Fly patterns you should be tying up for your box right now! By Kyle Wilkinson Kyle in the outside Jan 13, 2026 0 2 min to read 1 of 4 ...

The Zebra Midge was originally designed by Arizona-based fly fishing guide Ted Welling in 1996 to imitate the pupal stage of midges. Welling guides along the Lee’s Ferry section of the Colorado River, ...

It’s never too early to prepare your winter fly box. Here are some of our don’t-leave-home-without fly patterns for the coming season: Akin to Charlie Craven’s Two-Bit Hooker, this Dream Cast pattern ...

In the late 1990s, Michigan-based fly tyer and guide Russ Maddin began experimenting with connecting two Woolly Buggers using wire to create larger baitfish patterns. The result was a pattern that ...

Deep under the Jurassic rock beds of New South Wales, scientists discovered fossilized insects that push back the history of one of the world’s most hardy families of flies. These fragile traces, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The midges are back — again. A fresh wave of the tiny, non-biting insects has swarmed parts of Northeast Ohio this week, creating a rare sight for mid-October. But while the sudden ...

Non-biting midges, often mistaken for mosquitoes, have emerged in Northeast Ohio. The insects hatch when water temperatures reach around 60 degrees and swarm in large groups. Midge season typically ...

Trout, bass and other gamefish are predators. And predators are opportunistic. This means if it looks like food and is easy to get, they will probably go for it even if it isn’t what they have been ...

The non-biting flies are a nuisance to humans but serve as a food source for fish and birds. Midge flies are most active in April and May. The White Shoal Lighthouse, known for its candy-cane stripes, ...

During the summer months, Lake Erie experiences periods of pronounced hypoxic conditions that are dangerous to many aquatic organisms. These events are largely driven by overgrowth of algal ...