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 ...

While some states still have formal trout openers, most allow year-round fishing so anglers can get out there even during the depths of winter. Although trout need cold water to survive, when water ...

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A species that is plentiful and eager to strike flies has to be included in a fly angler’s list of favorites. Case in point, the spotted seatrout, better known as speckled trout throughout the Gulf ...

One of these caught fish, while the others didn't / Photo by Ken Baldwin Prime hopper season runs from late summer into early fall. When warm water and low flows slow the regular aquatic insect ...

Trout on the Bighorn, Madison and Missouri rivers are also keying in on hopper patterns these days. It's that time of year when grasshopper fly patterns are starting to produce on a lot of rivers, ...

Catching a trout on a fly can be likened to solving a puzzle. Figure out what insect the trout are feeding on during a given 30-minute window, match the size and color of the bug and fish it at the ...

It’s a contest of confidence, durability, technique and presentation. We’re not talking about “Dancing with the Stars,” but rather the Spokane Fly Fishers’ annual One-Fly fishing contest, which ...

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