Driving around northeast Iowa recently it was apparent that trout fishing remains a popular fall activity when every parking spot at North and South Bear Creek and Waterloo Creek was filled. “That was ...

A sign for trout stream fishing on the Turkey River sits behind a trout pond at Big Spring Fish Hatchery in Elkader on May 28. The river is open to the public for fishing and has an angler access ...

Trout streams are mostly clear and fishable. For current trout stocking information on northeast Iowa trout streams, call the trout stocking hotline at 563-927-5736. You can also access the proposed ...

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 ...

If you’re a true trout nut looking for the best trout fishing in the country, then you need to pack your bags and visit—or even move to—one of these best trout towns in the U.S. We selected these 10 ...

If you’re looking for giant fish or huge numbers of fish, small stream trout fishing probably isn’t for you. Small streams require technical fishing, patience, and the willingness to get excited about ...

For years, I’ve tried to be extra careful if fishing trout on hot summer days, to be on the stream around sunrise and leaving when the water temperature reaches the mid-60s. I was confident, almost ...

Twenty years ago, when Trent Tatum and his business partner began building a fishing empire on a blue-ribbon tail water in central Wyoming, two clients could catch up to 80 fish a day. That’s roughly ...

The presence of brook trout says a lot about the condition of a lake, river, or stream. Brook trout are sensitive fish that can only spawn, grow, and survive in clean, cold water. If a body of water ...