Knowing the stages of development in a bug’s life is a critical component to successful fly fishing. Deciphering the hatch on a river is a challenging game. Larva, pupa or adult stages have been ...

Although this hasn t been much of a winter for snow and cold, it has been wintry enough to keep me inside most of the time. That has left me with a little too much time on my hands and a need for ...

Midges, like any of the other bottom-dwelling aquatic insects, must rise through the water to reach the surface. The pupae stage occurs during this time and gives the tyer another kid of fly to tie ...

Midges rule the local water for the next few months. Sporadic hatches of Blue-Winged Olives (BWOs) may appear, but the mainstay for repeatable success rides on the smallest nymphs in your fly box. If ...