Every time I fish a brook trout stream, I’m reminded why I have such a soft spot for them. I’m a sucker for dry fly eats, and a brook trout hits a dry fly like no other. The best thing about them?

"Here is my short list of must-have dry flies for brook trout. I carry many others, but few rise to the level of these." ...

The anglers targeted the pond much like bass fishermen work shorelines in summer, but with 5-weight fly rods and top water flies.

I unhook fly from native trout in a New Hampshire beaver pond, which I waded chest deep to get room for a backcast. We had ...