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Screaming Viking | Green Red Butt Chironomid Pupa Fly
The Screaming Viking Green Red Butt Chironomid Pupa Fly Like it’s predecessor, the Bleeding Limey, the Screaming Viking (Green Red Butt Chironomid Pupa Fly) was borne out of necessity. The original was needed so that those little green red butt … Continue reading
Zucchini Chironomid Fly
Zucchini Chironomid Fly Pattern … Over the last few years the Zucchini Chironomid Fly has become one of our most popular and most requested chronie fly patterns. And justifiably so. It is typically the first fly tied on once the … Continue reading
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Tagged Chironomid, Chironomid Fly, Chronie, chronie fly, chrony, fishing fly, Fly, flyguys, flyguys.net, zucchini, zucchini chironomid fly, zucchini fly
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Zebra Chironomid Pupa Fly
[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Zebra Chironomid Pupa Fly Pattern … [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] Every year about this time I get to thinking about, anticipating, the upcoming open water season. This year was no different. I forget where I was or what I was … Continue reading
Stump Lake Damsel 2.0
[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Stump Lake Damsel Damselfly Nymph Fly .. I remember my first really successful day fly fishing Stump lake. It was years ago, the month was June and the damsels were hatching! [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] We were anchored in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Damsel, Damselfly, fly fishing, Fly Patterns, Nymph, Stump lake, Stump Lake Damsel
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Ice Fishing Burbot
[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] Ice Fishing Burbot (Fresh Water Ling Cod) [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] The burbot is arguably one of the ugliest creatures to inhabit our local waters. Ugly to the point that it is unimaginable how anyone could have ever decided to … Continue reading
Ice Fishing 101 | How to Ice Fish Kamloops
[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] Ice Fishing 101 | How to Ice Fish Kamloops [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] It’s that time of year again folks. The hard water has arrived and it’s time for some BC Interior Still Water lake ice fishing! And for those … Continue reading
Ice Fishing Safety Tips & Equipment
[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] Ice Fishing Safety Tips & Equipment … [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] Ice fishing the lakes of the beautiful British Columbia Interior is very popular and a lot of fun! The ice usually appears on our lakes in mid to late … Continue reading
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How To Fillet Halibut
As you may have seen on our 2011 fishing reports post or the flyguys.net facebook page, this year we took a bit of time out of July to hit Prince Rupert for some fishing on the Pacific Ocean! What a … Continue reading
Alpha Baetis Mayfly Nymph Fly
[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Alpha Baetis Mayfly Nymph Fly Pattern .. About four years ago we found ourselves in the middle of a huge mayfly hatch on world famous Sheridan lake. [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] Sheridan is one of the BC Interiors most challenging … Continue reading
Flashback Pheasant Tail Nymph Fly
[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] Flashback Pheasant Tail Nymph Fly … The Pheasant Tail Nymph is one of the oldest of modern fly fishing patterns. [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] Originally designed as a general imitation to many of the thin nymphs that exist in rivers, … Continue reading
Sight Fishing Stillwater Rainbow Trout
[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] … another extraordinary article by Jason Majoskey (Mr. Rainbow), this one on the topic of sight fishing for trophy BC rainbow trout on the productive & pristine still water lakes of the beautiful British Columbia interior. A bit … Continue reading
Posted in Still Water Fly Fishing
Tagged Fishing Techniques, fly fishing, Rainbow Trout, Sight Fishing, Still Water
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Golden Scud Back Shrimp Fly
[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Golden Scud Back Shrimp Fly … Shrimp are present throughout the entire open water season therefor making them a very important food source for trout. [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] They are particularly useful in the early spring and late fall … Continue reading
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Tagged Fly Patterns, Lake Patterns, Scud Back, Scud Flies, Shrimp Flies, trout fly
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Floating Dragon(fly Nymph) – Hungry Rainbow
[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Floating Dragonfly Nymph Fly Pattern … [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] Tis the season for the big Dragonfly nymphs to start their migration to the shorelines to emerge so … we thought it an appropriate time to share a deadly floating … Continue reading
Posted in Dragonfly
Tagged Dragonfly, Dragonfly Nymph, Floating Dragonfly Nymph, Fly Patterns
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How to Fillet Fish
Like most things in life, there are many different ways to skin a cat (or in this case to fillet a fish) and for the most part the method chosen is simply due to personal preference. The following is one … Continue reading
Black & Red Horseshoe Trout
… Our 3 day weekend hunt for Fraser Valley Rainbows & Eastern Brook Trout! WOW! What a weekend! When we decided to focus on fatso Fraser Valley Bows & Eastern Brook Trout this weekend we never thought we would end … Continue reading
