PARK RAPIDS, Minn. -- Even the dreadfully novice fly angler has a chance at landing a jaw-dropping brown trout for about 10 days of June on the Straight River. “You don't have to be skilled at ...

Whatever the reason, the annual "rise" of the mayfly provides a tasty morsel for many a waiting trout. The abundance, as Walton says, makes the fish "more bold and lusty" than they normally are ...

FISHING the mayfly season is perhaps the most enjoyable and productive time of year for any trout angler. It is a time when trout go wild for this short-life insect that stimulates its growth and ...

Already known for its brief adult existence—a mayfly commonly dies within hours ... Ormerod’s studies link a 50 percent reduction in salmon and trout populations in the River Wye over the ...

The river was full to the brim after the recent rain, but, due to the cold, barely a mayfly had been spotted. It was like arriving at a party on the wrong date. I fished the morning with hawthorn and ...