Discover Fly Fishing at WILSON’S

The Cold Creek Fly Fishers Club has been looking after one of Ontario’s premier trout fisheries since 1976. In cooperation with the Trent Valley Conservation Authority and the MNR, the Club acts as a ‘river keeper’ and does an excellent job of promoting fly fishing and fly tying to local enthusiasts.
If you are in or [...]

This week is starting off well ! I was speaking with a friend this morning who just got back from his first fly fishing trip to the St. Jean River on the Gaspe and was delighted to hear that he caught a 16 lb. salmon. Needless to say, he is now more hooked [...]

Issue #11 is live through June 30 – check it out !
www.catchmagazine.net/

It has been raining a lot of late and many of the local fly fishing destinations have been blown out by flooding. Normally we would be lamenting these conditions but in light of the weather we have had to date we think it safe to say that we need the rain. During times [...]

I was introduced to fly fishing from a pontoon boat a few years ago and fell in love with it. This method of angling allows you to access water you might not normally fish but to me, more importantly, drifting a river in a boat is one of the most relaxing ways to spend [...]

The west arm of the Rocky Saugeen has the eye of the Happy Trout Chapter of Trout Unlimited Canada and anglers are all the better for it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YxLuRaZcOQ&feature=related

I got a call from Ken Collins of Grand River Troutfitters last Friday asking if I would be interested in partnering with him on Saturday to help raise money for the 2010 edition of “Grand Opportunities”. Organized by the Friends of the Grand, this event raises money for conservation initiatives focussed on the Grand [...]

On the topic of “websites worth visiting”, this one is worth checking out even if you’re at the office (and frankly your boss doesn’t know what you look like so don’t worry about it). The pictures are spectacular and it is well worth a few minutes of your day…
www.timescapes.org/

There are innumerable websites worth visiting in the fly fishing world and every now and again we come across one worth sharing. Simply put, if you have not visited MidCurrent it is one of the sites you should bookmark…
http://www.midcurrent.com/

I was speaking with a client the other day about the importance of hatch charts in fly fishing. He said that while they may not be the ‘Holy Grail’ of our sport they might just qualify as our ‘Ark of the Covenant’ because within these charts can be found the keys to creating [...]