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 ...

Learn about the Circus Peanut, the revolutionary articulated streamer fly created by Michigan guide Russ Maddin in the 1990s that changed fly fishing forever.

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Carrie Stevens revolutionized fly fishing in 1924 with her Grey Ghost streamer. Learn about the pattern that launched a legendary fly-tying career.

The trout-approved Rubber Legs fly. / Photo by Jasper Taback I like to fish dry flies. It’s not that I dislike nymph fishing, but there’s something truly special about watching a trout rise to your ...

The shrimp fly, as a pattern, is one that may be tied in a variety of ways. Some are so vague that you have to really press your imagination to envision them as a shrimp. Others are almost perfect ...

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I make it a practice to always carry a few mouse patterns in my fly box when fishing for trout. You don’t need an entire box ...

The speckled trout have officially arrived for the winter. Capt. Bill Lake with Bayou Guide Service said easy limits of trout can be caught on inside waters out of Dularge. "The trout fishing is ...