Whitesitt submitted documentation of his released catch to the Idaho Fish and Game, and the agency verified it has a catch-and-release state record for Westslope cutthroat trout, the IFG reported ...

WE’RE FLY FISHING one of the most famous rivers in the most famous place to fly fish for trout in the world—the Lamar River of Yellowstone National Park—and I’m getting skunked.

The cutthroat trout surfaced 100 feet below me, in a slick run where the creek worked its way along a steep talus slope. The fish was out of reach, for the moment.

The program, which is to help preserve the northernmost habitat for Yellowstone cutthroat trout, is anticipated to last until ...

It's true that cutthroat trout can be easy to catch, especially for fly-fishers. In creeks, streams and rivers where cutthroat trout are found, they can be opportunistic feeders.

Expand Your Fly Fishing Arsenal There are plenty of trout anglers that only fish with dry flies and nymphs. They’re both great ways to catch trout, until they’re not.

Sure, it helps you spot fish, but it also helps fish spot you. Get out early in the morning or on an overcast day, and you’ll find that trout are much less spooky.

My favorite time to bird-watch is when I am fly fishing on a trout stream. It is not surprising to see birds there as some have the same diet as trout — mayflies and other aquatic insects. Trout eat ...

John Waller, a fly-fisherman fighting stage 4 cancer, took to the waters of Crater Lake in search of trout that have been growing rapidly in size.

Other locations around the state also may be stocked with the hard-fighting trout. “Cutthroat trout are really beautiful, and photos of my fish just don’t do it justice,” says Fulton. “I’m going to ...