Beer & Beaver Tales

There seems to be bit of a resurrection of vintage actions in the fly rod world which adds to the idea that much of the industry has gone full circle.  If you look at just about any magazine article in any current publication, much of it is the same stuff that many of us did […]

SPINNERS The most under fished stage of the mayfly is the spinner fall. It is also the most misunderstood stage, yet if you talk to anyone who regularly looks for it, they’ll tell you it can provide the most exiting fishing of the day.  Unfortunately for anyone who has to travel to fish, it can […]

What to use and when. For the purpose of explaining this, we’ll look at a typical hatch on an average day.  Assuming that we know what insect is most likely to emerge and that we are prepared in terms of patterns, what do we use and when?  During a hatch period the emergence can be […]

    One of the more misunderstood areas of fly-fishing for trout is rise forms and their relation to fly selection.  A trial and error method works well if there are no tell tale signs of the trout’s feeding activity.  But what about those days when bugs are hatching and fish are working the surface?  You […]

With opening week just about behind us, we thought we might recap it.  The fishing on the tailwater was spectacular with some real bruins landed, a great mix of mid sized fish and outstanding weather.  Thanks to all of our friends at Grand River Outfitting for sending in pictures, fishing with us and supporting us. […]