For many anglers, myself included, trout fishing is synonymous with small freestone streams. Dry flies, undiscerning fish, mountain air, complete solitude – sign me up. Unfortunately, these streams ...

Drop a worm in the water on a summer day and just try to not catch a bluegill. But in winter, sometimes those same big slabs get finicky and only bite best at classic walleye times—dawn and dusk.

Targeting burbot — also known as eelpout or ling — in the winter is best done at night. Here's how to catch more fish through ...

Winter trout fishing is a funny thing. Some people love it because the crowds are gone, and they can bank on having long stretches of great water all to themselves. Other people hang up the trout gear ...

Bowfin, carp, and gar come to mind first when I think of “underdog” fish. Yes, they have cult followings across the country and if you know where to look, you’ll find plenty of anglers singing their ...

Few moments can jazz winter like seeing the chrome flash of a steelhead in a dark and frigid river. Fisherman and writer Bob Butz shares the how-to of steelhead fishing in Northern Michigan. Before I ...