When you’re getting ready to cast your fishing line, are you adding a bobber, float or strike indicator? Bobbers have come a long way from being just a plastic red and white ball sitting a couple feet ...

Sadly, there's no magic lure that entices trout all the time. What I've found is that the best lure for trout depends on ...

There is the mythic adventure of trekking to a mountain river, a fly rod in hand for catching wild trout. It is all taking place, of course, in a poetic setting in which nature talks to you. Then ...

Okay, April is here and all the regional, traditional “trout openers” have come and gone. The weather on opening day was a little rough with wind and rain, but lots of nice, stocked trout were caught ...

While native to Western North America, rainbow trout have become one of the most popular freshwater gamefish around the globe through stocking programs. They are coveted by both conventional and fly ...

Slip bobbers are generally used in conjunction with live bait, either on a plain hook or on a jig. You want a little weight on the business end of the line so the slip bobber stands erect when your ...

Something about bobber fishing has hooked me since childhood. It is there, very real and so enticing, but I can’t exactly tell you why it is so appealing. Perhaps it is the cadence of the float as it ...

The red-and-white plastic bobber. It’s one of the most iconic items in all of fishing. Next time you’re in the gift shop at the Cracker Barrel, look around. I promise you’ll find one depicted on a tin ...

SALMON — Fall offers some of the best trout fishing of the year, and here’s where to go close to home. Idaho Fish and Game staff will stock 1,400 trout in the 10-12-inch range at three local waters in ...