One of the marvels of fishing is looking at the different colors and patterns on a trout. It’s fascinating to look at the spots and designs that are unique to each brook, brown or rainbow you catch.

If you think about fly fishing or river fishing in general, chances are that a brown trout comes to mind. Catching a big brown is the pinnacle for many trout anglers, whether fishing with fly gear or ...

Brandon Nelson with the biggest of three big brown trout he caught recently on the east branch of the Tioughnioga River. Cortland angler Brandon Nelson, 23, holds up an impressive, nearly 24-inch ...

The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has had a sea-run brown trout program for years. It never was spectacular, and over the years many rivers were dropped from the program. But the ...

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More than 50 percent of the average trout’s diet consists of tiny midges, and it’s these microscopic insects that you’ll most likely find flying above local streams this month. But don’t knock ...

BILLINGS – In the fall when Nathan Diesel is stalking big brown trout with a fly rod, he’ll often pass up casting to 6-pounders that he’s spotted because he knows there are bigger fish to be caught.

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Luke Bizzell with a nice-sized Fall Creek brown trout. Fly fisherman Luke Bizzell, of Ithaca, has been enjoying fishing Fall Creek, a tributary of Cayuga Lake. As these two pictures show, he's cashing ...

Thrunton Long Crag was well attended throughout the days, with Diawl Bachs being the most successful fly along with different ...