Discover Fly Fishing at WILSON’S

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July 16
Flies:
spotted sedge / afternoon / 14-16
tan caddis / early afternoon-evening / 14-16
yellow stone fly / afternoon-evening / 14-18
grey fox / afternoon-evening / 10-14
golden stone fly / evening / 6-10
mahogany dun / late noon – evening / 10-12
trico / early morning / 20-24
*NOTE: Some blue winged olives are still coming off and activity is [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

For those of you who are not aware, the Federal and Provincial Governments have some very good information you can access on-line. For example, with the weather we have been experiencing so far this spring you may want to bookmark the following links to real time hydrometric stations in the Province:
scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/formnav.asp
scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/maplauncherg.asp?prov=ON

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~Reg Baird

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WILSON’S has been running th Toronto Fly Fishing School for over 10 years and we are fortunate to have a stable of excellent instructors. This 1-day course is held on Saturdays from May through October and taught on still water ponds so students can get used to casting in a controlled setting. Many [...]

If you are looking for some new water to fish we encourage you to try the Niagara River. This fishery has been for many years a mainstay of the spin and float fishing community but many fly fishers in-the-know have had this river on their list of ‘go to’ destinations for years.
If [...]

I was inspired by the Grand River Spey Clave yesterday so went down to the lagoon near the Port Credit Yacht Club on Sunday morning to get some much needed practice with my spey rod. As I was casting a guy biking by stopped and we started to talk about fly fishing. Whenever [...]