Most trout anglers have heard the phrase “hoot owl restrictions” at some point or another. It refers to state wildlife agencies putting fishing limitations on certain rivers due to low water levels ...

Anglers can bake, poach or grill their catch, but deep frying remains king of the hill when it comes to cooking up a mess of fish. It's fish fry season now that spring fishing is in full swing.

Last year, 2016, the early season was changed from the first Saturday in March to the first Saturday in January. Thus we now have an extended season of approximately eight weeks of winter trout ...

Recently I was fishing with a fly fisherman who has fished with me for two seasons. And, he had read some of my trout books. So he took the water temperature and he said, “Jay, the temperature is ...