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 ...

When the weather and water temps start dropping, most trout anglers break out the tiny flies. Fishing midges deep in the water column is a great way to catch trout in the colder months, but it’s not ...

When I sneaked away for a few hours’ fishing on a lower Hudson Valley year-round stream the last Sunday in November, I was hoping to convince a trout or two to eat a nymph. Post-Thanksgiving trout ...

BASALT – Want in on a little secret? This time of year can offer up some of the best trout fishing in this valley. As most of us who fish realize, trout behave and feed quite differently in the fall ...

If you were to ask avid anglers to recount their most special days on the river, many would sing tales of eager trout piercing the water’s surface to sip a vulnerable fly. Dry fly fishing is almost a ...

Food sources have been routine for trout. Midges have been the staple for months. Fish have been feeding on the mini bits of sustenance in an eat, eat, eat mode just to survive the cold, lean months.

Winter stoneflies are a puzzle for many fly fishers. With few insects hatching in the colder months of the year, a stonefly ...

Spring arrived for me when the ice left area ponds and streams. Along with the departure of the ice came the arrival of midge hatches. Even more reliable than the first bird of spring is the first fly ...

Fly fishing really is a matter of inches. A fly can drift too deep, and it can drift too shallow. It might take a while to ...

Trout fishing enthusiasts packed the Town Center in Fayetteville on Saturday for the Trout Unlimited Chapter 514 annual conservation banquet.