Trout Fishing

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

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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

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4 Affordable Summer Fishing Slams Anyone Can Do

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Trout Fishing Tips: A Quick Guide for Catching More Trout

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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

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

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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)