This story, “Float to Wild Trout,” appeared in the August 1987 issue of Outdoor Life. For the last mile or so, I have been sitting relaxed with the canoe paddle across my lap, lulled by the stunning ...

Floating a beautiful river is my favorite way to spend a day. It doesn’t matter the season. Throughout my life, I’ve floated rivers in canoes, kayaks and jon boats, but my favorite floating vessel is ...

Trout are often more active in the afternoon during the spring when water temperatures are slightly warmer. Introducing ...

Trout and trout fishing are most often associated with flowing water—be it big western rivers filled with large browns, rainbows, and cutthroat to tiny mountain streams in the East with native brook ...

What's the difference in fall trout vs spring trout fishing? These trout fishing tips will help you catch more fish, no matter the season.

Just a few weeks ago, I made a six-hour drive to Western Pennsylvania to target brown trout on a very famous tailwater. The day before I departed, of course, a massive line of storms swept through ...

Ozark streams can be at their lowest during fall. That's why paddlers head to the White River below Beaver Dam where there's ample water in every season. Water from deep down in Beaver Lake flows ...

Depending on what part of the country you’re in, it might already be feeling like summer. The warmer months bring increased insect activity and great trout fishing opportunities, but they also present ...

Freshwater trout migrations typically span just a few hundred yards and tens of miles. They’re not covering the distance that their anadromous relatives do, but they, too, will seek out new water for ...

Floating a beautiful river is my favorite way to spend a day. It doesn’t matter the season. Throughout my life, I’ve floated rivers in canoes, kayaks and jon boats, but my favorite floating vessel is ...