The image of a fly tier hunched over their fly-tying vise on a cold winter’s night is about as romantic as it gets. The goal, of course, is to produce a pile of flies tied for the upcoming ...

Midges rule the local water for the next few months. Sporadic hatches of Blue-Winged Olives (BWOs) may appear, but the mainstay for repeatable success rides on the smallest nymphs in your fly box. If ...

Staple dries and nymphs are good to have, as well as a variety of midge larva, pupa, and adult imitations. A 3 or 4 weight rod and reel, a few spools of light tippet, and you’ll be good to go.

Midge flies breed on fresh water, making the Causeway Bridge a hot spot for the swarms. At first glance, midge flies look like a termite swarm, but the bugs are mainly nuisance pests.

Midge season typically lasts from mid-May through September, peaking during hot and humid summer months. Mind the swarm. Midges, the tiny fly species commonly arriving in the late spring and early ...

ELK RIVER, Minn. — Midge flies have taken over the Elk River Wastewater Treatment Plant. “They’re in our vehicles, they’re in our equipment, they’re in our air handling system,” said ...