ASHEVILLE - As fall fishing begins, the U.S. Forest Service is looking for feedback on a plan that will expand and renovate North Carolina's largest trout hatchery — the Bobby N. Setzer State Fish ...

A 6- or 7-weight rod with a sink-tip line is ideal for fall streamer fishing. It’s a heavy set-up that helps you turn over ...

Fly fishing for trout can be one of the most rewarding and exciting outdoor pursuits there is. It can also be one of the most frustrating. I often hear people who don’t fly fish talk about how ...

guides these days, Tom Sadler likes to boost his clients’ chances of catching trout by having them fish with two flies instead of one. He sets them up with the kind of rig known as dry dropper: one ...

Year-round streams Since 1996, the state Department of Environmental Conservation has permitted anglers to fish year-round in designated sections of more than 30 trout streams. Three of those streams ...

The fly vanished, swallowed by something just under the surface. “Got him,” exclaimed New River Fly Fishing guide Alex Wise as he quickly stripped line. Soon, a chunky brown trout came to the net.

North American anglers are blessed. The region has some of the best trout fishing in the world. And unlike the British Isles, where most trout water is private, the best fishing on this side of the ...

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me: a brown trout in a cedar tree. Translation: my wife signed off on a pre-Christmas streamer trip. I love winter fly fishing for trout. It’s ...

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) will be implementing the Delayed Harvest Trout Waters regulations on 33 trout waters beginning Oct. 1, according to a news release from NCWRC.

Arnold Gingrich, an avid angler who also happened to found Esquire magazine, once wrote, "A trout is a moment of beauty known only to those who seek it." According to government statistics, some 11 ...