Discover Fly Fishing at WILSON’S

The weather forecast in the Toronto area this weekend is calling for sunny skies and temperatures approaching 10C (which for our American friends is about 50F). While we haven’t had a lot of snow this winter in Toronto the temperature has been cool so I am looking forward to getting out for a [...]

I had a long conversation this week with a friend who has been in the fishing industry for a very long time. He does not own a fly shop but does own a company in the fishing industry and many of his comments are worth sharing but one in particular got me thinking…
This person [...]

This one is easy: buy a day with an Ontario Fly Fishing Guide or Outfitter on one of Ontario’s rivers. Be it a walk & wade, a drift boat trip or a day on a power boat in the Niagara gorge, Ontario has some great fly fishing guides and outfitters who are worth their [...]

Simply put, if you are an avid fly fisher and are not planning on attending this event, change your plans ! This is a great event that will teach you more in a day than you will learn in a month of classes. The Clave will be held at Bean Park in Paris [...]

The fishing on the Grand has finally started to heat up with the weather with blue winged olives and hendricksons seen on the lower and middle stretches. We encourage you to check out our hatch chart for the Grand & Conestogo (which is being updated with better pictures – watch our website in the [...]

If you haven’t been checking out our travel section we encourage you to do so as we are adding new destinations on a regular basis. You will see new lodges for Newfoundland & Labrador, British Columbia and the Bahamas and we have a handful more that will be posted in the coming days. [...]

Regardless of whether you are a fan of Orvis or not, check out their pod cast – it is worth a few moments of your time !
http://media.libsyn.com/media/orvisffguide/OFFGP29.mp3

I would be stocking up my fly box as follows:
Boyne, Credit, Mad, Noisy, Nottawasaga & Pretty Rivers:
Black Stone Fly, Blue Winged Olive, Hendrickson & Spotted Sedge
Conestogo & Grand Rivers:
Blue Winged Olive & Hendricksons
Beaver, Bighead & Saugeen Rivers:
Blue Winged Olives, Hendrickson, Tan Caddis & Black Quills
Whiteman’s Creek:
Blue Winged Olives, Green Caddis & Hendricksons
If you have [...]