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?

Brook trout, or brookies as they are commonly referred to, are synonymous with the Northeast and small mountain streams. While technically a char, the species is almost always grouped together with ...

A 12-plus-pound tiger trout took big fish honors and a youngster went back to back in the second of two ice fishing derbies held in Northcentral Washington's Okanogan Highlands this month.