Discover Fly Fishing at WILSON’S

I am pleased to see more frequent references to fly fishing in both advertising and mainstream media and the latest story to appear was an article in Saturday’s National Post entitled “Just You and the Trout” by Shelley Bindon. www.nationalpost.com/Just+trout/3453918/story.html

Fly fishers in Ontario spend a significant part of the year staring at ice-covered rivers and lakes pining for the spring. Opportunities to fly fish are not always physically available year round in our neck of the woods so when the summer weather finally warms up it is hard to keep many of us [...]

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 [...]

This is a short post because I am attending a funeral today. My girlfriend’s father was diagnosed with brain cancer last week and he passed away this week from a heart attack. One week. The family is still reeling. Ed was 78 and while I did not get an opportunity to [...]

We thought we should let our customers know about an event coming up in September that will affect access to Georgian Bay tributaries on September 18 & 19. Centurian Cycling is organizing a pretty cool event that will close roads from Collingwood to the Beaver Valley for a series of road races that are [...]

I am driving north today on business and am bringing my fly fishing gear. If everything goes according to Hoyle I will be on Hwy 400 by 2 o’clock and Hwy 11 North by 3 pm. Other than attending some business meetings on Friday, one of my goals will be to fish my [...]

There are a lot of places flying under the radar for anglers looking to spend a relaxing weekend with friends and the Falls Inn & Spa is one of those places. Centrally located in the Grey Highlands and located an easy drive to the Saugeen River, the Bighead River, the Beaver River, the Boyne [...]

We are planning our next fly fishing trip to explore the Saugeen River. This watershed is one of the most productive rivers for anglers in southern Ontario and it also happens to be one of the most beautiful.
If you are interested in spending a weekend with fellow fly fishers learning [...]

Bellingham, WA – The Flyfish Journal issue #2.1 is shipping just in time to shake the invernal doldrums and enjoy hatches, sun, and spring runs. With the same stellar photography and compelling edit that led to a complete sell-through on the premiere issue, FFJ #2.1 features a conservation essay on Malibu Creek by resident [...]

In the category of “truth is stranger than fiction”, the following story is courtesy of yesterday’s Globe and Mail.
On Sunday morning, Tom Badeau set out to his local Hamilton-area pond expecting to snap photos of birds and otters – the usual critters he sees on his regular nature jaunts.
But a shot of a [...]