Annoying but harmless midge flies emerge in huge swarms near the lake every spring in order to mate and lay eggs.

Stuff your winter fly box with these midge patterns. Travis Rathbone. More than 50 percent of the average trout’s diet consists of tiny midges, and it’s these microscopic insects that you’ll ...

Every spring, clouds of midge flies, or lake flies, take over the lakefront for a brief yet intense few weeks. It's hard to go a few steps without feeling like one has landed in your eye or flown ...

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Midge flies are multiple species of minuscule, non-mosquito flies with one pair of long, narrow wings, and long, skinny legs. They are only about 2 to 4 millimeters in size.

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 ...