The Pale Morning Dun (PMD) is an insect that is universal in Western rivers. Generally emerging from mid-June through August, this hatch is one of the most fun to fish and many times, trout will be ...

My favorite bug is starting to hatch on the Fryingpan tailwater. In a world where green drakes get all the attention, pale morning duns seem to get second billing. In my humble opinion, PMDs hatch ...

I make it a practice to always carry a few mouse patterns in my fly box when fishing for trout. You don’t need an entire box ...

One of these caught fish, while the others didn't / Photo by Ken Baldwin Prime hopper season runs from late summer into early fall. When warm water and low flows slow the regular aquatic insect ...

Prime hopper season runs from late summer into early fall. When warm water and low flows slow the regular aquatic insect hatches, trout start looking elsewhere for calories. The good news is that ...