Wild salmon is abundant in Alaska and coveted by chefs — but most Americans eat the cheaper, milder farmed kind. Journalist Kim Cross set out to learn why — and how to cook the real thing right.

Waist-deep in a rain-swollen river, Christer Kristoffersen cast his line, landed it gently on the water, and caught ...

And it is quadruply true if you are already a salmon and trout angler. Add cod to the mix and you’re run ragged. Backyard gardening, like fly fishing, is very time-consuming, and you tend to get ...

There are swarms of pinks hanging in the hood around Point Pogibshi, which can be challenging to sift through to find a king. Try fishing deeper to avoid the idiots. Small troll herring or spoons ...

Downrigger fishing step-by-step guide. Learn how to set up, stack multiple lines, and target salmon, trout, or walleye at ...

Traditionally, fly fishing was the realm of people targeting fish such as trout or salmon, but fly anglers these days target everything from trout to bass, pike and walleye, using flies that ...

Fly fishing mecca, the Au Sable River, is No. 1, according to USA TODAY's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards.

Fishing regulators have voted to close the 2025 commercial salmon fishing season in California for an unprecedented third year running.

Here are 7 tips before the fly fishing season officially begins to give you a head start for a successful year.

Columbia River anglers will get to continue fishing for hatchery spring chinook salmon below Bonneville Dam from March 1 through April 6.

Last week Derrick Hicks was fishing in the Boise River when he discovered a fishing line. He pulled it out to clean up the river, but on the end of that line was a fly rod.

King salmon action remains steady for those trolling white hoochies tipped with an anchovy fillet behind a green/chrome 8-inch dodger at depths to 80 feet. The bi-weekly fishing report, compiled by… ...