In-line spinners, spoons, and hardbaits get all the love in the trout game, and rightfully so. These lures have been punishing browns, rainbows, and brookies for many decades. As the old adage goes, ...

When it comes to trout fishing, this is one of my favorite times of the year — but you need the right bait, and grasshoppers are the bait. For most of the year, if you are fishing Lake Ogallala or the ...

Today we're out here in Lake Ontario flat-line trolling for lake trout. I'm using the silver/blue American Smelt model crank ...

For many eager anglers, the opening day of trout season can be considered the unofficial start of spring. It’s the time when many will dust off their rods, reels, boots, vests and other gear preparing ...

Many spin fishermen hunt for trout in smaller, wade-friendly streams and rivers. These waters are usually pretty easy to dissect, meaning you’re targeting specific runs, holes, and pockets within them ...

What’s the best bait for trout? It’s a tough question, and that’s a good thing. Today’s trout fisher has a wide range of store-bought trout bait—along with trout lures and trout spinning reels—to ...

Monica Burton is the former deputy editor of Eater.com where she covered restaurants and food culture from 2017 to 2025. It’s not a stretch to say that many of us would like to be somewhere else right ...

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission has raised 3.2 million trout for the statewide opening season Saturday. That's 2.3 million rainbow trout; 707,000 brown trout; and 168,000 brook trout. In ...