Last week we talked about looking for edges when fishing. There is another edge that we can’t see. As surface water ...

A better word for edges would be transitions. In other words, where one type of water changes to another, one type of bottom ...

In late-summer, terrestrials can catch some of the biggest trout of the year. Here are the best patterns and tips for fishing these bug flies.

Nymph anglers are catching fish regularly on patterns like the Sunkist and Spanish bullets. Dry fly anglers can expect to find risers in specific situations, mostly dependent on weather and ...

The mayfly’s scientific order name, Ephemeroptera (from “ephemeral,” meaning short-lived), perfectly captures their fleeting existence defined by perpetual motion until death—a remarkable example of ...

Thousands, even millions, of delicate white mayflies rising from the river in a swirling display that looks more like a ...

The Mississippi River is a bit darker at night in the River Valley region currently. Mayfly hatching season has begun, and the Minnesota Department of Transportation recently turned off lights on its ...

I have a new favorite nymph pattern that I have dubbed — pun intended — Dan’s Killer Rubber Leg Nymph. For those of you unfamiliar with fly tying terminology, dubbing ...

The lights will go out on a bridge over the Mississippi River in Winona, Minnesota, for the next few weeks to squelch the ...

For ancient Greeks, every waterway was protected by nymphs. They were invariably ageless young girls who existed even before ...

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the Mayfly nymphs live in the river before turning into adults. Once out of the river, the flies live for only a matter of hours.