Small streams pack everything good about fly fishing into a small space – there’s no better place to learn about trout, moving water, and what draws you to them.

Small-stream trout as a rule are not especially selective. They readily come up for standard assortment of dry flies, including an array of patterns designed to suggest terrestrial insects.

In my book, “Spring Creek Treasure,” I have a listing of the 100 best trout streams in Wisconsin. For that listing I didn’t want to list those streams less than ...

On years of heavy runoff, searching for, exploring and fishing small creeks and streams will satisfy the craving to get outdoors and an occasional large trout or two is an added bonus.

Small stream fishing is easy to do and you don't need a lot of gear. Here's how to target brook trout and other fish in skinny water.

Let’s call this “Anatomy of a Small Trout Stream.” Just how small can a stream be and still sustain trout life? No, not a brook connected to lake or river with spawning fish. I’m referring ...

Fishing brooks and small streams for brook trout interest me, and one huge appeal includes lack of competition and often fast action. On my pet waters, signs of angler traffic like empty beverage ...

Damming research: Study finds beavers might not be all bad for trout streams University of Minnesota Duluth researchers found cooler water and higher stream flows with beaver dams in place.

The 2021 Minnesota trout opener is set for next Saturday, April 17. Anglers can legally begin keeping fish an hour before sunrise that day.

Small, light rods load quickly for technical casting situations. Small streams will challenge your casting skills. The fish in small streams are often brook and cutthroat trout. These fish are small ...

To top it off, small streams are usually rich in aquatic insects, too. The trout have plenty of mayflies, caddisflies, stoneflies and midges for prey.