A close second would be, “What (or how many) fly patterns do I need to have to be successful most of the time? Those are both valid queries, and ones which reflect the quintessence of fly-fishing. On ...

Learn about the Hare's Ear Nymph, a classic fly fishing pattern used since the 1600s. Discover its history, effectiveness and complete tying instructions with materials list.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Since 1976, dragonflies from the Wells Chamber of Commerce have patrolled ...

Dragonflies are hard to miss. Big, fast, and buzzing over trout streams like little helicopters, they’re the opposite of subtle. If a trout can pick out a size 22 mayfly, it certainly isn’t blind to a ...

WELLS — Since 1976, dragonflies from the Wells Chamber of Commerce have patrolled the skies in Wells and the surrounding towns. The program was started as an alternative to chemical spraying and has ...

Another close encounter of the natural kind, reported by Charlotte Bronte-saurus (“Bug Attendant”): “I never thought of them as combatants. They were both between 2 and 3 inches long — giants compared ...

CANANDAIGUA, NY — There are macroinvertebrates, and then there are "cool" macroinvertebrates. And Ethan Kane, who is entering the seventh grade at Canandaigua Middle School in September, thinks he and ...

BROOKLYN, MI – They poked around in a small pool of water and called out names like diving beetle, dragonfly nymph, tadpole and leech. fifth-graders McKensi Raad, 11; Yuki Rizzo, 10; Maggie King, 11; ...