This is the second time USA TODAY readers have honored the Au Sable for its fly fishing. In 2024's USA TODAY's 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards, the Au Sable River also was No. 1 in the the U.S.

Canada’s elite fly-fishers are using global trips and school curriculums to teach new generations about this lifelong passion ...

A plumber coming over to finish a failed DIY fix was just the excuse author Dennis Dauble needed to get out of the house.

The river roars in the heat of the summer. The water is clear and cool, and a respite from the high sun. An angler leans back, fly-fishing rod in hand, ...

Ryan O’Neill with Buffalo Wingz Sportfishing reports that the walleye fishing was impacted when the lake water flipped off ...

There are a few commonly overlooked reasons that anglers lose trophy fish, and they all boil down to paying attention to detail.

Fly fishing mecca, the Au Sable River, is No. 1, according to USA TODAY's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards. ... Alagnak Lodge (King Salmon, Alaska) Canyon River Ranch (Ellensburg, Washington) ...

We were trout fishing in Smoky Mountain National Park when we gave up on our fly rods and tried fishing live bait. We had a three-day dry spell on our trout fishing trip. Then we discovered the trout ...

The Au Sable River in Northern Michigan has earned its place as the top fly-fishing destination in the United States, beating ...

Sushi can be inventive, unique, but there are some fish you're certain to see often. Here's why these particular fish are ...

Shaver Lake produced fast limits of kokanee and trout amid active morning bites New Melones and Don Pedro featured strong kokanee runs between 40 to 75 feet deep Striped bass action improved in the ...

Fly fishing. The Spokane River ... Chinook fishing at the confluence of the Main Salmon and Little salmon has been slower than expected with the bite coming only in a 30-minute flurry at dawn and ...