The Hexagenia limbata mayfly is one of the largest of all American mayflies. It is nearly 2 inches long from head to tail, with gossamer wings that rise high above the fly's body. In its nymphal stage ...

What Leighton Wass wanted to do was find a book about fly fishing with the Hexagenia mayfly hatch. What he ended up doing was writing the book himself. “I wanted a book that focused on the Hex Hatch, ...

At Lake Davis, a midsummer's night dream has emerged on what was once the grandest of stages of Sierra Nevada lakes. Several times in the past few weeks, a fog-like eruption of giant mayflies hatched ...

A few of the big yellow mayflies began to show, struggling at the surface of the dark water then, drying their wings, breaking free and flying. I switched to a graphite rod on which I had tied a 3X ...

Columnist V. Paul Reynolds writes that the photo-filled book is a must-read for experienced fly anglers and novices alike. An error has occurred. Please try again ...