Discover Fly Fishing at WILSON’S

As Alain and I flew back from Land`s End late yesterday we saw heavy cloud on the horizon that signalled the arrival of a low front and some nasty weather. Upon checking today`s forecast on the internet Alain announced that we may be grounded and we headed to bed last night with storm clouds [...]

As mentioned yesterday, I have been spending a bit of time fly fishing in and around the Forks of the Credit of late and have had the pleasure of rediscovering some pools I have not fished for some time. There is one pool in what is known as “the Meadow” in Forks of the [...]

On Saturday April 11 we are pleased to offer our customers a “No Tax Sale” on all in-store Sage, Simms and Rio inventory. This is the day to drop in to cast that new Sage rod, try on those Simms waders you have had your eye on and pick up a Rio fly line.

Last Saturday we had some guys walk into the store looking for a reel. They had their sites set on a higher end product and when they questioned our pricing quickly found out that they could buy it in our store at a price better than they order it themselves from south of the [...]

WILSON’S has a new fly fishing travel program which is aimed at putting more money back in our customer’s pockets. You pay the same rate whether you book a trip direct with a lodge or through our store but because we are a retailer we are paid a referral not available to the general [...]

We currently promote over 2 dozen lodges from Alaska to Argentina and right across Canada and are in the process of identifying other quality destinations that we think might be of interest to our customers. The price points range from what we would term an ‘entry level’ trip to 5 star lodges and the [...]

Yesterday matched our best March sales in the history of the store and we still have one week to go before the end of the month… What is going on ? Don’t people know that no one is supposed to be buying ? I have to admit I am looking over my [...]

WILSON’S is having a “Spring Cleaning Sale” from Wednesday March 25th until Tuesday March 31st with all in-store inventory a minimum of 20% off. Please note that this sale does not apply to phone or ecommerce orders or to schools, guiding or trips.

WILSON’S is pleased to be working with the Jasper Stuart House in Kimberly, Ontario to promote fly fishing on the Beaver River. Located just 2 hours from Toronto, the fly fishing here is (thankfully!) often overlooked because most anglers focus solely on the Grand River. Do yourself a favour this year and expand [...]

The Toronto Sportsmen’s Show starts tomorrow ! Held at the Direct Energy Centre on the CNE grounds from March 18 through the 22nd, this is the largest outdoors show in Canada and well worth the price of admission. Please come by the fly casting lane to visit us and pick up information on [...]