Interestingly, brook trout aren’t really trout, but char and are closely related to Arctic Char, Dolly Varden and Lake Trout.

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 ...

"Anglers quickly caught on, and now many of the banks are completely worn, with discarded plastic worm containers strewn here and there." ...

The month of March is a period of transition in nature. We can only hope that the end of the month will be “light jacket” weather! Our planet’s great seasonal machine kicks into yet another gear as ...

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?

Connecticut is starting the year by rewriting how you fish for trout, and the changes are aimed squarely at keeping wild brook trout from slipping away. New size limits, special stream designations, ...

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 ...

Mar. 28—Trout season begins statewide at 8 a.m. Saturday, and area waterways are stocked and ready for eager anglers. The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission boasts that it has stocked 5,000 miles of ...