Posts tagged 'Streamers'

Spring weather lifts the burden of old man winter off southern Alberta and coaxes fly fishers from their vices onto open rivers. As some of the only open water around, early migrants bring the river to life. Franklin’s gulls break the silence of winter, ducks are flashing their breeding plumage, and soon swallows will fill the sky in a frenzy. Itching to just get back on the river, expectations are tempered with shaking the dust off your cast and soaking some rays in mind. Low water temperatures hold fish from being active early, but quality trout still show themselves.

If you have ever considered taking up fly fishing now is a great time to start....

Flies are super effective at getting trout to bite. They have what I call, staying power. That is, trout don’t quickly become ...

After a long cold winter many anglers are eager to get out fly fishing at the first sign of spring ...

Selecting the right fly can be a daunting task for those ...

Fall is one of my favorite times of the year to be out fly fishing. The streams are low and clear, the leaves are turning color and the crowds of summer have diminished.

I cut my fly-fishing teeth on Alberta’s infamous Bow River, a river that earned its reputation on the basis of big fish and big water. Through my first few years of fly-fishing, in fact, that’s the only body of water I fished.

Streamer fishing is a highly effective method for many reasons, not the least of which is that trout, and especially large trout, are predatory, and no matter whether they are actively feeding or not, find it hard to pass up a large juicy morsel passed in front of there nose. Streamer fishing has several advantages over other fly fishing methods.