The most joy I receive from fly fishing comes via small streams. I have had the good fortune to fly fish in lots of places for a big water and fish experience, and I have enjoyed every one. But, the ...

We tortured-tested 16 of today’s most innovative—and affordable—trout rods to find the best fly rods of the year Of course we picked trout. What else would you expect from a magazine brand that, for ...

There are a lot of numbers in fly fishing, and some of the numbering may not make sense to the uninitiated—or to the initiated, for that matter. A higher number means a smaller hook, yet the opposite ...

As the summer months approach, dreams of small stream trout fishing resurface. In most parts of the country, alpine streams won’t even be reachable until May or June – unless you’ve got a pair of ...

Tom Rosenbauer reached down to his laptop, and a picture of a tiny cascade of water splashing down stones appeared on the projector screen. “Would you stop and fish a stream that small?” he asked the ...

Livingston fly fishing guide Matt Wilhelm will talk about strategies and tactics for fishing small streams at the Magic City Fly Fishers meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at the Billings Rod and Gun Club.

Finding the right trout rod can be a giant pain. Most of the spinning rods you’ll find on the market were designed for bass fishing or trolling. These rods are usually too heavy, long, or stiff for ...

ON THE NORTH SHORE - The place where Eric Tofte is fishing is improbably beautiful. He's a half-mile or so up a North Shore stream, well up the shore from Duluth. It's a tiny stream, just a couple of ...

Rain has slammed into the valley, changing the whole picture when it comes to our local rivers. The low-water, high-temperature Eagle River that has been under an afternoon closure is now swollen from ...