BEMIDJI, Minn. – Every fall, about the time most outdoors enthusiasts across the Northland put away their rods and reels and set their sights on hunting, Steve Young gets serious about fly fishing.

It’s fall, my favorite time of the year. Why you might ask? If you live in an area that is dependent on tourism, school has started, and they’ve gone home. The air temperature has cooled off. In fact, ...

On this day I needed a little more time to unwind so I headed up to my favorite little river that runs into Lake ...

Our local rivers sustain the need for the basics of water and for connecting with the great outdoors. Trout Unlimited is about fishing. It is also about conservation and community. Trout Unlimited ...

If we boil it down, there are two ways to approach fishing the rivers and lakes here in the valley.  The first approach is ...

Every year around May or June, the biggest stoneflies in the West start emerging along the banks of trout streams. Here are ...

The Red Quill fly is eloquently finished with split wood duck flank wings and a medium dun rooster feather tail and hackle.

Step back in time ten years or so and fly fishing for carp was exploding. It became so popular that it served as fodder for ...

Icy roads, a sprained ankle, familial obligations – these are just a few of the many inconveniences that may prevent an angler from getting out to fish. Unfortunately, these things happen. The next ...