Midges rule the local water for the next few months. Sporadic hatches of Blue-Winged Olives (BWOs) may appear, but the mainstay for repeatable success rides on the smallest nymphs in your fly box. If ...

If you've spent some time on the Milwaukee lakefront recently, you've likely found yourself waving off swarms of tiny flies. Every spring, clouds of midge flies, or lake flies, take over the lakefront ...

It's the time of year when swarms of mayflies and midges arrive in the Erie area. These insects have short lifespans, ranging from a couple hours to a few weeks. While not quite of biblical plague ...

While Michiganders dread the coming of mosquito and black fly seasons, midge and mayfly seasons are merely annoyances of spring — as the keepers of the White Shoal Lighthouse in Lake Michigan ...

Non-biting midges are the tiny flies that swarm together as thick masses around lakes and streams, annoying passers-by in warm weather. But early in a midge’s life, it lives in the water. Now, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Midges have emerged from Lake Erie, and the small, plumed flies are landing all over window screens, cars, and anything in their path. “It’s definitely midge season or week!” said ...

Millions of tiny insects have been whirling ashore in northwest Kenner from the nearby LaBranche Wetlands for several days, plastering themselves to houses, clinging to window screens, and generally ...