Every time I fish a brook trout stream, I’m reminded why I have such a soft spot for them. I’m a sucker for dry fly eats, and a brook trout hits a dry fly like no other. The best thing about them?

Recent time in the high country led me along a small trickle of a stream. Brook trout preparing for spawning season burst through the shallow water, spooked by my surprise presence. I returned later ...

September is — to my way of thinking — one of the best fly-fishing months of the year. But then I’m one of those small stream, brook trout junkies who gets his jollies sneaking around autumn-colored ...

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Anglers can find brook trout in alpine lakes, like this one in the Pioneer Mountains near Sun Valley. They also are typically found in mountain streams and beaver ponds. Pete Zimowsky Special to the ...