CLEVELAND, Ohio — Jerry Darkes is a noted local fly fishing master, an expert fly tier and author, and travels the Great Lakes for trout, resulting in his recent book, the colorful “Essential Flies ...

Men’s Journal aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. It’s mid-June and I’m on a hike-in lake somewhere in the ...

IT’S MORNING at Kooyooe Pa’a Panunadu, or Pyramid Lake, in Nevada, and I’m fly fishing for the biggest cutthroat trout in the world. It’s my first time at the lake, and I’m here with Autumn Harry, the ...

For every single fish that rises to a dry fly, there presumably are more feeding underwater. On any day absent a phenomenal hatch, anglers can increase their catch rates by probing the water’s depths ...

Fly fishing The Spokane River flow remains extremely big and fishing spots are very limited. Most fish will be tucked in ...

I’ve been visiting Crater Lake my entire life, as this iconic national park is only a few hours’ drive from my hometown of Glide. Despite dozens of trips there, the first sight of that massive crater ...

The town of Eagle is just a short drive down Interstate 70 from Vail. Exit 147 is also the gateway to Sylvan Lake State Park. The scenic area achieved state park designation in 1987 and has been an ...

I EXPECTED THE CABIN belonging to one of the country’s most famous fly-fishing families to be more difficult to find, as if it should be cloaked in mystique instead of nestled among giant Western ...

Fly fishing isn't always about catching a fish. It's about being amongst nature, feeling the wind and water rush past you. There's an artful tranquility to it. If you're searching for such a ...

Small ponds will be ice-fishing magnets for panfish, and bluegills and crappie should be biting on small jigs and maggots.