Fishing an alpine stream in northwestern Colorado. / Photo by Jasper Taback As the summer months approach, dreams of small stream trout fishing resurface. In most parts of the country, alpine streams ...

If you’re looking for giant fish or huge numbers of fish, small stream trout fishing probably isn’t for you. Small streams require technical fishing, patience, and the willingness to get excited about ...

It's been said that small-stream fishing has a life and attitude of its own, an attitude that anglers either compliantly adopt or go home frustrated, vowing never to return. There is a unique ...

For me, small stream trout fishing is synonymous with dry fly fishing. You could fish a nymph rig or tie on a dropper, but why would you? If you’re fishing right after it’s rained and the water is ...

Under the heading, "More here than meets the eye," we offer the example of fishing a small stream. Small, in this case, means anything too small to float and with only the occasional hole more than ...