My love of dry flies never seems to wane. Even in the dead of winter, if the sun is on the water and I see I rise, there is a little childish excitement that begins to pulse through my body. Given ...

With the sun at my back, I could see the water well. I tied on a tandem of midge dry flies and watched for action. As if on cue, a trout swirled in the defined seam 12 feet in front of me. His dorsal ...

This tiny and technical midge dry is a don’t-leave-home-without fly ... Tungsten Jigged Spanish Perdigon — Perdigon styled flies are now all the rage, and for a good reason. They’re heavy, have a wide ...

This tiny and technical midge dry is a don’t-leave-home-without fly ... Tungsten Jigged Spanish Perdigon — Perdigon-styled flies are now all the rage — and for a good reason. They’re heavy, have a ...

When I fish a trout river that’s new to me, I often stop into a local fly shop to pick up a few dry flies. Every river ... and you’ll even be set for a midge hatch. The Parachute Adams is ...

I fished a midge hatch once where I saw a trout come ... but I regret not applauding after its performance. Fishing dry flies removes all the clutter from a day of fishing for me.

Every spring, adult midge flies emerge by the Milwaukee lakefront in giant swarms to mate, procreate and lay their eggs in Lake Michigan.