LAKE CITY, Colo. — The Lake Fork of the Gunnison was running cold and clear when I took my first tentative steps from shore, feeling my wading boots sliding off the smooth river rocks on the bottom.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For a long time, when I thought of trying my hand at fly fishing, I pictured myself standing in the ankle-deep water of a mellow river with a large rod in ...

A Colorado man has broken the state record for the largest brook trout ever reeled in. Matt Smiley, of Lake City, caught the fish last month in Hinsdale County. Officials with Colorado Parks and ...

LAKE CITY, Colo. — A Lake City man caught a record-breaking brook trout last month at an alpine lake in Hinsdale County. It's the third time this year that the record has been broken, according to ...

As of spring 2025, Lake Champlain’s lake trout population is now self-sustaining, a goal that has been in the works for more than 50 years. After joining forces over multiple decades, Vermont, New ...

With spring runoff, Colorado’s rivers come alive. And anglers start seeing gold. They are blessed with this state’s bounty of Gold Medal fisheries, a status reserved for waters boasting both quantity ...

In the world of Western trout fishing, the first hard freezes of fall can be a motivating force — both for fishermen and the fish themselves. They’re reminders that prime time for big eats is slipping ...