Fly fishing Amber Lake is open until Nov. 30 with a limit of one trout 18 inches or larger, and it should provide good fishing right to the end. Dark-colored wooly buggers are doing well. By late ...

Tip of the week: Steelhead bite best when water temperatures are between 45–55°F. If the water dips below 40°F, downsize your gear and slow down your presentation. Overheard: I heard from two Lake ...

Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.