State stocking programs go against environmental priorities. I parked my car on a dirt pull-off on the side of a southern Vermont river on a signature overcast late August day, around nine months ago.

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 ...

Every time I fish a brook trout stream, I’m reminded why I have such a soft spot for them. I’m a sucker for dry fly eats, and a brook trout hits a dry fly like no other. The best thing about them?

Not all — there are exceptions — but many love to break the sport down and silo the tools and tactics within it into those ...

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 ...

In Bob Mallard’s book “50 Best Places: Fly Fishing in the Northeast,’’ the No. 9 spot goes to the 30-mile-long Kennebago River in this northwestern corner of Maine more widely known as the Rangeley ...