Downriggers are standard equipment for Great Lakes anglers, but they have practical applications for inland trout anglers and even walleye anglers in some places. They are an effective tool for ...

There are three kinds of trout in this country — native, wild, and stocked. Native trout are the ones that have been here for thousands of years, such as brook trout in the mountains of the Northeast ...

Today we're out there at the mouth of Lake Ontario, doing something I normally wouldn't do until the spring: trolling for lake trout. This time I'm trolling right at the top of winter using the new ...

With river flows low and gentle, now is a great time to chase trout with stickbaits in the tailwaters below our Ozark reservoirs. Properly trolling a stickbait requires precision. Our favorite ...

Early season for trolling for landlocked salmon and lake trout is a long standing tradition here in the East, and those that are the most effective at it know there are a few special methods (in some ...

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 ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Tom Roth shows why he is a big fan of May trout angling with this whopper ...

When ice fishing stocked trout, knowing where to look can make all the difference. Ask your local fisheries biologist about winter trout fishing opportunities in your area. Trout are stocked in a ...

Several downrigger styles are available. Electric downriggers are standard on most charter boats. An electric 'rigger deploys and reels in the downrigger weight, which may weigh 10 or 12 pounds or ...