What Leighton Wass wanted to do was find a book about fly fishing with the Hexagenia mayfly hatch. What he ended up doing was writing the book himself. “I wanted a book that focused on the Hex Hatch, ...

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. -- Even the dreadfully novice fly angler has a chance at landing a jaw-dropping brown trout for about 10 days of June on the Straight River. “You don't have to be skilled at all to ...

No showers. No cooking. When the mayflies hatch in Northern Michigan, it’s all about the trout. “I haven’t hexed in five years.” Last fall I started mumbling this compulsively to anyone in my vicinity ...

At Lake Davis, a midsummer's night dream has emerged on what was once the grandest of stages of Sierra Nevada lakes. Several times in the past few weeks, a fog-like eruption of giant mayflies hatched ...

Columnist V. Paul Reynolds writes that the photo-filled book is a must-read for experienced fly anglers and novices alike. An error has occurred. Please try again ...