From native brook trout, to old school wisdom and why women should fly fish, these stories captured our Sports Illustrated fishing reader’s attention on Fishing on SI this past week.

It is unlawful to possess a live bull trout for any reason. Angling for bull trout is not allowed in South Fork Flathead River tributaries or Big Salmon Lake.

Fishing at the mouth of Rattlesnake Creek where it enters the Clark Fork River will close on Saturday to protect bull trout seeking respite from the August heat.

The bull trout was 33.5 inches in length, with a 26-inch girth, and it maxed out Wihite’s fishing net scale at 25 pounds. “The scale was maxed out and didn’t go any higher than 25 pounds ...

Bull trout have populated the Klamath Basin for thousands of years. But, they’ve nearly been wiped out by competition from non-native fish. The 30-year recovery of this trout is proving to be a ...

The current Oregon record for a bull trout is 23 pounds, 2 ounces, caught in 1989 from Lake Billy Chinook. The world record is 32 pounds caught in 1949 from Lake Pend Oreille in Idaho.

Bull trout are one of the largest native salmonoid species in North America. They are also one of the most imperiled.

“When you look at a bull trout you see this big beast of a fish who just fought harder than any fish you’ve ever caught,” Eisinger said. “It’s probably my favorite fishing in Montana.” ...

By comparison, the official world-record lake trout is 72 pounds caught on Aug. 19, 1995 by Lloyd Bull in Great Bear Lake in Northwest Territories, Canada.

From native brook trout, to old school wisdom and why women should fly fish, these stories captured our Sports Illustrated fishing reader’s attention.

The current state r ecord bull trout was caught in 1989 from Lake Billy Chinook and weighed 23 lbs., 2 ounces. The world record from Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho in 1949 tipped the scales at 32 lbs.