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Fly fishers have a lot of learning to do when it comes to all of the insects that tempt a trout. Of the four main insect groups — midges, caddis flies, mayflies and stoneflies — it is the stoneflies ...

With spring quickly approaching, it’s time for anglers to prepare their fly boxes for matching a few more hatches. Baetis — also referred to as Blue Winged Olive mayflies, Caddis and Stonefly nymphs — ...

Spring keeps the weatherman busy. Anything and everything can appear in the forecast. But anglers looking ahead can see past the weather as they anticipate the big event soon to come. A stonefly ...

• Bitterroot River: Fishing remains pretty solid on the entire Bitterroot. The upper and middle river have some great nymphing opportunities right now as the Skwalas have appeared to be showing up in ...

“Nymphin’ NORM” has nothing against dry flies. If there’s a mayfly hatch on, he’ll float a dry. But, says the West Hills angler, “when I want to catch fish, I go nymphing.” Norm Strieck acquired his ...

It’s starting again — it’s only early February, but we are all fishing before and after shifts at the fly shop these days. The fishing is simply erupting around the valley right now, from top to ...

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