With the exception of small freestone streams, no type of aquatic habitat is more identified with brook trout than beaver ponds. In areas such as interior Maine, they are more important to the brook trout angler than freestone streams, which are often . . .
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Classic Video: A Dry-Fly Story, Set on a Mountain Stream
A New Jersey native who studies at Middlebury College in Vermont, Matteo Moretti is clearly a true brook-trout lover. This short video is about everything that goes into a trip to a wilderness stream, . . .
Read MoreClassic Pro Tip: 15 Steps to Fishing a Mountain Trout Stream
The key to catching lots of brookies from a mountain stream is to move fast and hit all the right spots.
Photo by Sandy Hays
The keys to catching good numbers of trout on steep mountain streams are stealth and speed. Wild brook trout are wary, fast, and can hide in tiny spaces. There are lots of predators that. . .
Read MoreClassic Video Tips: How to “Blue Line” to Find New Waters
Are you tired of fishing the same old places or finding yourself elbow-to-elbow with other anglers? The perhaps it’s time to strike out on your own, to fish in places that others don’t know. . .
Read MoreStory: The Trout Stream That No One Else Wanted
With a sparsely attended Catholic church at one end and a Taco Bell at the other, Benmont Avenue is representative of the hard times that have befallen many American mill towns. This is not the scenic Vermont of postcards, but instead a hardscrabble . . .
Read MoreVideo: “Flow North” from Tight Loops
Here’s the latest epic adventure film from our friends Chase and Aimee of Tight Loops. Deep in the heart of Quebec’s Ungava region lies a family-run sporting camp that provides some incredible wilderness . . .
Read MoreVideo: Huge Dry-Fly Brook Trout in Labrador
Here’s another killer full episode of The New Fly Fisher, this time focused on giant, dry-fly-eating brook trout in Labrador. Host Bill Spicer casts both from a boat and while wading, and the fish seem more than willing. There are also plenty of great . . .
Read More#MomentofChill: Clear-Water Beauty
Here is your Monday morning #MomentofChill, shot by Pat Clayton (a.k.a. the Fish Eye Guy) and starring a gorgeous brook trout finning in absolutely clear water. Among the world’s most beautiful freshwater fish, . . .
Read More#MomentofChill 11.25.19: Acadia Natives
The Atlantic coast of Maine is a harsh environment for a brook trout, yet these hardy natives have existed in the streams and ponds of Acadia National Park since the last ice age. Brook trout require cold, clean well-oxygenated water to survive, and . . .
Read MoreVideo: Fall Beaver Pond Brookies
Little Rhody is not known for its trout fishing, but Chase and Aimee Bartee have found some great, hidden spots. Their latest video captures an autumn day on a small pond in the woods, where . . .
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