guides these days, Tom Sadler likes to boost his clients’ chances of catching trout by having them fish with two flies instead of one. He sets them up with the kind of rig known as dry dropper: one ...

Many Missourians celebrate an unofficial holiday every year on March 1. You won’t find it marked on the average wall or desk calendar (not officially, anyway), but stop by a trout park in the Ozarks ...

Missouri’s opening day of trout season at the state’s four trout parks is an anomaly in the world of trout fishing, and that’s what makes the day so special. In a sport often defined by solitude, ...

When I first started trout fishing, I was given an invaluable piece of advice: start with dry flies. Talk to any trout angler, and they’ll tell you that fishing with subsurface flies simply catches ...

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?

I’ve been visiting Crater Lake my entire life, as this iconic national park is only a few hours’ drive from my hometown of Glide. Despite dozens of trips there, the first sight of that massive crater ...

Fly fishing at its most basic level is just another technique for catching fish. On a deeper level, it’s both a blood sport and an art form that is partly based around making the act of fishing more ...

LAKE CITY, Colo. — The Lake Fork of the Gunnison was running cold and clear when I took my first tentative steps from shore, feeling my wading boots sliding off the smooth river rocks on the bottom.

Wake up to the sight of mist rising off the water and the trill of redwing blackbirds in the morning stillness. Launch your boat or cast from shore and feel the cool morning air. You will likely have ...

I spent the weekend up at Nile Valley Days, and as I made the drive up the Naches River both mornings, I was surprised to see nobody fishing along the river. I wanted to stop and make a few casts so ...