New York angler Benjamin Ferguson caught the new state-record brook trout during a three-day canoe trip in the Adirondacks.

For the true purist, there's the trout grand slam: rainbow, brown, brook and tiger trout from the same body of water. It’s rare, but possible. I’ve done it — once. That day even included a ...

That fact, and the minute size of most brook trout, leads anglers to the fiberglass rod rack. The slow load and full flex of a fiberglass rod make brook trout feel like bottle rockets leashed to your ...

Editor's note: This was originally published in 2017. ASHEVILLE - It’s not a large fish, the brook trout, sometimes called a “brookie” or a speckled trout. A respectable catch, one worthy of ...

How to Build a Tapered Trout Leader. It’s easier than you’d think! Let’s say you want to build a 9’ 4x leader. Here's a tried-and-true formula: the Harvey Gold leader. You’ll need to cut ...

“We watched trout in a couple of our streams go away recently. That induced a sort of panic,” said Paul Pira, biologist with the Geauga (County) Park District and a longtime “brookie” admirer.

Daniel’s trout beat out the previous Colorado brook trout record, which was pulled from Summit County’s Upper Cataract Lake. Angler Geoge Knorr caught that 7.63-pound brookie back in 1947, making it ...

Trout thrive in cold, oxygen-rich water. When water temperatures warm past around 68°, dissolved oxygen levels drop – meaning trout have to work harder to get the oxygen that they need.