In the beginning of your fly fishing journey, the most common concept of fly fishing is floating a "bug"-like fly on the top of the water to induce a fish to strike. The fly is supposed to represent a ...

I don’t know why I was worried, but I was. While preparing to lead a stream exploration, I was worried that it was too early in the season to find anything interesting in the stream. Worried despite ...

Some people may have never heard of a mayfly. Or maybe they’ve known the insect as the fishfly or shadfly. “Mayflies are a large part of a fly fisherman’s life,” said Jess Westbrook, a Benton native. ...

An international group of scientists selected the mayfly because of its unique life cycle. A fully developed mayfly has only a few days to fly, mate and lay eggs before it dies. Good morning. I'm Lulu ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Nearly every creature on earth plays a part in the natural life cycle. The mayfly is a prime example, serving an essential role in the aquatic food web. As just-hatched nymphs, ...

1: Why mayflies? -- 2: The biology of mayflies -- The mayfly life cycle -- The ecology of mayflies -- 3: Identifying mayflies -- Not mayflies -- Using this book to identify a mayfly -- Parts of a ...

Mayflies have long been indicators of the ecological health of the lakes, rivers, and streams. The more mayflies present in water, the better the water quality. But scientists from Virginia Tech and ...