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Trout fishing tips and tactics that will work in western rivers, eastern streams, and everywhere in between.

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We Risked Everything for the Best Fishing of Our Lives — and It Almost Cost Us

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I Paddled 850 Miles to Hudson Bay in a Canoe, and Fished to Eat Along the Way

By David Jarden

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It Took Rescuers Days to Find Us in a Remote Canyon. It Took Even Longer to Figure Out How to Get Us Out

By Keith E. Oveson

An Idaho angler with a state-record cutthroat trout.

Idaho’s Deepest Lake Kicks Out Another State-Record Trout

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We Got in a Full-Blown Feud with a Rival Fishing Lodge. It Ended with a State Trooper Sting

Joe Cermele holds up a nice trout on a cold day between winter and spring.

Quick Strike Podcast: The Secret to Fishing the Weirdest, Trickiest Time of the Year

Whitewater rapids on a little known river in Alaska.

In Alaska, Even a Seemingly Unremarkable River Can Offer the Adventure of a Lifetime

By Christine Peterson

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These 6 Full-Time Fish Bums Are Living the Dream — But Not Without Sacrifices

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Why Limestone Streams Grow Bigger Trout Than Almost Anywhere Else

By Vince Marinaro

An Idaho angler with a big Yellowstone cutthroat trout.

College Student Kicks Off the New Year with a State-Record Cutthroat Trout Through the Ice

A photo of a blue-gloved hand holding a winter trout caught from a river.

Quick Strike Podcast: Shake the Winter Freestone Fishing Blues

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This Video of Trout Smashing Flies Through the Ice Will Keep You Fired Up All Winter

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Quick Strike Podcast: Trout Flies We Love to Hate (But Keep Using)

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It’s Time to Rethink Catch-and-Release Trout Fishing — or Get Much Better at It

By Christine Peterson

A fish hatchery in Arkansas.

Arkansas Cuts Trout Harvest on Famed Tailwaters as Key Hatcheries Crash

By Kris Millgate

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Night Fishing Secrets: 4 Species You Should Be Targeting After Sunset This Summer

An angler with a giant brown trout from New Zealand.

Beast of a Brown Trout Caught at Night in New Zealand Is a New World Record

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Quick Strike Podcast: How to Catch Giant Trout on Tiny Flies

A fisheries official reaches into a net filled with stocker rainbow trout.

Stocking Fish Is Getting So Expensive that Kansas Is Slashing Its Trout Season

By Kris Millgate

Three Black Bears in Montana

We Rented a Forest Service Cabin for Our Fishing Trip. We Spent the Weekend Battling Problem Bears

By Leon Copenhaver