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A Personal Anniversary

March 12th, 2010 No Comments

Today is the 10th anniversary of the last time I saw my father Lawrence Wilson. Our family got together 10 years ago today to celebrate Dad’s 80th birthday and as I left to head back to Toronto we hugged and said, “I love you.” Dad passed away from a heart attack a few [...]

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Eumer Tube Flies

March 11th, 2010 No Comments

If you haven’t heard of tube flies yet you will. We are working with Eumer to put together an order of tube flies and tube fly materials which will be in the store in the coming weeks.
www.eumertube.com

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Guideline Fly Rods

March 10th, 2010 No Comments

One word, they’re coming… (Bullocks. Okay then, two words)
For more information see www.guideline.no

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Toronto Sportsmen’s Show March 17-21

March 8th, 2010 No Comments

Please plan on attending the 2010 Toronto Sportsmen’s Show March 17-21. This year the show is relocating to the Toronto Convention Centre on Front Street beside Union Station and we are delighted that there will be a 150′ long fly casting lane to test rod outfits.
In addition, there will be a fundraising event for [...]

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Places to Fly Fish in the GTA

March 7th, 2010 No Comments

We often have fly anglers come into our store looking for information on where to fly fish in and around the Greater Toronto Area and we are more than happy to steer them in the right direction – but we always leave it to the each person to figure out exactly where to fly fish. [...]

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Spring… Or So They Forecast

March 6th, 2010 No Comments

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 [...]

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Fly Fishing: Metaphor for life ?

March 5th, 2010 No Comments

I was at a real estate shindig last night in the CBC building in downtown Toronto for NAIOP, a commercial real estate organization, and had the honour and privilege of listening to one of the most humble speeches I have heard in a very long time. The money raised at this dinner goes to [...]

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New Inductees to the Canadian Angling Hall of Fame

February 23rd, 2010 No Comments

The Canadian Angling Hall of Fame inducted 4 new members at last week’s Toronto Spring Fishing & Boat Show. This year’s inductees include John Kerr, conservationist, outdoorsman, Toronto Sun outdoors columnist and editor of Ontario Out of Doors magazine; Bruce Park, founding president of Muskies Canada; and Angelo and Reno Viola, founders of Barklays [...]

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Toronto Sportsmen’s Show, March 17-21

February 16th, 2010 No Comments

One of the best ways to get rid of the winter doldrums in Ontario is only 1 month away!
This year for the first time in its history the Toronto Sportsman’s Show is changing venues from the CNE grounds to the Toronto Convention Centre on Front Street beside Union Station. In addition there [...]

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Stanton Air: Ontario Fly-In Fishing Trips

February 12th, 2010 No Comments

Fly-in fishing vacations are thought by many to be too expensive or difficult to arrange for the average angler but they are available just north of Toronto at rates that make what many consider ‘trips of a lifetime’ surprisingly affordable !
Founded in 1982, Stanton Air is a full service, custom air charter company that specializes [...]

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