If you get the chance to fish for native brook trout in their home waters, don't pass it up. There’s a lot to like about brook trout – even if they're technically a char, not a trout. They sport ...

It was to be a 10-day trip with six fishing days. All systems go. Mike and Craig would fish together and Bill and I would be the other team. Each pair had a guide. Bill Waite of Westminster holds a ...

I am Gene Chague, the former Berkshire Eagle outdoors sports columnist who retired on Dec. 31, 2024, after over 20 years of writing the Berkshire Woods and Waters column. Perhaps you remember me. Did ...

As the Potomac Headwaters Home Rivers Initiative coordinator for the conservation group Trout Unlimited (TU), one of Dustin Wichterman’s many jobs is to identify cold water creeks in the area that are ...

The presence of brook trout says a lot about the condition of a lake, river, or stream. Brook trout are sensitive fish that can only spawn, grow, and survive in clean, cold water. If a body of water ...

There’s a lot to like about brook trout – even if they're technically a char, not a trout. They sport otherworldly colors, dwell in only the cleanest bodies of water, and attack dry flies with a ...