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 ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — With thousands of miles of streams across the state, there are ample trout fishing opportunities in New York State. Each year the DEC stocks around 2.3 million catchable-size brook, ...

When the General Assembly of Pennsylvania officially made the brook trout the state fish, March 9, 1970, there wasn’t really another candidate worthy of consideration. While it’s common these days for ...

Every time I fish a brook trout stream, I’m reminded why I have such a soft spot for them. I’m a sucker for dry fly eats, and a brook trout hits a dry fly like no other. The best thing about them?

New York’s state fish is the colorful brook trout. These fish has been around since the glaciers receded thousands of years ago, a native fish that is not a trout at all. It’s actually a char, like ...

It was my last day fishing with the “Michigan guys.” I first met them when Joe Sprys invited me to speak and tie flies at the Michigan Fly Fishing Club’s annual banquet. That’s when I learned that a ...

Native Americans were catching and eating brook trout from our streams hundreds of years before the first Pilgrims arrived in 1620. The Indians introduced the brook trout to Pilgrims as food and also ...

The outdoor lifestyle is ruled by the seasons, and the seasons by traditions. But there’s no tradition that enraptures me more than spring on a native brook trout stream. Trout do, on occasion, live ...

Jul. 30—A combination of tools old and relatively new will be used to rid a creek in North Idaho of the colorful but invasive brook trout. In September, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game plans to ...

A fish kill incident has wreaked havoc on native brook trout in a Minnesota stream. On August 2 nd, a fish kill was reported on Tischer Creek, which runs through the small city of Duluth, Minnesota.