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 ...

Streamer flies can mimic a variety of forage, but none is more common than baitfish. Unlike dry flies that match floating insects, and nymphs that look like aquatic insects in their larval stages, ...

A few years ago I walked into a Billings fly shop and announced, "I have a killer streamer pattern that is catching brown trout like crazy. Do you want to see it?" The store proprietor, Jim, looked me ...

LIVINGSTON — There's no better time to be out on a river in Montana than autumn — even this year, when there isn't quite so much river out there. Streamer time has just begun for fly fishermen on ...

From trolling spinners for weed walleye, to swinging streamers for big browns, to frog fishing for summer bass, these stories captured our Sports Illustrated fishing reader’s attention on Fishing on ...

Leaves tumbling in the river’s current provoke thoughts of kype-jawed brown trout hiding beneath cut banks. A caddis dry fly will not provoke brute browns into showing their face. Autumn demands ...

Lisa Bellue of Flies and Guides with a streamer-caught White River brown trout. Submitted photo Fly fishing in winter isn’t top of mind for most outdoors enthusiasts, but this time of year can be ...

Brown trout are famous for their aggression towards streamers, and much of that comes in the fall. They’re spawning right now – which means they’re territorial, fired up, and ready to chase anything ...

Kentucky is home to many waterways, but this winding river is particularly good for fly fishers looking to cash in on some ...

Fall is without a doubt the best time to target big brown trout. I’m not talking about spawning brown trout that some anglers choose to try and catch. Good anglers know their water and the indicators ...

The wedged head of a Drunk & Disorderly creates an action that puts trout in kill mode. (Photo: Joe Cermele) The first time I ever fished a Drunk & Disorderly, I hated the fly. A friend had given the ...