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Trout Fishing

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

Latest in Trout Fishing

An angler holds up a massive brown trout in Idaho.

She Missed a Day of Fishing, Then Caught a ‘Megalodon’ Brown Trout. It Should Break the Idaho Record

A big brown trout on the hook at night.

How I Discovered the Best Time to Catch Monster Brown Trout Is at Night

silhouette of two canoeists paddling across lake mostly in darkness

Before Graduation, My Buddies and I Canoed 600 Miles Through the Canadian Wilderness. We Almost Didn’t Make It

A rainbow trout with a crankbait hanging out of its jaw.

Catch the Biggest Trout of Your Life On These Bass Lures

An angler with a huge lake trout from Lake Superior.

This Guide on Lake Superior Has Helped Break the Minnesota Lake Trout Record Four Times in a Row

A black and white photo of a man chest deep in a bog looking at a fishing fly.

Beaver Ponds Are Still a Secret Spot for Catching Trout. Here’s How to Fish Them

By Nelson Bryant

A trout caught with a soft plastic swimbait.

How to Catch Big Trout on Soft Plastics

A salmonfly on an angler's hand

Salmonflies: A Quick Guide to Fishing the Most Epic Hatch in the West

A dry fly caught wild brown trout from a small mountain stream.

Quick Strike Podcast: 3 Simple Dry-Fly Tricks That Catch More Trout

A big brown trout caught on a streamer.

Quick Strike Podcast: Why You’re Missing Out on the Biggest Brown Trout of Your Life

An emaciated lake trout.

The Bizarre Rise of Lake Superior’s Deep Water ‘Zombie’ Trout

A colorado fisherman casts into a pool.

Colorado’s Trout Fishing Forecast Is Grim After Minimal Snow Pack and Record Heat. These Are the Bright Spots

A trout angler with a giant rainbow from Connecticut.

Derby Fisherman Catches a State-Record Rainbow with a Vintage Rod and a Live Worm

A nice bluegill held in front of a green short with a torso.

4 Affordable Summer Fishing Slams Anyone Can Do

brown trout lure

Trout Fishing Tips: A Quick Guide for Catching More Trout

an illustration of a man fishing and a trout

My Secret Guide to the Legendary Catskill Streams Where American Dry Fly Fishing Was Born

By Cecil E. Heacox

A teenager with a pending state-record trout.

‘Too Fat to Jump.’ West Virginia Teen’s Massive Golden Rainbow Trout Is a Pending State Record

5 old school trout flies on a beige background.

5 Overlooked, Old-School Trout Flies to Throw This Spring

An illustration of loggers throwing a rope to rescue swimmers.

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

An illustration of a whale swimming straight for a group of canoers

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

By David Jarden