But if you’re stuck fishing predominantly ... so trout will pick out dark flies faster than light colored ones this time of year. When dead drifted, a black bugger represents a bigger-than-average ...

or stonefly. Other bug types include terrestrial insects (like grasshoppers and ants) and midges (think mosquitos, but smaller). Dry flies are designed for and most often used in trout fishing.

Large sizes imitate a stonefly, while smaller ... a nymph is often the best tactic. Like dry flies, they're naturally drifted with the current. The best fishing is usually in water less than ...

Of the four main insect groups — midges, caddis flies, mayflies and stoneflies — it is the stoneflies that grow to tremendous proportions. When anglers regularly speak of insects in the size 18 realm, ...

From fly fishing tips to must-have flies to a hand-crafted German fly reel maker, these stories captured our Sports Illustrated fishing reader’s attention on Fishing on SI this past week.

The Lower Provo River sees a skwala hatch (a species of stonefly ... more than the flies mentioned aboved, these are the ones that I've found most effective while spring fishing in the Beehive ...

dry flies, nymphs, or streamers. But there’s a fourth, often overlooked category that can be very productive if fished correctly. Here’s all you need to know about fly fishing emergers.

Anglers can catch trout using those no-knot "fast snaps" -- or at least, I did on one recent fly fishing outing ... fish will hit spoons and big ugly stonefly nymphs, they shouldn’t be ...

Irresistible Adams — There are a multitude of Adams-style dry flies, and the Irresistible ... and is a great delivery system for fishing weighted nymphs in shallow water as well. We fish this fly in ...

NOTE: The are rivers fishing report, courtesy of Duranglers Flies and Supplies ... especially in mornings and evenings. Stonefly nymphs are also a good option. San Juan River in Colorado: 1,030 ...

What’s the best way to catch a fish: impressionism or realism? A new book, “The History of Fly-Fishing in Fifty Flies” (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, $22.50) by writer and angler Ian Whitelaw ...