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The mayfly may be the “fly” in fly-fishing, but caddis flies are at least as important a source of food to trout — far more important, in fact, on some streams. Still, the number of fly patterns ...

If you walk into any fly shop in the Vail Valley right now, then I’m sure you will hear the same thing from all of the guides and shop-dogs mouths. The caddisfly hatch is the Eagle River’s best known ...

I just finished setting up the card table over the dogs’ kennel box in the back room. It’ll probably stay up at least until the trout opener, because it holds all the fly tying materials to the left ...

Knowing the stages of development in a bug’s life is a critical component to successful fly fishing. Deciphering the hatch on a river is a challenging game. Larva, pupa or adult stages have been ...

Here's a step-by-step of fly fisherman Gary Jones ' top three dry flies for the Mother's Day caddis hatch. Secure the thread on a size 16 dry fly hook and dub it with a blend of olive and grey dubbing ...

Discover the legendary Elk Hair Caddis fly created by Al Troth in 1957. Learn why this durable, easy-to-tie pattern remains one of fly fishing's most effective and versatile dry flies.

BASALT – During the month of May, the first big hatches of brachycentrus caddis flies begin to hatch. Though they’re often dubbed “mayflies,” because they hatch during the month of May, this insect is ...

Crawling along the world’s river bottoms, the larvae of the caddis fly suffer a perpetual housing crisis. To protect themselves from predators, they gather up sand grains and other sediment and paste ...

Instead of stitches and screws, doctors are looking to the next generation of medical adhesives — glues and tape — to patch us up. Their inspiration? Water-loving creatures like oysters, marine worms ...