BEMIDJI, Minn. – Every fall, about the time most outdoors enthusiasts across the Northland put away their rods and reels and set their sights on hunting, Steve Young gets serious about fly fishing.

Ask the local angler their favorite season to fish, and most will sing songs of autumn’s splendor. Summer crowds have come and gone, but one thing has stayed consistent, and that’s the fishing. With ...

From a distance, I watched as a bright yellow maple leaf gently disengaged itself from the branch it had been attached to since April because of the aging process and a swift northerly breeze. The ...