A close second would be, “What (or how many) fly patterns do I need to have to be successful most of the time? Those are both valid queries, and ones which reflect the quintessence of fly-fishing. On ...

Successful nymphing starts with your setup. A two-fly nymph rig is often the way to go – it allows you to cover a wider range of the water column, and it adds variety to your patterns. I’ll typically ...

Mayflies are small, short-lived (as adults) insects of the Order Ephemeroptera. As adults, most emerge from their nymph form, take flight, mate, lay eggs and die in just a day or two. The common name ...

If you live near Lake Erie and the upper Maumee River, you know what May (and June and July) mean: mayflies. Lots and lots of mayflies. Maybe you don't mind them, or maybe you think they're downright ...

The tolerance to low oxygen conditions of a clean-stream mayfly nymph, Ephemerella rotunda, was determined in the laboratory. Dissolved oxygen of at least 2.1 ppm at 8° C. and at least 4.4 ppm at 20° ...

In this edition of The Starting Spot: -If you’ve ever been around a lake during a mayfly hatch you can imagine just how big of an impact a natural event like that can have on an ecosystem. The sudden ...

Some living things can live for over 10,000 years, while others end their lives in a very short period of time. Experts say that some mayflies, which are representative of short-lived animals, have an ...