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.

Dreams have a way of sticking with us long after we wake up. Falling from a height, losing teeth, being chased, or suddenly flying, these vivid scenarios often feel more than just random images.

Every autumn as the leaves drop and the temperature falls, we start to notice the annual spawning behavior of brown trout. Browns spawn in fall, and rainbows in late winter to early spring. During ...