If you’re looking for giant fish or huge numbers of fish, small stream trout fishing probably isn’t for you. Small streams require technical fishing, patience, and the willingness to get excited about ...

For me, small stream trout fishing is synonymous with dry fly fishing. You could fish a nymph rig or tie on a dropper, but why would you? If you’re fishing right after it’s rained and the water is ...

Leave the fly rod and grab the muck boots. For an interesting take on brook trout angling, make for the hardwoods instead of the main stream. These quick tips on catching small creek, under the radar ...

But brook trout, after expanding to new streams, face stiffer competition as warming threats worsen.

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Before we can talk about creek fishing, we have to define a creek. While it varies by ...

Standing knee-deep in the gurgling North Carolina trout stream, Bill Bonner flicked the #14 Royal Coachman into a small trout hideout under a laurel bough. Landing at the top of ...

The presence of brook trout says a lot about the condition of a lake, river, or stream. Brook trout are sensitive fish that can only spawn, grow, and survive in clean, cold water. If a body of water ...

Freshwater trout migrations typically span just a few hundred yards and tens of miles. They’re not covering the distance that their anadromous relatives do, but they, too, will seek out new water for ...