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Author Archives: Gord
Ice Fishing Williston Lake Bulls & Bows
Well it was now time to do some ice fishing! I was out doing a little exploratory mission on Williston Lake a couple of weeks ago and there was over a foot of good clean ice. The lake, on the … Continue reading
Gord’s Molting Dragonfly Nymph Fly
[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Gord’s Molting Dragonfly Nymph … Many moons ago when I was out tubing in Steward lake I saw my first molting dragonfly nymph. [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] I was just kicking off from shore after a pit stop when my … Continue reading
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Tagged BC Fishing Flies, Dragonfly Nymph, Fly Patterns, Instar Dragonfly, Molting Dragonfly
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Winter Drift Fishing
Cold snap is over and just a bad dream now. I’ve been using this warm spell to melt away the bad memories and continue my unheralded run of fishing the Peace River in the winter. I thought I’d change my … Continue reading
Keeping the Peace – Dammit!
For what it’s worth, my letter to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency regarding the Site C BC Hydro Dam project on BC’s Peace River … Like our stuff? Subscribe by Feed or Email
Last Cast for 2011!
Getting skunked on the last outing of the year was a little disappointing so the only way to change that was to make it the second last outing! With my partner in crime, Steve, in Edmonton watching the World Juniors … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011 Fishing Report, Bull Trout, Flyguys North, Hoochies, Peace River
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Storm in the Eye of the Peace!
It’s never windy underwater …. the fish are lucky! 😕 A couple of days before Xmas and the weather has been above seasonal for a while now so you really couldn’t call it a Chinook. Didn’t matter though cause anything … Continue reading
The Dog Days of Autumn!
Saturday morning the alarm goes off and the wife gets up and starts to get ready for work. I on the other hand burrow deep under the comforter and listen to the wind rattle the bedroom windows as it has … Continue reading
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Tagged British Columbia, Fall Fishing, Flyguys North, Peace River
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Anchors Away!
Fall in the North, in a good year, is Labour Day to Halloween. Mess around too much and you miss it altogether! With that in mind Steve and I headed out to Base Camp after work on Thursday excited about … Continue reading
Momma Loves Rainbows!
It was late Wednesday evening when the wife leaned in and whispered those seven magical words ….. “I’ve got a hankering for some rainbow!” Well that snapped me out of my semi-comatose state! There’s nothing like a pre-ordained, spousal approved … Continue reading
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Tagged Fall 2011, Fishing Report, Flyguys North, Peace River
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Pete Lake Fishing Report
Mid September and it was time to try Pete Lake, figuring the algae bloom would have died down. The day before Steve and I went was 30C and that’s about as hot as it gets in these parts. Strange summer/fall! … Continue reading
Get High & Beat the Heat!
Mid August and off the wife and I went on our annual Soak up the Sun Summer tour. As usual we headed for Kamloops and Vernon. They were calling for temperatures in the 30’s C and Like our stuff? Subscribe … Continue reading
Summer Slammin – Sorta!
In the midst of last year’s Rocky Mountain Grand Slam, Steve and I were already planning this year’s trip. We both thought we’d come a couple of weeks early around the middle of July. Even though this year has been … Continue reading
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Tagged Alwin Holland Park, Flyguys North, Peace River Fishing Report
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Late Season Lunkers!
It was a quick jaunt to Kamloops for the wife’s school reunion. Just before leaving my son Timbre’s schedule came free so I packed for some tubing. I made sure the bag had two float tubes, two waders, two sets … Continue reading
The Arizona Mini Hopper!
July 1 stream fishing time. Still working (27 shifts down 11 to go) Can’t fish but I can still tie. I’m preparing for a twist-off trip up the Alaska Hyw. and into the East Slope Rockies. Been tying some big … Continue reading
Mikulak Sedge | Traveler Sedge Fly Pattern
[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Mikulak Sedge |Traveler Sedge Fly Pattern Someone says caddis to me and I think of the various sizes and colours of the ones that come off in the Peace, Pine and Halfway rivers. [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] But that’s only … Continue reading
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Tagged Caddis, Caddis Patterns, Caddisfly, fly fishing patterns, Sedge Patterns, Sedges, Traveler Sedge, trout fly
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More Bows & Brookies – Northern Style!
Friday June 3 take it or leave it! Oh we’ll take it alright. It was going to be my last day off for June. What to do…what to do. As if I even had to ask the question we’re going … Continue reading
Them Northen Lake Lunkers!
