1/19 Bugs, Bugs, Bugs! Ordinarily masses of bugs would be a bad thing. But to a trout bugs are dinner and the easier the pickins the better. For years, we fly fishermen have been reading, watching tapes or DVDs and tying flies to imitate "Bugs of the Underworld" that trout inhabit. We have spent countless hours practicing [...]
Bugs of the Underworld Review
January 19th, 2009 · Comments Off
Tags: bugs of the underworld · caddis flies · damsel fly · DVD · may flies · midges · stone flies · stonefly · trout
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Big Fly – Big Trout – Big Lie
July 10th, 2008 · Comments Off
7/10 There is a persistent myth that using a big fly will help catch a big trout. That fellow fly fishers is just not true. While it is true that larger trout tend to seek out larger prey, it is not always true. Trout survive by one major rule. Energy received from the prey must be [...]
Tags: big fishing fly · big trout · caddis flies · deckers colorado · fly fishing myths · griffith gnat · midges · parachute adams · san juan river · south platte river
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Do Midges Love Your Sweat
April 6th, 2006 · Comments Off
In fly fishing, midges are fly patterns representing different phases of the real midge insect. Some of the real midges are a biting insect that leave an itchy rash. Enter science to measure how a midge selects its victim. (Either human or animal) Turns out midges have over 500 sensory hairs on their antennae which [...]
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