More than 50 percent of the average trout’s diet consists of tiny midges, and it’s these microscopic insects that you’ll most likely find flying above local streams this month. But don’t knock ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Warm days throughout the early and middle parts of this month had me itching. Sunshine and temps ...

Spring arrived for me when the ice left area ponds and streams. Along with the departure of the ice came the arrival of midge hatches. Even more reliable than the first bird of spring is the first fly ...

Last week, I offered some suggestions on assembling a basic assortment of nymph patterns for early-season trout in our region. This week, I’ll present a similar discussion targeting dry-fly patterns.

TIME OF YEAR. BUT WE ALSO HAVE SPECIMENS FROM JUST THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE FROM 1910. NICK DOWDY, HEAD OF ZOOLOGY AT THE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM, TELLS US THAT EVERY SPRING, AS TEMPERATURES RISE, MIDGES ...

A few days ago, the trout were rising to midges. I could go into the details of which river, water temperature, weather, and everything else that goes into a day of fly fishing, but for now it’s ...