Discover Fly Fishing at WILSON’S

I had a long conversation this week with a friend who has been in the fishing industry for a very long time. He does not own a fly shop but does own a company in the fishing industry and many of his comments are worth sharing but one in particular got me thinking…
This person [...]

I got talking with a customer yesterday about his desire to get back into fly fishing after a very long hiatus and one of the questions that came up was what was on his wish list. He paused for a moment and asked, “Is this a Genie moment ?” We both laughed and [...]

This one is easy: buy a day with an Ontario Fly Fishing Guide or Outfitter on one of Ontario’s rivers. Be it a walk & wade, a drift boat trip or a day on a power boat in the Niagara gorge, Ontario has some great fly fishing guides and outfitters who are worth their [...]

If you are still trying to figure out what Christmas present to get for the fly fisher in your life, you might want to speak with our in-house fly tier James Wachiuri. James will be the first to agree that every fly fisher appreciates getting a collection of quality flies and we are [...]

I was listening to the news last night and heard that if Toronto does not see any snow today this will be the first November without snow since the 1800s. I have to admit the shoveler in me is okay with this but the fly fisher and retailer in me is not. [...]

[Mike Verhoef Photo]
Most people in Ontario dread this time of year because it gets colder and as the leaves begin to fall the rain dampens the spirit of even the most ardent outdoors enthusiasts – most people except steelheaders ! With the faces on customers we see coming in the door lately you’d think [...]

Okay, brown trout season is over but the rain in the last few days has prompted the rainbows to start stacking up at river mouths and everyone is waiting for water levels to rise. Every indication is that we are going to have a great run in Ontario !

Many of you know that WILSON’S [...]

The above picture is of a drift boat trip I did on the Bow River in Alberta a while back but this is about a day I spent with a guide in a drift boat on the Saugeen River this past Friday. If you have never booked a drift boat trip do yourself or [...]

For brown trout fly fishers in Ontario this last weekend of August heralds what many consider to be the beginning of the end of the season. But those anglers who feel that way are the ones who think the glass is half empty because we have another month of great fishing left ! [...]

All fly fishers appreciate reliable information on river conditions and hatches so we speak with our team of guides on a regular basis to make sure we pass along the best information possible.  That said, we realize our guides can not be everywhere at all times – but our customers are !  In an effort [...]