Discover Fly Fishing at WILSON’S

If you are looking for a great place to fly fish for brook trout you should consider setting your sites on the Beaver Valley. I’m not talking about catching trophy brook trout per se but rather rewarding opportunities to fly fish water that has very little angling pressure. The number of places [...]

This afternoon I am driving from Toronto to the Falls Inn in Walter’s Falls where I will meet 9 fellow fly fishers for a weekend exploring the Trout Hollow Trail on the Bighead River. This weekend is the culmination of a few months of planning and our goal is simply to help people [...]

I don’t know about you but I’m having difficulty choosing…

There are two days left until the opening of trout season in Ontario and many of us are wondering where to go. If you are looking to do some fly fishing a bit off the beaten track you should check out the Beaver River. This river is one of the prettiest in Southern [...]

Today is the 12th anniversary of the doors opening at WILSON’S so happy birthday to us ! It truly is hard to believe that it has been 12 years. Time flies… (sorry for the pun). To celebrate the store’s anniversary everything on the shelves is 20% off (yup, everything) until this coming [...]

I spent the better part of yesterday with a friend exploring the Upper Credit River. We put in at the Grange Sideroad and quickly made our way to Inglewood and then paddled through Cheltenham and I scouted water that I have never fished – but will this year ! One of the best [...]

I had a conversation the other day with a member of a local fly fishing club who likes – no, loves – fly fishing for brown trout. He had his back up because an organization was doing some work on a local Great Lakes tributary to enhance opportunities to fly fish for steelhead and [...]

The family of Esma Wilson, the Toronto Sportsmen’s Show and the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation would like to congratulate the following winners of the prizes donated to Esma Wilson’s Cast for Cancer. We would also like to thank all of these people for reaching into their wallets and donating money to a worthy cause. [...]

WILSON’S opened its doors on April 20, 1998 and we have an annual sale to help celebrate another year in business. Everything in the store will be on sale – watch our Blog and website for details!

The trout season in Ontario opens in 12 days… not that we’re counting.
[The above picture was painted by Orillia-based artist and fly fishing guide Richard VanderMeer]