It’s never too early to prepare your winter fly box. Here are some of our don’t-leave-home-without fly patterns for the coming season: Akin to Charlie Craven’s Two-Bit Hooker, this Dream Cast pattern ...

Surface-water temperatures at area reservoirs were in the 70s just a few weeks ago, and are starting to drop into mid-60s at most area reservoirs and even dipping into the high 50s at Wild Horse. With ...

SubSea Craft's Caddis UAS, which can be launched and recovered underwater, at DSEI 2025. (Janes/Tom Barton) UK maritime systems company SubSea Craft presented its Caddis specialised unmanned aircraft ...

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 ...

Cyclical adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) is an important component in cellular communication and is controlled by the Gs and Gi protein families. Due to the dynamic interactions between proteins and ...

I have been thinking about Mom. Days on the calendar keep getting crossed off. Mother’s Day is rapidly approaching. My gaze falls over the river. A small moth bounces across the water. Closer ...

If you find yourself stumped by picky trout with any regularity, it’s probably time for you to learn how to fish a soft hackle fly. These time-tested patterns are characterized by their wispy, “buggy” ...

Yes, wild browns – they aren’t native to the United States, but brown trout reproduce naturally and form self-sustaining populations in many American rivers and streams. When you think of fishing the ...

Years of research in the field of genetics have offered interesting insights spanning the origins and development of heredity and traits, offering valuable information on its influence on every aspect ...

Caddisflies provide a spring and summer target for all species from trout to panfish, and there are tons of great imitators out there. When these insects are flitting about the surface and getting ...

What lurks beneath the surface of your local creek? OSU professor emeritus Judy Li has your answer. OSU professor emeritus Judy Li's lifelong love of all the critters that make their homes in our ...

When I fish a trout river that’s new to me, I often stop into a local fly shop to pick up a few dry flies. Every river has its own special patterns, and I’m a sucker for these. I thought it was a ...