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 ...

Are you getting your fly boxes ready for another summer? Having all of the usual insects is important, but so is having the proper fly for each stage of that insect’s life cycle. Most of our native ...

It's even possible to swing a caddis dry at the end of a drift and catch fish. One trick is to fish a dry caddis, such as the popular elk hair caddis, and then fish a caddis emerger pattern on a ...

As the shadows crept out over the waters of the Bighorn River, a wavering band of insects winged along the bank. The band of black caddis was seemingly endless in length and about 10 feet wide. To ...

SILVERTHORNE — A time of transition has arrived along the Blue River. No longer summer yet not true fall, signs of both are evident to fishermen pulling on waders and rigging up fly rods in the ...

If you are refilling your depleted fly boxes this winter, having all of the usual insects is important, but having the proper fly for each stage of that insect’s life cycle is even more so. Most of ...

Are you getting your fly boxes ready for another summer? Having all of the usual insects is important but so is having the proper fly for each stage of that insect’s life cycle. Most of our native ...