Best Tactics for Catching Pre-Spawn River Walleyes. The jig and minnow is the standard fare of spring walleye fishermen. Use a jig heavy enough to reach bottom and maintain contact in heavy current.

The River Why by David James Duncan: Fly Fishing Fiction. The only work of fiction on this list, The River Why tells the story of a young man searching for purpose and fulfillment through fly ...

Trout need cold water. Humans have been trout fishing in western Montana for millenia. In the Missoula area, the Salish people were catching native bull trout on the Blackfoot River long before ...

Fly fishing mecca, the Au Sable River, is No. 1, according to USA TODAY's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get the USA TODAY app ...

Fishing requirements. For the stretches of the Columbia River upstream of Bonneville Dam to approx. 200’ above the fish ladder exit upstream to Hwy 730 at the Washington/Oregon border, the ...

The author with a striped bass hooked on a prior fishing trip. Striper fishermen Roger Zalucky, left, of Troy, and Jack Whitman of Colonie both hook into fish while wading the Hudson River Friday ...

T he Au Sable River in Northern Michigan has earned its place as the top fly-fishing destination in the United States, beating out some of the most famous rivers in the country. According to a ...

Forecasts for salmon fishing in the Columbia River in 2025 is out. Overall, the news is good. The only exception is the summer Chinook run. Washington and Oregon have released a joint staff report ...

Altmar, N.Y. — Winter is Shane Muckey’s favorite time of year for one reason: Salmon River steelhead. Muckey, 56, owns Altmar Outfitters lodge and fish cleaning station, a local landmark ...