BASALT – Mysis shrimp, or “mysis relicta” are one of the reasons we have such big fish in the Fryingpan River. After the last ice age, these relatives of saltwater shrimp became stranded inland and ...

It’s rare that a single fly pattern can work every day and in every situation on a western trout stream, but I’d argue that ...

More than 50 percent of the average trout’s diet consists of tiny midges, and it’s these microscopic insects that you’ll most likely find flying above local streams this month. But don’t knock ...

Decisions, decisions. If you’re a fly angler, you have lots to make. Yes, there are plenty of different lures on tackle-shop shelves, but not nearly as many as there are different fly patterns in well ...

I like to fish dry flies. It’s not that I dislike nymph fishing, but there’s something truly special about watching a trout rise to your fly. There are, however, times when fishing dry flies simply ...

Chris Odom of Mobile caught this 26-inch speckled trout on a live shrimp under a cork while fishing East Fowl River above Bellingrath Gardens with Ryan Boone, also of Mobile. Specks and white trout, ...

With area waterways clearing up after a recent cold front muddied the water and dropped water temperatures, anglers who target speckled trout and redfish should be in for some success this weekend.

The speckled trout have officially arrived for the winter. Capt. Bill Lake with Bayou Guide Service said easy limits of trout can be caught on inside waters out of Dularge. "The trout fishing is ...