2015

I was a trout snob. That’s right. In fact, I regarded just about any other fish that I caught outside of the trout and salmon realm as incidental inconveniences that were merely wasting my time. That was until about 15…

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May 31, 2015

Ontario Fly Fishing Product Reviews

Grand River Outfitting Product Review: Redington Classic Trout Rods.

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…

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May 20, 2015

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Ontario Fly Fishing Guides Secrets to Success: RISE FORMS (Part III)

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…

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May 15, 2015

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Ontario Fly Fishing Guides Secrets to Success: RISE FORMS (Part II)

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…

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May 14, 2015

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Ontario Fly Fishing Guides Secrets to Success: RISE FORMS (Part I)

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…

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May 3, 2015

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Opening Week!

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…

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April 17, 2015

Fly Tying

Ontario Fly Fishing Guides Secrets to Success: Fly Tying Material

Fly tiers are an interesting sub-culture in the world of angling. On one hand, you have a group of extraordinarily creative dudes that have the ability to look at a material, define its qualities and put it on a hook…

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April 8, 2015

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The Grand River Tailwater in Review

The last couple of years have seen a very strong resurgence on the Grand River Tailwater with some of the best fishing anglers have experienced in over a decade. This past 2013 and 14 not only yielded an unprecedented number of…

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March 24, 2015

Product Reviews

Who gives a damn about half of an X???

An independent gear review by Nick “Cool Breeze” Groves When the Trouthunter tippets and leaders arrived at Grand River Outfitting & Fly Shop, I have to admit that I was pretty excited. After all, I am a gear weenie, and…

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March 17, 2015

Product Reviews

Grand River Outfitting Product Review: Sage Accel

We live in a world where people can’t get enough of “better”. Our computers, cars, bicycles and sporting equipment we are told, no matter how current, can always be improved on and we buy it up. I for one however,…