Ponds in State Parks and some other stocked waters off limits

The curved red-and-white striped, concave design has been a tackle box staple for many generations

Southwestern New Hampshire’s hidden gem provides a variety of habitats for and an even more impressive list of fish species.

It had been far too many years since I’ve stood beside a stream on the opening day of trout season.

Close to 500,000 brook, brown, rainbow and tiger trout will be stocked this spring from MassWildlife’s five hatcheries located in Sandwich, Palmer, Belchertown, Sunderland, and Montague.

My initial plan for the weekend before Christmas was the Salmon River.

Bad fishing can be a tough pill to swallow, especially if it happens on a trip you’ve been looking forward to for about 364 days.

Thomas Rough Rider $2.

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Until I was 23 years old, I never fished for trout in a body of water wider than your average city street.