While the brood emergence of the long-awaited cicadas is grabbing news headlines, folks living along the shores of Lake Winnebago and the banks of the Mississippi River in western Wisconsin are ...

Mayflies emerge when deep water temperatures reach 68 degrees, which hasn't happened yet in the Great Lakes. Residents can mitigate mayfly presence by using yellow light bulbs and sealing windows and ...

Mayflies thrive in the fertile waters around Vail. Mayflies are quiet, unobtrusive insects that hatch and sail away out of sight. Unlike the clownish bouncing of the caddis moths or the spectacular ...

The Great Lakes region's annual mayfly hatch, when the aquatic insects emerge in their winged form to mate, usually happens in late June to early July. The mayflies have such a short life span in ...

Food sources have been routine for trout. Midges have been the staple for months. Fish have been feeding on the mini bits of sustenance in an eat, eat, eat mode just to survive the ...

Earlier this month, residents of northeast Michigan may have spotted small patches of mayflies (also known as “fish flies”) along the water or by their porch lights. While the swarm has diminished ...