I’m not cussing when I say my favorite stream bait for smallmouth bass is a hellgrammite. Hellgrammite is the legitimate name for a long, slender insect larva that by appearance looks like it could ...

The lifespan of a dobsonfly is three to five years, but the vast majority of its life is spent underwater — as a hellgrammite. Anglers know the hellgrammite as a centipede-looking critter found under ...