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2,400 Acre Quarry Proposed near Shelburne

December 9th, 2009 No Comments

Gary Christie, President of the Nottawasaga Steelheaders recently sent me an email about an article that appeared in the “Sunday Star” on December 6th. According to this article an individual has been buying up farmland in the Shelburne headwaters with the intention of developing a 2,400 acre quarry and this quarry will likely have [...]

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What makes a good guide ?

July 15th, 2009 No Comments

I had the pleasure of spending late yesterday afternoon and evening on the Upper Credit with a young guy who is thinking of pursuing a career as a fly fishing guide. We met at one of the shows this past winter and after a few false starts were finally able to connect. [...]

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Top Five Fly Fishing Tips for Fishing Unfamiliar Waters

July 3rd, 2009 No Comments

Produced by The Orvis Company and hosted by Tom Rosenbauer, author of The Orvis Fly Fishing Guide, this podcast will provide you with weekly tips on how to get the most of your time on the water (and if you are in Canada you should know that ordering Orvis products through WILSON’S saves you approximately [...]

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Fly Fishing & Ego Don’t Mix

June 22nd, 2009 No Comments

One of the things I have learned over the years is that a lot of anglers in Ontario miss out on great fishing because of their ego. As many of us know there are a handful of fly fishing destination mainstays in Ontario that we are fortunate to have including the Credit, Ganaraska, Grand, [...]

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Reviews & Reports

April 29th, 2009 No Comments

Those of you who read our blog on a regular basis have probably noticed that the “Reviews” section has been blank since we started the blog. The reason is we have been re-thinking this part of the site. Well, we recently made up our minds on what we want to do… lol. [...]

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Ontario Hatch Charts

April 18th, 2009 No Comments

If you haven’t done so yet we encourage you to download the Hatch Charts we have on our site. We have charts for the Grand River, Conestogo River, Saugeen River, Beaver River, Bighead River, Nottawasaga River, Mad River, Boyne River, Credit River and Whiteman’s Creek. These charts have been updated over the winter [...]

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