More than 50 percent of the average trout’s diet consists of tiny midges, and it’s these microscopic insects that you’ll most likely find flying above local streams this month. But don’t knock ...

It’s midwinter and midges are the name of the game for fly fishers plying the Front Range tailwaters. Well, I should say midges are mostly the name of the game, but more on that later. For those of ...

There’s no official fly-tying season, but if there was it would be in the depths of winter. The image of a fly tier hunched over their fly-tying vise on a cold winter’s night is about as romantic as ...

Unlike bass, which are largely reactive eaters, trout are very specific about what they eat and when they'll eat it. That's why an indolent trout will ignore every nymph in your fly box no matter how ...

With fall quickly approaching, now is the perfect time to share one of my favorite fly-fishing nymph patterns. The fly is called Shy's Shucking Midge, and it's a pattern my friend Jeff Shy tied for ...