As spring approaches many anglers, myself included, start thinking about Stoneflies. Will this be the year that I finally hit the famous Salmonfly hatch on the Crowsnest River? Will early morning drift boat trips on the Bow produce magical Golden Stone fishing like it did a few years back? Should I make the journey to the Big Hole in Montana in hopes that this time my timing will be right? Fly fishing using stonefly imitations, both nymphs and dries, can be....
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...
It's late in the season and my family and I are at our favourite trout pond, looking to squeeze out one more day of open water fishing before the water turns solid. The weather is cooperating and I would even go so far as to say that it is pleasant. It is a good day for fishing. Gone though, are the days of...
Weight and space are the biggest considerations when going on back pack fishing trips. For the occasion, there are lightweight tents, lightweight sleeping bags, freeze dried meals, and such. Packing fishing gear follows the same idea.....
At point of European contact Alberta’s trout were pretty well confined to the cold rushing rivers of the Eastern Slopes of the Rockies or the deep lakes of the Northern Boreal where lake trout thrived. How times have changed.
Caddisflies are one of the most abundant and important insects in many North American lakes and streams but up until the early 80's they were largely ignored compared to the more glamorous mayflies. One of the first fly fishing books ...