The single most important thing you need to know about catching trout in the summer is: Trout are a cool water fish. They prefer cooler water than any other game fish. You will need to find those cool “pockets” of water to find active trout. Knowing this you will understand the following tips for trout [...]

In fast moving water, the fish are usually hugging the bottom where the current is not so strong. The biggest problem is: many anglers don’t get their lures or baits deep enough to get many strikes. The lures/baits hover way above the where the fish are. You need to get your offering to bounce [...]

I know it’s not ice fishing season right now (May 28th), but I just had to share this video that I found on YouTube. My adrenaline got pumping while watching this video. I wish I had more amazing fishing experiences like this. I couldn’t believe that lake trout get that big since the largest one [...]

If you have ever been spinner fishing for trout, you know how fun and exciting it is. I have rarely had bad fishing days when using a spinner. It seems that there is something about them that trout really like.
Check out this video on spinner fishing for trout. Jeff Dietrich shows us the basics of [...]

The world’s largest type of trout is the Taimen. It can grow to 83 inches in length and weight up to 231 pounds. Wow! That is unbelievably large! It’s funny that I get all excited when I catch a trout longer than 20 inches. There is NO WAY that rainbow, brown, or lake trout fishing [...]