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 ...

Nearly every insect is hatching from green drakes to PMDs, BWOs, midges, caddis and craneflies on local rivers, especially the Fryingpan River. Along with the plethora of aquatic insects, local rivers ...

guides these days, Tom Sadler likes to boost his clients’ chances of catching trout by having them fish with two flies instead of one. He sets them up with the kind of rig known as dry dropper: one ...

Last week, I wrote about my four favorite hopper-style flies that work wonders on our local rivers and creeks. This week is all about the flies we place below the hopper, the dropper fly. Most dropper ...

One hot spot to fish could be the upper Madison River where Bob Jacklin reports a salmon fly hatch is making for perfect fishing. For walleye fishermen, action is heating up at Hell Creek and ...

The black ant crawled to the top of the mustard-colored goldenrod plant that was leaning over the bank of the stream when a breeze dislodged the insect from the top of the weed and into the water’s ...

Anglers could also throw some hoppers. John Pierce, Rainbow Run Fly Shop, Billings. Canyon Ferry Reservoir Walleye fishing is pretty tough. Crawler harnesses and night crawlers were the best method ...

Fire restrictions are in place at many areas. So be careful when venturing out fishing this week. Fish early mornings for best results. Beaverhead River — Nymph with small beadheads or try tricos in ...

Along with the plethora of aquatic (from the water) insects we’re seeing lately, local rivers have plentiful terrestrial (not from the water) grasshoppers along the banks and are settling in to prime ...