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 [...]
A Personal Anniversary
March 12th, 2010 No Comments
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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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More Donations !
March 9th, 2010 No Comments
We would like to thank Bob McKenzie for his very generous donation towards the “Esma Wilson Cast for Cancer” at the 2010 Toronto Sportsmen’s Show! Bob is donating a Sage Vantage fly fishing outfit which includes a Vantage 4 piece fly rod (5, 6 or 8 weight) with a matching 1600 Series Reel, [...]
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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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CATCH MAGAZINE – Official Journal of Fly Fishing Photography & Film
March 3rd, 2010 No Comments
Issue #10 went live on March 1st and will be online until April 30th. If you have not taken the time to check this ezine out you should.
www.catchmagazine.net
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It’s Time To Take a Breather…
February 28th, 2010 No Comments
As I type this note the month of February is drawing to a close and like every other fly fishing retailer we are looking forward to March – mostly because it means winter is winding down and the spring fishing season is on the horizon !
At this time of year we also take [...]
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