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Fly Fishing Ontario’s Saugeen River

August 7th, 2010 No Comments

The Saugeen River is one of Southern Ontario’s best fly fishing destinations because this river is renowned for its populations of brown trout, brook trout, small and large mouth bass, pike and muskie. The Saugeen itself crosses much of southwestern Ontario’s agricultural belt but is seldom seen from the road as it is typically [...]

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The New Fly Fisher

August 5th, 2010 No Comments

There are a lot of fishing shows on television and many of them are about as interesting as watching my dog watch a cat… You know how it goes. You keep watching ‘nothing’ thinking something interesting is going to happen – if only for a few moments – but almost always end up [...]

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Ontario Fly Fishing Destinations

July 15th, 2010 No Comments

Ideally located within an easy drive of some of the best fly fishing destinations in Ontario, the Falls Inns is now offering a great getaway discount for next winter! All overnight guests this summer will be given a Winter Discount Postcard at checkout that is good for a 1/2 price overnight stay including weekends from [...]

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A Chapter Ends…

July 3rd, 2010 No Comments

I got word this morning that my last remaining uncle, Willard Woodrow “Bill” Wilson, passed away peacefully late yesterday in his 93rd year. Born on the banks of the Miramichi River at the Wilson homestead in McNamee New Brunswick April 30, 1918, Uncle Bill was one of 8 siblings in my father’s family and [...]

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Happy Canada Day !

July 1st, 2010 No Comments

Today is Canada’s birthday and we are truly lucky to live in one of the best countries in the world ! For those reading this who have not had the pleasure of visiting this wonderful country, you really should do yourselves a favour and put Canada on your travel list as soon as possible. [...]

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Grand River Fly Fishing Hatch Chart

June 30th, 2010 No Comments

http://www.discoverflyfishing.ca/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/grand-river-hatch-chart.pdf

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Ontario Fly Fishing Conditions

June 28th, 2010 No Comments

With all of the rain we have had of late,
the above just about says it all…

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New Fly Fishing OnLine Magazine

June 24th, 2010 No Comments

Congratulations to the guys at Fly Fish Ontario on their new online magazine !
http://onlinemag.flyfishontario.ca/

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The G20 Effect = Summer Fly Fishing Sale

June 23rd, 2010 No Comments

I drove into the store this morning thinking I would get caught in traffic so left the house early to give myself lots of time to negotiate the traffic tie ups.
Wouldn’t you know it – downtown Toronto this week is all but vacant. I saw so few people while driving around the [...]

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Fly Fishing Whiteman’s Creek

April 28th, 2010 2 Comments

Whiteman’s Creek flows into the Grand River between Paris and Brantford through the 266 acre Apps Mill Nature Center property and it has a well-earned reputation as a high quality trout stream where you will find Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout and Brook Trout. One of the nicer things about this destination for fly fishers [...]

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