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 ...

The classic pattern for working a popping cork. This strange-looking rig, with a foam float sliding on a steel wire, isn't ...

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 dedicated to mouse flies, but keep a couple ready—you might just get ...

If you find yourself stumped by picky trout with any regularity, it’s probably time for you to learn how to fish a soft hackle fly. These time-tested patterns are characterized by their wispy, “buggy” ...

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 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 ...