Finding off-the-beaten-path brook trout water requires recon, stealth and a good dose of pioneering spirit. / Photo by Jeff Morrison Researching and locating under-utilized wilderness trout lakes to ...

Researching and locating under-utilized wilderness trout lakes to call your own takes a bit of effort, but it’s your first step to securing a future of catching untapped brook trout. The best untapped ...

If you’ve ever been frustrated by the number of anglers at your local fishing hole, there’s good news: Oregon is home to hundreds of backcountry lakes stocked with trout just waiting to be caught. All ...

In this edition of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness focuses on how to fish the state's hike-in alpine lakes with expert angler and fish biologist Jeff Ziller with the Oregon Department of ...

Steamboat Springs sits right in the middle of the Yampa Valley, built on the banks of the Yampa River. The Yampa is one of ...

Michigan DNR officials say the oldest lake trout ever recorded was found in 2023. Researchers were studying a subspecies of lake trout at a remote island in Lake Superior when they recorded the ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced a new kind of lake trout record that was set on Lake Michigan. They say the laker, which was caught in Wisconsin waters back in 2023, was around ...

A Utah man set an Idaho state record back in June, catching a 42-inch Lake Trout inside of Payette Lake, state officials said. According to a news release from the Idaho Fish and Game, Aaron Goettsch, ...

Researchers say that a lake trout recently captured in Lake Superior is believed to be the oldest-known specimen of its species ever caught in the Great Lakes, estimated to be 62 years old. The fish ...

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