THE FIRST TIME I fished the lower Madison River, I felt small. I was 18 years old and had never been out West—and though I’d grown up trout fishing on the East Coast, I had never done so on a river ...

Freestone stream, spring creek, tailwater — which would you rather attack for trout? The answer will depend largely on where you live, but it might also hinge on the style of fishing you prefer. Each ...

The Washington Sportsmen’s Show (Jan. 28 to Feb. 1) in Puyallup features a unique indoor “Steelhead River” and extensive fishing seminars, and the Western Idaho Fly Fishing Expo (Jan. 30 and 31) is a ...