On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me: a brown trout in a cedar tree. Translation: my wife signed off on a pre-Christmas streamer trip. I love winter fly fishing for trout. It’s ...
Streamer flies can mimic a variety of forage, but none is more common than baitfish. Unlike dry flies that match floating insects, and nymphs that look like aquatic insects in their larval stages, ...
Spinner harnesses are some of the most popular lures for walleyes. When trolled slowly they are good search lures and the use of live bait tempts even the wariest of walleyes. Spinner harnesses are ...
When the weather and water temps start dropping, most trout anglers break out the tiny flies. Fishing midges deep in the ...
The wedged head of a Drunk & Disorderly creates an action that puts trout in kill mode. (Photo: Joe Cermele) The first time I ever fished a Drunk & Disorderly, I hated the fly. A friend had given the ...
Some of us just float through life. Christa Clasgens has figured out a way to make a living at it. Clasgens is the owner of ...
Leaves tumbling in the river’s current provoke thoughts of kype-jawed brown trout hiding beneath cut banks. A caddis dry fly will not provoke brute browns into showing their face. Autumn demands ...
Find a stretch of open-year-round trout water, and test your skill with a flyrod and a streamer. For the outdoor enthusiast in Northern Michigan, November is one of the most exciting months of the ...
LIVINGSTON — There's no better time to be out on a river in Montana than autumn — even this year, when there isn't quite so much river out there. Streamer time has just begun for fly fishermen on ...
Fall is without a doubt the best time to target big brown trout. I’m not talking about spawning brown trout that some anglers choose to try and catch. Good anglers know their water and the indicators ...
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From trolling spinners for weed walleye, to swinging streamers for big browns, to frog fishing for summer bass, these stories captured our Sports Illustrated fishing reader’s attention on Fishing on ...