If you've gone out for a walk or run on the paths near Milwaukee's Lake Michigan beaches in the past few weeks, it was likely interrupted by swarms of tiny, black insects. Often mistaken for ...

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 ...

More than 50 percent of the average trout’s diet consists of tiny midges, and it’s these microscopic insects that you’ll most likely find flying above local streams this month. But don’t knock ...

Getting started with fly tying doesn’t have to be daunting, especially with the wealth of fly shops around here, the amazing ...

TIME OF YEAR. BUT WE ALSO HAVE SPECIMENS FROM JUST THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE FROM 1910. NICK DOWDY, HEAD OF ZOOLOGY AT THE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM, TELLS US THAT EVERY SPRING, AS TEMPERATURES RISE, MIDGES ...

Spring arrived for me when the ice left area ponds and streams. Along with the departure of the ice came the arrival of midge hatches. Even more reliable than the first bird of spring is the first fly ...

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, ...

47:57 the threat is definitely real when it comes to the bugs. 48:00 THEY MAY NOT BE A THREAT TO YOU...BUT THEY'RE DEFINITELY THREAT TO WHATEVER YOU DRIVE. SOUND OF A CAMERA SNAP EFFECT MIDGE FLIES ...

Drivers beware: Millions of midge flies are swarming the region, leaving a shroud of bug corpses stuck to car surfaces that can be difficult to clean off. Terry Plaisance experienced them recently on ...

No, you’re not imagining those 10-foot-high insect clouds hovering near Lake Michigan, each teeming with thousands of mosquito look-alikes. Chicago, we’ve got midges. They don’t bite, they don’t harm ...