trout


  • Trout season opens April 13

    Trout season opens April 13

    Despite lingering snow cover in some areas of the state, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says anglers can still have fun and be successful early in the…

  • Goshen Dam restocked with trout

    The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department today announced that trout stocking will resume this spring at Sugar Hill Reservoir, also known as Goshen Dam, in Goshen, following the…

  • Matthew Dickerson: A new national park and two trout-fishing firsts

    Matthew Dickerson: A new national park and two trout-fishing firsts

    The morning began with a rainy drive of a little less than an hour along the western edge of New River Gorge National Park in West Virginia.

  • Matthew Dickerson: Rainbow trout out of the pockets

    Matthew Dickerson: Rainbow trout out of the pockets

    I’d only been out on the river once all month. So after dinner, when the river calls my name, I heed the call.

  • Vermont’s trout season to open April 9

    Despite lingering snow cover in some areas of the state, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says anglers can still have fun and be successful early in the…

  • Many Vermont lake trout are born in a hatchery

    Many Vermont lake trout are born in a hatchery

    SALISBURY — There have been occasional years when, for one reason or another, I didn’t make it down to the fish hatchery off Route 53 in Salisbury. But…

  • No trout stocking at Goshen Dam this year

    No trout stocking at Goshen Dam this year

    GOSHEN — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department recently announced that trout originally planned for the 2021 stocking season at Sugar Hill Reservoir, also known as Goshen Dam,…

  • Matthew Dickerson: Signs of trout abound

    Matthew Dickerson: Signs of trout abound

    I took my dog for a short walk this afternoon. As I circled back through the woods into my yard from the opposite side, a small patch of…

  • Trout season opens on April 10

    Trout season opens on April 10

    MONTPELIER — Vermont’s traditional trout fishing season opens Saturday, April 10, and despite lingering snow cover, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says anglers can still have fun…

  • Matthew Dickerson: Catching trout in tough conditions

    Matthew Dickerson: Catching trout in tough conditions

    I was working on an article about a couple Vermont trout streams for a national fly fishing magazine. The story required some photos, which meant I needed another…