More than 50 percent of the average trout’s diet consists of tiny midges, and it’s these microscopic insects that you’ll most likely find flying above local streams this month. But don’t knock ...

It goes without saying that trout flies vary from tier to tier, reflecting differences in skill level, available materials, imagination, creativity, etc. We’re free to experiment, our only judge being ...

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Is there such a thing as a “dirty” lure to a conventional angler? I’m not entirely sure. I’ve heard people claim a Senko is cheating in the bass game because these soft-plastic Bic pens are so ...

One of Montana's legendary trout flies, the girdle bug, was designed to imitate a large stonefly nymph, or "hellgrammite," as the local anglers on the Big Hole River call the big aquatic insects. Lost ...

rout fishing with spinning tackle may not be the idyllic approach depicted on TV shows, magazines or calendars, but it’s probably the most popular method and often the most effective. As opposed to ...

Decisions, decisions. If you’re a fly angler, you have lots to make. Yes, there are plenty of different lures on tackle-shop shelves, but not nearly as many as there are different fly patterns in well ...

Aleta is a writer living in the Rocky Mountain foothills of Santa Fe, New Mexico. She enjoys vinyasa flow on the park grass with her two young boys. New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, ...

Trout Unlimited is a conservation organization formed in 1959 to try to save and improve a stressed trout and salmon fishery ...