Fly reels for trout fishing serve two main roles: To hold your fly line and backing and to have a drag capable of tiring out a fish during a fight. Pairing the right reel with your fly rod will help ...

Fly reels used to play second fiddle to rods, at least in the fly-fishing world. Volumes have been written about the nuances of bamboo, fiberglass, and graphite fly rods. But the reel? “It’s just a ...

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Kevin Bohemier, of Baldwinsville, holds up an impressive, 25-plus inch rainbow trout he recently caught from shore at Lourdes Camp on Skaneateles Lake. He wrote: "I was fishing with Dad on Veteran's ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said it would begin stocking thousands of rainbow trout at waterbodies across the ...

Congratulations to Hailey Thomas of Rigby on landing a new catch-and-release state record from Henrys Lake. Hailey hooked the 36-inch long monster rainbow/cutthroat hybrid on Oct. 4 while fishing with ...

Sophi Egizi not only reeled in a giant Gerrard rainbow trout, she also set the Idaho catch-and-release record. The 8-year-old from Sandpoint wrangled up the 36.5-inch fish while trolling flies on Lake ...

Just in time for the holiday season, rainbow trout arrives at waterbodies across the state for the annual Texas winter ...