My friend Terry tried to go to the Dolly Copp campground to fly fish for a couple of days. The operative word was “Tried”!

High Country News’ twice weekly email newsletter includes our latest on-the-ground reporting and investigations from across the West. The historical range of the trout is limited to two drainages in ...

There’s a lot to like about brook trout – even if they're technically a char, not a trout. They sport otherworldly colors, dwell in only the cleanest bodies of water, and attack dry flies with a ...

Brook trout, or brookies as they are commonly referred to, are synonymous with the Northeast and small mountain streams. While technically a char, the species is almost always grouped together with ...

We arrived at the Middle Prong Trailhead to find a dozen cars and a dual-wheel Dodge truck and horse trailer — but not another person in sight. A testament to the sheer size of Great Smoky Mountains ...

The presence of brook trout says a lot about the condition of a lake, river, or stream. Brook trout are sensitive fish that can only spawn, grow, and survive in clean, cold water. If a body of water ...

A recent study found that while trout in groundwater-fed streams did better than in surface water-fed streams, there was a ...

The Latin name for brook trout -- Salvelinus fontinalis -- means 'speckled fish of the fountains,' but a new study suggests, for the first time, that the larger streams and rivers those fountains, or ...

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department announced plans to place signs near 8 ponds where the use of baitfish is prohibited to better protect wild native brook trout populations. Baitfish is any ...

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission will be stocking a variety of streams and lakes this fall with trout. Here's what's ...

Extreme drought affects water levels Down East, threatening local fish survival as efforts focus on improving fishways to aid ...