More than 50 percent of the average trout’s diet consists of tiny midges, and it’s these microscopic insects that you’ll most likely find flying above local streams this month. But don’t knock ...

During the winter, food sources in the river run lean. Midges are the predominant insect that keep trout moving in the cold months. While present in the watershed all year round, winter is where ...

Fly fishing Mid-day and later will be best on the Spokane River as well as the Idaho rivers. Blue winged olives and midges will have some fish podded up and feeding early afternoons for a few hours.

It’s never too early to prepare your winter fly box. Here are some of our don’t-leave-home-without fly patterns for the ...

When I sneaked away for a few hours’ fishing on a lower Hudson Valley year-round stream the last Sunday in November, I was hoping to convince a trout or two to eat a nymph. Post-Thanksgiving trout ...

Winter brings our lowest and clearest water, which inevitably causes trout to become spookier and more selective. Stealth and ...

Discover how late fall and winter offer prime fishing opportunities in Idaho’s rivers. Learn tips to catch trout and whitefish, stay warm, and enjoy the solitude.

Spring arrived for me when the ice left area ponds and streams. Along with the departure of the ice came the arrival of midge hatches. Even more reliable than the first bird of spring is the first fly ...

Midges, the tiny fly species commonly arriving in the late spring and early summer, have emerged in Northeast Ohio. The insects spend most of their lives underwater before hatching when water ...

Spring and Fall are the two best seasons to fly fish the Rockies / photo by Jasper Taback When the birds begin to sing, the last of the ski bums ship out, and winter-weary trout anglers return to the ...