Lake Fishing

There’s something about lake trout that fascinates anglers.  Whether it’s their voracious, sustained fighting ability, their size (ranging anywhere from 2 pounds to 100 pounds), or their availability throughout the year in lakes and rivers across the northern U.S. and Canada, anglers are clearly hooked on this fish. In fact, in his book Trout and Salmon of North America, author…

For many of us, our introduction to fishing came at a lake, pond, or reservoir. We joined our families and dropped a hook baited with a worm, along with a bobber, and waited, and waited, and waited. Then it happened.  We caught our first fish. And we were hooked. My passion for fishing began at Copake Lake in upstate New…