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October Fly of the Month: Coastal Bugger

October Fly of the Month: Coastal Bugger

The Coastal Bugger is an offshoot of the variety of small, sparse Sparkle Buggers that we've been fishing for coho salmon in our local and Lower Mainland BC rivers for...

October Fly of the Month: Coastal Bugger

The Coastal Bugger is an offshoot of the variety of small, sparse Sparkle Buggers that we've been fishing for coho salmon in our local and Lower Mainland BC rivers for...

Fly Fishing Report: September 2024

Fly Fishing Report: September 2024

Greetings and welcome to autumn.  The air is a little cooler, days a little shorter and the rivers, though lacking much water seem to have plenty of fish in them...

Fly Fishing Report: September 2024

Greetings and welcome to autumn.  The air is a little cooler, days a little shorter and the rivers, though lacking much water seem to have plenty of fish in them...

Tarpon Cay Lodge Report: 2024

Tarpon Cay Lodge Report: 2024

In mid-July I had the pleasure of accompanying 5 eager anglers from the Fourth Corner Fly Fishers as a trip host to pursue baby tarpon on the wild and relatively...

Tarpon Cay Lodge Report: 2024

In mid-July I had the pleasure of accompanying 5 eager anglers from the Fourth Corner Fly Fishers as a trip host to pursue baby tarpon on the wild and relatively...

Fly Fishing Report: August 2024

Fly Fishing Report: August 2024

The changeover between seasons is always bittersweet.  Sometimes it evokes mourning for a time soon passed.  We reflect fondly on the trips we took, the hours spent with the important...

Fly Fishing Report: August 2024

The changeover between seasons is always bittersweet.  Sometimes it evokes mourning for a time soon passed.  We reflect fondly on the trips we took, the hours spent with the important...

Fly Fishing Report: July 2024

Fly Fishing Report: July 2024

This month has been a whirlwind of heat and travel.  Anymore it seems like we're racing Mother Nature to spend a few extra minutes on prime trout rivers before they...

Fly Fishing Report: July 2024

This month has been a whirlwind of heat and travel.  Anymore it seems like we're racing Mother Nature to spend a few extra minutes on prime trout rivers before they...

June Fly of the Month: Sparrow Nymph

June Fly of the Month: Sparrow Nymph

Jack Gartside's Sparrow has been around for a long time.  Since long enough ago that I can remember tying them as a teen on my battered Thompson A vise.  The...

June Fly of the Month: Sparrow Nymph

Jack Gartside's Sparrow has been around for a long time.  Since long enough ago that I can remember tying them as a teen on my battered Thompson A vise.  The...