When it comes to angling much is made about rods, reels, line and lures. The same can be said about waders, protective clothing and headgear. But one of the most over-looked, but essential, pieces of equipment is the humble fishing bag.
There are many applications for fishing two flies at once. There are also a few ways to go about tying them on. Like most things, there's no single or correct way to do it, but there are ways that...
It is one of the least utilized, but also one of the more effective hard water presentations, especially for trout. I often think about how many fish I have caught on flies throughout the summer, and it's a lot, so by this logic, flies should still be effective when the water turns cold and the surface of a lake turns to ice. And the logic is sound. For many winters now, I have caught loads of fish using...
The old saying “whatever can go wrong, will go wrong” is especially true in fishing trips. Since COVID there has been an influx of new anglers to the sport and also a renewed eagerness to...
A fish feeding on the surface will have two distinct looks. The first is when it eats a bug sitting on top of the water surface. It will stick only its snout out of the water. You can often see a bug float into its range and anticipate the eat.
When it comes to fishing line and chasing walleye in our lakes, I choose both braid and mono.
In my capacity as a fly school instructor the one thing I find myself repeating the most to the students is rod tip positioning when fishing dry flies upstream.
Successful flyfishing is all about delusion, confusion and deception.
Fooling the fish is the key element to success.
Alberta is littered with quality, accessible trout streams, but a lot of travel is involved in exploration. Your buddies and an online search can’t always prepare you for current river conditions, how do you know what to expect?
