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 ...

Spring arrived for me when the ice left area ponds and streams. Along with the departure of the ice came the arrival of midge hatches. Even more reliable than the first bird of spring is the first fly ...

Midge clusters, griffith's gnats, Hi-Vis midges and sprouts are perfect choices to tempt rising fish. While the upper river has been fishable with midges, smaller beadheads and egg patterns, the best ...

Anglers on the Eagle River encounter both rainbow and brown trout feeding voraciously in anticipation of the lean winter months ahead. The cold, ice-covered waters will soon fill our rivers, but until ...

The midge clusters careened along the slow current as if each insect in the cluster had control over the group for a second or so. The clusters inexorably paraded downstream with the purpose of ...

Fryingpan River: Currently flowing at 163 cfs below Ruedi Reservoir. Fishing has been great this past week. Thanks to the spring-like weather, midges have been coming off and providing some exciting ...