Rumour spreadin’ round, that Northern town, ’bout the ice off on “THE” lake; Just let me know, if you wanna go, to that spot before the QUAKE It’s got alotta nice fish ahhhh ……. With apologies and all due respect … Continue reading
Flyguys North Fishing Raid on Kamloops!
As it became apparent that ice off wasn’t going to happen up here before our plant turnaround, Steve and I went pro-active. We loaded up his truck, hit the Alaska Highway, turned left and were on our way. A quick … Continue reading
Bare Bones Chironamo Chironomid Fly Pattern
I’m sure all you still water tiers are busy tying chironomids like me right now as ice off progresses! Now there are certain things that I think we can agree on that we want to incorporate in our fly. We … Continue reading
DIY Mexican Riviera Bonefish Adventure!
I was sitting at my vise tying some chironomids when it hit me that last year at this time I was frantically cranking out bonefish flies. A friend said he heard that we were heading for the Mexican Riviera at … Continue reading
Baby Rainbow Fish Skull Streamers
[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Baby Rainbow Fish Skull Streamers … Well I just got my shipment of Fish Skulls in the mail and I thought I’d share these little gems with all the tiers out there. As you may know tying heads … Continue reading
Williston Lake Slush Fishing!
A week into the New Year and I finally get a chance to head out for some ice fishing. They were calling for snow to start around noon and progress into a blizzard (50km winds) in the evening. The temperature … Continue reading
Grey Cup Rainbows!
For me I know when my life gets busy when I don’t get out fishing for a couple of weeks. Well things are downright hectic! With a week of training in Maple Ridge, a hockey tournament in Chetwyn then the … Continue reading
Falling Leaves Fishing!
The weather for the month of September was awful, raining lots and the last week saw winds of 40-70 km. Not exactly good fall fishing conditions especially for the lake I was trying to get on. Finally a window of … Continue reading
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Tagged Eastern Brook Trout, Fall Lake Fishing, Kamloops Rainbow Trout
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More Hoochie Mama Peace River Fishing Action!
September 23, 2010: Well I hated to leave with my last post on such a negative note so I’ll tell you that my son Timbre and I went out to the Peace River last weekend and had a good day! The … Continue reading
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Tagged Bottom Bouncing, Hoochies, Peace River Fishing Report, Spin N Glow
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Fishing Northern BC with Murphy & His Law Book!
September 22, 2010: Fishing falls into certain categories … Good … Bad and if I’m involved always Ugly. 😕 This is a Bad trip even though I managed to catch 7 fish in the 16” to 19” range. I decided … Continue reading
Rocky Mountain Grand Slam River Fishing!
August 9, 2010: Well we couldn’t make it to the Bahamas’ this weekend for their Grand Slam so Steve and I headed for the East Slope of the Rockies for its Grand Slam. The plan was see if we could … Continue reading
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Tagged Bull Trout, Grayling, Peace River, Rainbow Trout, River Fishing
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Alwin Holland Park Peace River Fly Fishing Report!
July 28, 2010: Steve and I headed out to fish the Fingers on the Peace River the other day but Hydro had other plans. The river has been running very low the last month and silly us assumed it would … Continue reading
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Tagged Alwin Holland Park, Caddis, Hudson Hope, Peace River, River Fishing, Rock Worms, Stoneflies
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Peace River Bull Trout & Hoochie Mama’s!
July 14, 2010: My son, Timbre, and I headed out last week for an evening fish on the Peace Rive. The quarry…. Big bulls. We headed just up stream of where the Halfway river joins the Peace. This area 5km … Continue reading
Peace River / Hudson Hope Fishing Report
June 22, 2010: Nobody around to go fishin’ and the jeep in the shop means it’s off to the Mighty Peace River to fish around Hudson’s Hope. H.H. is about 1 hour drive west of FSJ. And the highway parallels … Continue reading
Chunamun Lake Fishing Report
June 21, 2010: It was time to head up to Grizzly country so Steve and I headed into one of my favourite lakes over the years Chunamun (formally Chinaman) lake. This little gem is a 43 hectare lake @ 3000’ … Continue reading
Another Flyguys Northern Division Fishing Report
May 30, 2010: Once the hoards had moved on after the long weekend and all the snow had melted Steve and I headed out mid week hoping for a bunch of brutes. When we got to the lake we were … Continue reading
Fishing Report – Flyguys Northern Division!
May 19, 2010: Well after 3 weeks of straight graveyards it was definitely time to go FISHIN’. The ice had been off this lake 14 days and we we’re a little worried about turnover. The great thing about this lake … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska Highway, Fishing Chironomids, Fishing Leeches, Fishing Report, Fort St. John, Peace River, Williston Lake
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