What do you picture when you think of fly fishing for trout? If your answer is casting a bug imitation that floats and then watching a fish rise to sip it off the surface, I’d say you fall in with the ...

Hard, lean and strong, an inch-long stone fly lurks in the depths of Woods Creek north of Monroe. Nearby an unaware mayfly scrapes a meal of algae off a rock. Suddenly the stone fly scurries across ...

Fly fishing is synonymous with trout. When most people think about fly fishing, they conjure images of mountain streams and fish sipping mayflies and caddisflies off the surface. It’s true that the ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The Merrymeeting Bay Chapter of Trout Unlimited is hosting “Insects and ...

Don't let a lack of knowledge stop you. These flies consistently catch trout, no matter the hatch or your fly fishing skill level. If it played out like it does in books and magazines, we would walk ...

In theory, fly-fishing is a simple sport: Pick a body of water, choose a fly-fishing rod, select your “fly” (or bait), tie a secure knot, cast your line and, hopefully, land a fish on the other end.