Tucked deep in the mountains, this lake looks calm and untouched. Beneath the surface, thick brook trout cruise the drop offs and weed edges. The first strike made it clear this place was special.

The expert anglers at Milliken Fishing cook rainbow trout to perfection during a fishing cook-off, combining skill on the ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Native brook trout, the official state fish of New York, are resurging into Adirondack streams once thought dead because of acid rain. According to a federal study, their ...

The DEC has updated its management plan for brook trout in Adirondack Ponds, in part to limit the threats from climate change and the use of live... Jan 29, 2026 — The DEC has updated its management ...

Ice anglers covet early and late ice, when fish are active. Some of the worst fishing occurs in late January and February, when the ice is thick and blanketed in snow. Sunlight can't penetrate.

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is considering increasing the minimum legal size for trout by 2 inches. Currently, a trout must be at least 7 inches long for an angler to keep that fish ...

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Amanda Lefton has presented the final Adirondack Brook Trout Pond Management Plan. The brook trout is New York’s state fish and an ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Amanda Lefton announced Monday the release of the final Adirondack Brook Trout Pond Management Plan. The brook trout is New ...

It has been 46 years since the original DEC plan for managing pond-dwelling brook trout was created; many factors contributing to the health of the fishery have changed during that time. The brook ...

Brook trout may be Pennsylvania’s state fish, but there are several reasons why they only make up about 4% of the stocked fish each year. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission stocks about 3.2 ...