I was fortunate to be introduced to fly fishing and fly casting at a very young age, somewhere around 1978...
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It was nearing the end of winter, but there was enough ice left on the lake to safely hold Jack’s...
By Phil Rowley
Originally published in “Fly-Tying” Jan/Feb 2011 issue of BC Outdoors magazine.
The General Practitioner or ‘GP’, as it is affectionately known to many, is a staple pattern for most British Columbia steelhead fly-fishers. The GP was originally designed as a prawn or shrimp imitation for Atlantic salmon by an...
So here we go, this is the first post in a series of blogs devoted to fly-casting techniques. I plan to start with good old fashioned single-handed fly-casting and then move on towards spey-casting and double-handed rods in later posts. However almost all of the casting pointers discussed will be...
For many years at our fly shop and also out on the water when I was guiding, conversations and lessons...
If you are looking for a scenic drive that includes century-old cities, alpine trails, a free ferry and plenty of...
It was not that many years ago that planning a summer holiday around some lake fly fishing was considered a...
When chasing big lakers through the ice, there are a few key boxes to check in order to be successful:...
It's easy to think sometimes that "no one ever gets caught", but they do. Often, it's frustrating to see others breaking the rules and regulations and having the sense that nothing ever comes of it for them. The following link shows the opposite, a Wall of Shame if you will...
From the May/June Backcast, by Dave Steele
Every once in a while some one makes the comment, “It must be wonderful to focus on the humorous aspects of outdoor adventure.” In reality, recognizing the humour is easy, determining that which is worthy of print, in reasonably good taste and inside the...