Use repellants on exposed skin if you must be outdoors. Oil of lemon eucalyptus, picaridin and higher concentrations of DEET ...

Black, red, and olive are top colors, but don’t be afraid to try purple or blue. Usually tied in sizes 18-22, it’s best fished as part of a multi-fly rig, either with another larger nymph (or ...

3. Popper/Diver. This is a given. Whenever you can get a smallie to hit on top, you are in for a lot of fun. A Diver fly will dive down a few inches on the strip and then float back up.

If you are mainly into fishing dry flies, you would need to change very little except for the fly to fish a soft hackle. Your ...

Fly fishing Black Hills' Spearfish Creek. Oct 20, 2011 ... "Black Hills trout like small flies," he said and pointed to a size 18 black nymph pattern. "You might try that one." ...

Black bass, white bass, striped bass, bluegill and crappie are among the warm-water fish that readily take a fishing fly. "You can even catch catfish on a fly rod," Lonon added. A fly that ...

Women’s fly-fishing group ties flies, fosters friendships. By SHAYLEE RAGAR Bozeman Daily Chronicle Feb 1, 2020 Feb 1, 2020; 0; While others ...

Black flies are small, gnat-like insects that swarm and bite, causing itchy welts. Peak black fly season in Michigan is mid-May to mid-June, primarily in the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower ...