There were no obvious signs that skwalas were around. No nymphs underneath rocks, no petrified shucks. There were a few mayflies in the air but not much else.

Popular patterns to exploit this opportunity would be nymphs like Pat’s Rubber Legs in black, brown or mottled tan. Kaufmann’s stonefly nymph in black or yellow will deliver the desired results. The ...

WASHINGTON — It's time to kill spotted lanternflies nymphs again. People in D.C., Maryland and Virginia have started noticing the first stage of the planthopper's life cycle — early nymphs ...

I dug out a bobber and dredged the holes beneath the bridge with stonefly patterns. No fish showed themselves there. When I moved downstream, one fish ate the nymph but spat the hook. It was a ...

Yeah, that little stonefly nymph was posing for me. It had walked out from a pile of rocks under a slab of ice along the river, nonchalantly strolled right across the frame of the video I was ...

Successful nymphing starts with your setup. A two-fly nymph rig is often the way to go – it allows you to cover a wider range of the water column, and it adds variety to your patterns.

Cat Poop Stonefly Nymph — Also known as a Pat’s Rubberlegs, this large, heavy, and leggy fly gets down in the zone when the water speeds up and it imitates a golden stone or salmonfly nymph. Fished in ...

Photo by Jasper Taback I like to fish dry flies. It’s not that I dislike nymph fishing, but there’s something truly special about watching a trout rise to your fly. There are, however ...

Pat’s rubber legs — in black, brown or purple — are a “necessity fly” for ... The slight leg motion sells the bug and seals the deal. Kaufmann’s stonefly nymph has been a consistent producer for years ...

While some stonefly nymphs rise through the water column like ... One of my most memorable salmonfly fish was a stout brown trout that blasted out of the streamside shadows to chase down and ...