Editor's note: This was originally published in 2017. ASHEVILLE - It’s not a large fish, the brook trout, sometimes called a “brookie” or a speckled trout. A respectable catch, one worthy of a ...

Where do you do that ’round these parts?” The answer is almost anywhere, if you know when to get there, what to bring and how to use it. Capt. Gordon shares his tips.

It was a longtime dream of the late Dr. Gerald F. “Doc” Clair, who wanted his Houserville property used for veterans to have ...

In the South Holston, tributaries run into rivers, and the rivers run with fish. Huge hatchery-raised trout shimmy between ...

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 ...

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?

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 ...

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 ...

A member of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission restocks Simpkins Pond in Wake County. - Photo courtesy of the NCWRC SALISBURY — Anglers, get your fishing gear ready. Two Rowan County bodies of ...

On some of the country’s best trout streams, catch-and-release may be doing more harm than good. So should we be killing more ...

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.