Winter trout fishing is a funny thing. Some people love it because the crowds are gone, and they can bank on having long stretches of great water all to themselves. Other people hang up the trout gear ...

Fly-fishing essentials are the same from season to season, but veteran anglers know that the devil is in the details. Guides Freddy Santen and Chip Swanson of Breckenridge Outfitters in downtown ...

Snow may cover the ground and ice may cover the ponds and lakes, but the West’s bigger rivers are still open for fishing, including fly fishing. “Fish still got to eat,” said Danny Lane, a fishing ...

There's something special about stepping in a river surrounded by snow-covered pines. With all of the recent powder and subfreezing temperatures, now is a great time to share tips for tackling winter ...

Vince Portacci will talk about "Winter Euro Nymphing in Western Washington" during a presentation at the Olympic Fly Fishers ...

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me: a brown trout in a cedar tree. Translation: my wife signed off on a pre-Christmas streamer trip. I love winter fly fishing for trout. It’s ...

Winter fly fishing offers some unique opportunities that cannot be had at other times of the season. Several of our favorite reasons for winter fishing are bankers’ hours, ease of locating fish and ...

Freezing water. Hands too numb to tie on a fly. Eyes watering in the biting wind. Winter doesn’t sound like the best occasion to pull out the ol’ tackle box. But angling experts claim the chilliest ...

We are at time of the winter when many fly fishermen get the mid-winter withdrawal symptoms and the itch to get an early spring so they can take out the fly rods again. It is possible to do a little ...

Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in our November 2018 issue. This version was fact-checked and updated (where possible) with current information for the 2019 edition of 5280 Traveler.