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 ...

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Grasshoppers, crickets, ants, beetles, bees, dragonflies, cicadas“¦ There’s a whole mess bugs classified as terrestrials. No matter the insect, when a breeze blows any of these land-based trout snacks ...

Prime hopper season runs from late summer into early fall. When warm water and low flows slow the regular aquatic insect hatches, trout start looking elsewhere for calories. The good news is that ...

I like to fish dry flies. It’s not that I dislike nymph fishing, but there’s something truly special about watching a trout rise to your fly. There are, however, times when fishing dry flies simply ...

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I make it a practice to always carry a few mouse patterns in my fly box when fishing for trout. You don’t need an entire box dedicated to mouse flies, but keep a couple ready—you might just get ...

Idaho Fish and Game is releasing over 13,000 catchable-sized rainbow trout into Southeast Idaho waters this May. Stocking sites range from large rivers like the Bear River below Oneida Dam to ...

• BISHOP, CALIF. AREA: Gary Olson of the Bishop Creek Resorts (760-873-4484): North Lake: Has been good with nightcrawlers and Salmon eggs. Intake No. 2: Has been a great spot for float tubers using ...