sunny day last week when Mickey Johnson of Brainerd and I, fly rods in hand, walked single file down a narrow trail toward one of the few trout streams the ...

Our writer travels deep into Chile to catch and release giant trout just north of Patagonia's famed trout waters.