Fly Fishing Kamloops British Columbia …

The flyguys are located in the interior of Canada’s beautiful British Columbia, where we are fortunate to be surrounded by hundreds of productive trout filled lakes & river systems. Our goal is to offer a place to share information & ideas promoting fishing in our spectacular province & beyond, with a focus on still water fly fishing Kamloops & the BC Interior area lakes! flyguys.net offers information on aquatic entomology, fly tying & fly patterns, fly fishing methods & techniques, and includes a wild fish & game recipes section with tips to care for & prepare your catch. We also offer Fishing Guide, Resort & Product reviews to help you make the most of your BC fishing vacations! Thanks for visiting! Enjoy your stay! 😀

Fly Fishing Kamloops | Recent Posts …

Chironomid Religion | The Church Window Chironomid
February 20, 2021
After some time discussing the “church window” effect with retired fisheries biologist/local Kamloops fly fishing enthusiast Richard Bailey, he has graciously taken the time to share a write up on the what it is, the why it’s important, and the how he has implemented it into the chrironomid pupae tying process. Richard has been fly fishing ...
Osprey Fly Box – Flies of the Pacific Northwest | Book Review
January 24, 2021
The Osprey Fly Box Flies of the Pacific Northwest Book Review I finally got the chance to sit down uninterrupted, something that doesn’t happen much lately, and read through the Osprey Fly Box’s latest publication: their 50th anniversary edition of Flies of the Pacific Northwest. I’ll get into more detail within the review but if I had to ...
Strip Leech
January 13, 2021
Big thanks to Devan Sieben for sharing his Strip Leech fly with us! This beauty has fish magnet written all over it and I can’t wait to tie some up and give them a go! The Strip Leech (..by Devan Sieben) My version of the Strip Leech came to me out of necessity. I have a bad ...
Pornomid Chironomid Pupa Fly Pattern
January 2, 2021
The Pornomid Chironomid Pupa Fly I’m not sure when the Pornomid fly was developed, or who developed it, or even if the fly I was initially shown, and to this day refer to as the pornomid, is actually in fact the pornomid, or not! What I do know is that it was the early 2000’s when I ...
Muddled Leech Fly Pattern
December 31, 2020
The Muddled Leech Fly Pattern I designed the muddled leech to have more neutral buoyancy as a lot of my leeches had bead heads. Leaving off the bead, and adding the deer hair, allows for the muddled leech to be retrieved super slow, which is sometimes necessary, but hard to accomplish, with regular type leech flies. ...
Chatwin Heirloom Crucial Knife Set Review
November 22, 2020
Chatwin Heirloom Crucial Knife Set Review I am not a chef, but I really like to cook. I especially like to cook from “scratch” and do as much by hand as possible. I’m not especially knowledgeable about different qualities of knives/steel, and since mine cut alright, I wasn’t looking for anything new. Then my husband came ...
TFO Pro 2 Fly Rod Combo Pack | Product Review
July 21, 2020
TFO Pro 2 Fly Rod Combo Pack – Product Review – Description: The TFO Pro 2 fly rod combo pack includes a rod, rod bag, reel, floating fly line, leader, and reel-on-rod hard case. The purchase price currently listed on the manufacturer’s website is $409 CAD. Upon exploring the alluring retail packaging, a nice-looking 4 piece case was ...
PMS | Parasitic Molting Scud Fly Pattern
June 23, 2020
Parasitic Molting Scud Fly Pattern – PMS – Okay a little back ground on this pattern whether you like it or not! I’m going to avoid Latin, Chemical processes and complex biological actions. This will be Gord’s Kindergarten Cole Notes with apologies to any biologist out there. The parasite that affects Gammarus shrimp goes by a couple ...
Togens Nymph Tip Floating Fly Line Review
June 13, 2020
Time for a floating fly line review! This one on the Togens Nymph Line floater. Togens describes their Nymph Fly Line as follows: This line will take your fishing to the next level. Using a braided core with a smooth PVC coating for superior strength and function. This line features a long, fine front taper for the lightest ...
Fly Fishing the Flow | River Fishing Basics
March 23, 2020
Fly Fishing the Flow | River Fishing Basics With Mother nature taking her time thawing our local stillwaters this year, Taylor Culvor has offered up this article on fly fishing the flow covering the basics of river fishing for those looking for something to bridge the gap! Thanks Taylor! 🙂 Kamloops has earned the name “trout mecca” ...
flyguys.net Ice Off 2020 Fishing Reports
January 1, 2020
2020 Fishing Reports post Sponsored by ……. … the one stop shop for all your fishing & outdoor needs! And with the new year comes the new……. … Official flyguys.net Northern British Columbia, BC Interior, Kamloops Area Lakes & Rivers Ice Off 2020 Fishing Reports post! As before, please use the comments/reply section at the bottom of this post ...
North Arm Kermode Fillet Knife Review
December 18, 2019
North Arm Kermode 6″ Fillet Knife Review I spend as much time fishing as I possibly can. Although I release a fair amount of my catch, a significant portion of my fishing is for the purposes of putting food on the table. This is particularly true with fishing for salmon and bottom-fish. All my preferred methods ...
Green Haze Soft Hackle Caddis Pupa Fly Pattern
September 23, 2019
Green Haze Soft Hackle Caddis Pupa Fly Pattern Soft hackles are under rated, and we certainly don’t have enough of them showcased on the site. So when we saw this beauty by @debpaskall on IG last week it was a good reminder that we needed to start filling the gap. Big thanks to Deb for whipping up ...
What I Did for My Summer Holidays | flyguys North BC Fishing Report 2019
September 5, 2019
What I did for My Summer Holidays flyguys North BC Fishing Report Summer 2019 I’m sure most of you at some point in your scholastic endeavors had to, upon returning to school in the fall, write this essay. It was looking like mine this year would be an epic two word masterpiece. I Worked. Then the door ...