One of the challenges fly anglers face when fishing for trout is trying to learn exactly what the trout are feeding on, and trying to match that with their nearest fly imitation to achieve the ...

A couple Central Pennsylvania sportsmen’s organizations have opened registration for the 2020 editions of their annual winter fly tying classes for beginners and advanced tier alike. Students will ...

Mayflies are small, short-lived (as adults) insects of the Order Ephemeroptera. As adults, most emerge from their nymph form, take flight, mate, lay eggs and die in just a day or two. The common name ...

Scientists scooped sand from a riverbed in Thailand and found two nymphs of rare mayfly species not seen in 22 years, a study said. Photo from Kwanboon and Boonsoong (2025) Knee-deep in a river of ...

“Nymphin’ NORM” has nothing against dry flies. If there’s a mayfly hatch on, he’ll float a dry. But, says the West Hills angler, “when I want to catch fish, I go nymphing.” Norm Strieck acquired his ...

In the beginning of your fly fishing journey, the most common concept of fly fishing is floating a "bug"-like fly on the top of the water to induce a fish to strike. The fly is supposed to represent a ...