In the beginning of your fly fishing journey, the most common concept of fly fishing is floating a "bug"-like fly on the top of the water to induce a fish to strike. NEWSLETTERS Emailed Daily.

The image of a mayfly, with its long tail, slender body, and regal vertical wings, is practically shorthand for trout fly fishing. There are more than 3,000 species of mayflies, varying greatly in ...

By V. Paul Reynolds The Green Drake: when it shows itself on the surface of a trout pond late in the afternoon, its presence ...

The lights will go out on a bridge over the Mississippi River in Winona, Minnesota, for the next few weeks to squelch the impact of a mayfly hatch.The Minnesota Department of Transportation said the ...

"The mayfly crams its adulthood into a brief period. Within 48 hours, they develop wings, fly toward land, mate and die. If you reside near one of the Great Lakes, ...

Are mayfly swarms getting bigger every year? The peak time of mayflies has decreased since coming back in the 1990s, according to a study conducted by the University of Toledo's Lake Erie Center.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Mayflies, the seasonal visitors that signal summer’s arrival along Lake Erie, have begun to emerge across northwest Ohio. Monday afternoon, a swarm was spotted outside the aptly ...