Fishing Freshwater Trout Fishing We Wanted to Fly Fish. The Trout Wanted Live Bait My buddy and I hit a three-day dry spell in Smoky Mountain National Park. When we couldn't figure out what fly they ...

3. Popper/Diver This is a given. Whenever you can get a smallie to hit on top, you are in for a lot of fun. A Diver fly will dive down a few inches on the strip and then float back up. A popper ...

A small hellgrammite crawls along a person's finger. Dobson fly larva may live several years under water and may grow 2 to 3 inches long. KELLY BOSTIAN/Tulsa World Kelly Bostian ...

At least, it's huge depending on how you measure the fly. The body is 2 inches long. If you include the two rubber tendrils that extend from the back, it's 3 1/2 inches. I don't include them ...

Hellgrammites Hellgrammites are the alien-like larvae of the Dobson fly, a huge flying insect with nasty pinchers that is common across the U.S. Dobson flies are aquatic insects, meaning their eggs ...

The fly, which reaches lengths of 2.75 inches and has imposing but weak jaws, isn’t poisonous, but the nocturnal bug does possess an irritating, foul-smelling defensive anal spray.

The mite name, which is used on several of Pott's patterns, is believed to be taken from the word hellgrammite, the larva of the Dobson Fly (Corydalis cornuta).

“During the summer, I carry hellgrammites and leeches.” There are also a large variety of fly-tying materials available for fishermen who tie their own flies, Strock pointed out.

Whether you choose a streamer made to imitate a minnow, hellgrammite, crayfish, or even a mouse, you are likely to catch any of Michigan’s three full-time riverine salmonids: brown trout ...

Most of you out there know that the hellgrammite is the larval stage of an incredibly ugly bug called the Dobson fly. These insects are found all over the world and I sometimes wonder if there are ...

Hellgrammite is the legitimate name for a long, slender insect larva that by appearance looks like it could come from … well, you know where. With front claw-like mandibles, or jaws, extending ...

Dry fly offerings will provide action on the Missouri, though nymphing the riffles has also been good. The streamer fishing isn’t as productive as it has been, but is your best bet for a large fish.