Fly tiers will tell you that that there are two types of flies; those that catch fisherman and those that catch fish. If I was pressed for my top ten patterns to get me through the year it would be…
Hardy has been a manufacturer of quality fishing rods and reels for well over a century and although the company has gone through its share of challenges, decade after decade, they continue to innovate and compete in the category. Innovation…
It’s not every year that we get the chance to fish for Great Lakes Steelhead in fair condition this late in the season. The long range forecast is looking very favorable for the next two weeks or as far as…
Like many of our articles, this one began with a conversation with one of our customers while discussing late season tactics for Great Lakes steelhead. As many of you know, the past 10 years has seen a big shift in…
Yesterday, while steelhead fishing with my friend Jason King, we got into the old conversation about killing steelhead. Now anyone that knows me will tell you that I’ve never been a preacher when it comes to catch and release and…
(Originally posted November 11th, 2012) On any given morning in June or July at The Eddy below, the Morgan’s Falls fish ladder on the Lahave River, the banter around the old guys would typically be about who got what planted…
It takes me about an hour and 15 minutes to work the lower end of the Junk Yard run. During December with the water temperature at only 4 or 5◦c there is little use in starting in the fast…
About 8 years ago, I took on a self-interest project during my off season of guiding to try and get a handle on what factors most affected the fishing conditions. I looked at 14 years of journals that I kept…
We humans have a tendency of seldom being satisfied with the status quo. Bigger, lighter, brighter, faster, easier. It matters not the reason for changing something or trying to improve it, we just go ahead and do it. The…
When I was younger on the east coast, sun down on closing day was a tough one. I remember one particular day on the Stewiacke River at the Glen where I was all alone and working my way to the…