There’s no official fly-tying season, but if there was it would be in the depths of winter. The image of a fly tier hunched over their fly-tying vise on a cold winter’s night is about as romantic as ...

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 ...

Getting started with fly tying doesn’t have to be daunting, especially with the wealth of fly shops around here, the amazing books available, and the treasure troves of information on the internet ...

It’s no mystery why I start thinking about fly tying every year around this time. The nights are getting longer and longer and I’ve convinced myself the fishing in December is never very good; ...

Food sources have been routine for trout. Midges have been the staple for months. Fish have been feeding on the mini bits of sustenance in an eat, eat, eat mode just to survive the cold, lean months.

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 ...

April is a gift for winter-weary fly fishers here in the valley that are tired of tying on tiny midges for the last five months. Blue Winged Olives are the harbinger of spring here, and ...

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 ...