Steelhead are the glamour fish of the Great Lakes and while they are not indigenous, they have been around long enough that they have been raised to the elite level of game fish. Although they take second fiddle to other…
Perhaps the most endearing feature of fly fishing in southern Ontario (for that matter, fly fishing in Ontario) is that it’s tough to get bored of the same ole’ same ole’. On any given day in July for instance, one…
Depending on who you talk to, somewhere between 70% and 90% of a trout’s diet is subsurface but learning to fish that part of the column is, to many new fly fishers, daunting. It’s easy to determine what is going…
If we had our way, everyday on the river would be rich with large mayflies and eager, rising trout but in the real world, trout and trout fishing is just not like that. For those who live near a river…
I had a conversation recently with a gentleman that walked into our shop looking for guns and ammo. After I explained to him that we didn’t deal in that category, the conversation shifted to fishing. He indicated that he has…
Being stealthy doesn’t mean you need to go Ninja but it should be, at the very least, in your thoughts when you approach any angling situation. Think of it like this, hunters don’t simply step into the woods and expect…
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…
The province of Ontario, despite its population and revenue generation capabilities through sport fishing, has no provincially recognized program for fishing guides. This means that any person with a fishin’ pole and a boat can call themselves a guide and…
OPEN MORE WATER Working streamers for bass or trout is one of the most effective ways to find big fish and one of my favorite ways to spend a morning is to cover a long stretch of water with just…