This is the second time USA TODAY readers have honored the Au Sable for its fly fishing. In 2024's USA TODAY's 10BEST Readers ...

"I think the cool part about fly fishing is the amazing places that it takes you. So, you know, every river up here in Northern Michigan will have some sort of fish that you can catch, whether it ...

Or substitute a bucktail fly instead ... with spawning. On Wisconsin's Wolf River, generations of anglers have targeted walleyes on the "down run" with cane poles fishing floating Rapalas hovering ...

“Physics is what makes fly fishing work, not your muscles.” Then it was off to the Middle Branch Whitewater River behind the park headquarters. There, Sagdalen confronted the mystery of trout ...

SCOTTSVILLE, N.Y. – For the last decade, the local chapter of a non-profit has offered a summer fly fishing retreat for ... which is held along the Salmon River at Tailwater Lodge.

Barothy Lodge spans about 300 acres in the Manistee National Forest and along the Pere Marquette River. Credit: Barothy Lodge A remote 300-acre fly-fishing resort and event ... although they do have ...

Fly fishing enthusiasts and those looking to learn ... value $7,000; Belize River Lodge, Belize for two anglers, value $6,400; a week at Chile Trout, value $6,190; and three days at Fish Partner ...

A fly fishing classic. / Photo by Jasper Taback A River Never Sleeps by Roderick Haig-Brown: Year-Round Fishing Each year, when winter is at its darkest and coldest, I find that it's time to ...

BOISE, Idaho — Instead of reeling in fish, a group of fly fishers and other volunteers are hauling out bags of trash from the Boise River. Local outfitter and fishing guide Matthew Housel hosted ...

Plus, says Jenkins, “the streams are wrecked.” The Watauga River, a popular fly-fishing destination, is inundated with debris, waste, heavy metals, plastic, untreated sewage, chemicals and ...

Fly-fishing is a finer art than bait-fishing. It’s damn near balletic. After outfitting us in our waders, Brian drove us to the edge of the river and demonstrated how to cast. It is not ...

Anglers fish with guides from drift boats on assigned river beats, and they rack up points based on the number and size of the trout they catch and release. There’s just one cardinal rule that makes ...