THE CAST AND STEP This is probably the easiest and yet most effective way to cover water. Although it is most effectual while swinging flies for steelhead or salmon, it’s also a great way to cover vast stretches of river…
There is a lot to learn in this game of fly fishing. From the athletic task of learning to cast to the science behind insects and fish behavior, fly fishing covers the gamut in terms of the skills required to…
I love the fall for two reasons, steelhead fishing and the MLB playoffs. For a steelhead fishing baseball nut, there really isn’t a more satisfying few weeks than from the 1st of October through to the end of that month…
We slid into the top of the flats as quietly as we could manage in a big Mackenzie River drift boat and I slowly lowered the anchor. This stretch of the Saugeen River is a long, uniform run with a…
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…
We get a lot of questions at this time of year regarding the state of the fishery. Most want to know what kind of shape the Grand River tailwater is in given that it typically maintains its temperatures well into July,…
Can a more expensive fly rod make you a better fisherman? The answer is, “yes”…and “no”. We all know guys that can both cast very well and get the job done fishing. We also know guys that aren’t the best…
Golfers hit balls at the driving range to loosen up or work on their game. Baseball players do the same in batting cages. I played ball until I was 35 and even in the ol’ beer league, I would…
It has been said of trout reels that they are merely a devise to store fly lines. If that were the case we could all get by nicely with a stripping basket on our hips instead of one of the many…