AS A KID growing up in Athens, Alabama, Brandon Bailes used to spend a lot of time in his grandfather’s woodshop. His grandpa would cut a block of cedar for Bailes, then sketch something on it—the ...

Jun. 19—Deer flies and horse flies can easily ruin an outdoor experience. They swarm, ricochet off your skin and buzz around your ears. Their bites are nearly as painful as bee stings, and they're ...

The Humpy dry fly catches mountain trout from the Sierras to the Rockies. Learn its history, tying techniques and popular variations like the Royal Humpy.

The classic hair popper is as much a work of art as it is a lethal fish catcher. Courtesy of Brandon Bailes Surface flies made of tightly-spun deer belly hair have been catching bass for more than a ...

Deer flies, sometimes grouped with horseflies or moose flies, are small flying insects with painful bites found all over the world. This kind of fly is persistent and leaves behind annoying, itchy ...

Among the plagues of Michigan, there are a few things which stand out: construction, snow and bugs. Among bugs, biting flies, including deer flies and black flies, are some of the most feared species ...

Double-sided sticky tape made especially to trap deer flies can be gross but effective. There’s always a lot going on in Vermont. But one of the main topics of conversation this summer — at least in ...

Recently, I’ve been asked about a deer fly trapping method that I wrote about a number of years ago. So, here it is. This aggravating insect is active now. Deer flies, which are in the horsefly family ...