The window is closing rapidly as the winter months approach. A rooftop of hardwater will blanket the lakes, ponds and reservoirs soon enough. Fans of stillwaters need to venture out before the ice ...

It’s never too early to prepare your winter fly box. Here are some of our don’t-leave-home-without fly patterns for the coming season: Akin to Charlie Craven’s Two-Bit Hooker, this Dream Cast pattern ...

Food sources have been routine for trout. Midges have been the staple for months. Fish have been feeding on the mini bits of sustenance in an eat, eat, eat mode just to survive the cold, lean months.

While some states still have formal trout openers, most allow year-round fishing so anglers can get out there even during the depths of winter. Although trout need cold water to survive, when water ...

Children carry their dripping orange nets back from the pond, anxiously peering into them for the wriggling signs of life. I help to turn one of the nets carefully into the square, white plastic tank ...