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 ...

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 ...

Black Gnat, tied by Quintin McCoy.(Ryan Brennecke/Bulletin photo) We tend to think of the Black Gnat as resembling a gnat, but it may not be that at all. When tied small, of course, it is most likely ...

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 ...

Every time I fish a brook trout stream, I’m reminded why I have such a soft spot for them. I’m a sucker for dry fly eats, and a brook trout hits a dry fly like no other. The best thing about them?

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It goes without saying no two fly fishermen tie their flies exactly alike, assuming of course, they tie their own flies. Experience, skill level, available materials and creative imagination all play ...

I have a copy of Gerth Hendrickson's book "The Angler's Guide to Ten Classic Trout Streams in Michigan." It's a bit worn and yellowed since it was published in 1985. It has sat on my book shelves for ...