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 ...

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Like most species of caddis, the grannom pupae leave their homes on the stream bottom and rapidly ascend to the water’s surface where they transform into the winged, adult caddisfly. Often, individual ...

The approaching caddis emergence on the Eagle River holds promise of epic angling. Insects that have developed slowly over the last year are ready to move. The arrival of caddis on the Eagle River is ...

Learn how to tie a variety of flies from professional fly tying instructors. Professional fly tying instructors Carolyn Sells and LeRoy Hyatt show you how to tie three "moving water" flies: An Iris ...

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 ...