Posted in Fishing Reports
Tagged Black lake, fly fishing report, Horseshoe lake, kamloops area lakes, Red Lake
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Roche Lake – Ice Off, Fish On
Well with the ice just recently off Roche lake, and despite the weatherman ‘s prediction of rain, we decided that today was the day to give it a go … and we’re sure glad we did! 😀 Oh and what … Continue reading
Posted in Fishing Reports
Tagged BC Lakes Fishing Report, Fishing Report, Kamloops Area Lakes Report, Roche lake
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Don’t Pass on Pass lake BC
[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Don’t Pass on Pass Lake BC Ahhhh Pass lake, a gorgeous little gem of a lake located only 20 minutes from Kamloops heading north up the Lac Du Bois Rd. [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] Pass is a trophy fly fishing … Continue reading
KGB Leech Fly Pattern
[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Up next is the KGB Leech fly fishing pattern … and this one is quickly becoming one of our favourite leech fly patterns for both early spring and late fall fly fishing in the BC Interior! The KGB … Continue reading
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Tagged BC Interior Flies, Fly Patterns, Flyguys Flies, krazy flies, Leech Flies
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The Frugal Fly Box | Low Cost Double Decker DIY Fly Box
[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] The Frugal Fly Box A Low Cost Double Decker DIY Fly Box Build [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] The Double Decker DIY Fly Box project came about not so much because of the money, but because of the inability to find … Continue reading
Monomaster Waste Line Storage System
[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] MonoMaster Waste Line Storage System Monofiliment Recycling Tool Once and a while an idea comes along that seems to simple to work so good. The truth of the matter is that most good ideas are just that; simple, effective and they … Continue reading
Bleeding Limey Chironomid Pupa Fly
[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Bleeding Limey Chironomid Fly Pattern With most of our chironomid pupa fly patterns the concept is simple and durable. That’s not a bad thing because in addition to being easy to tie they are deadly little patterns that … Continue reading
DIY Low Cost European Deer Skull Mount
[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] DIY European Deer Skull Mount … Well it seems that the European Deer Skull Mount is all the rage in all the hunting circles these days. And why not? They look great and they are much less expensive … Continue reading
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Tagged Deer Mount, Deer Skull Mount, Euro Mount, European Mount, Low Cost European Mount, Skull Mount, Taxidermy
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Red Lake BC Interior Ice Fishing Action at it’s Best
[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Red Lake BC Interior Ice Fishing Action at it’s Best! Put the rifles away and dig out the ice fishing gear cause Red lake, one of the BC interiors best ice fishing lakes, is ice on and fishing … Continue reading
Bottom Bounce Sockeye Salmon
[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] Bottom Bounce Sockeye Salmon … The Sockeye salmon is arguably the highest sought of the five species of pacific salmon. Their deep red rich flesh is highly desirable among fisherman and food connoisseurs alike. Sockeye range in size … Continue reading
Mr. Rainbow’s Foam Dragon | Floating Dragonfly Nymph
[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Mr. Rainbow’s Foam Dragon Floating Dragonfly Nymph Fly Pattern Well as far as floating dragonfly nymph patterns go we don’t think you can beat Mr. Rainbow’s Foam Dragon Fly! This is a great pattern to crawl right along … Continue reading
Davy Wotton & Double Davy Fly Fishing Knots
[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] Fly Fishing Knots | Davy Wotton Knot * recently updated to included the stronger Double Davy Wotton knot! 😉 The Davy Wotton Knot | History: [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] I was on a local fly fishing forum the other day and … Continue reading
Sheridan Lake Sedge Pupa Fly
Sheridan Lake Sedge Pupa Fly … This little beauty is the brain child of Ken Baker. The story is that he developed the fly for British Columbia’s famous Sheridan lake but it’s definitely not limited to that body of water. … Continue reading
Chartreaus & Red ASB Chironomid Pupa Fly
[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Chartreuse & Red ASB Chironomid Pupa Fly The “Slime Bag” Chronie A very cool and versatile Chironomid Pupa pattern shared with us by Scott Anderson! This Anti Static Bag chironomid fly is an absolute killer when the green … Continue reading
Krazy’s Nine Pound Kamloops Area Lakes Rainbow
May 11, 2010: Today’s lake might sit at about 3600 feet, might be in the Roche lake area and might be named after a certain animals footwear – but then again it might not – and if not, we’d bet money … Continue reading
Triple F Leech Fly Pattern
[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Triple F Leech Fly Pattern … *** just updated with a step by step instructional video of the “Olive Red Head” version of this effective & durable fly pattern! [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] The Triple F (Fat Furry Foker) was … Continue reading
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Tagged bead head leech, black and red leech, black leech, fishing flies, fishing fly, fly fishing, fly fishing patterns, Fly Patterns, Leech, leech fly patterns, Micro Leech, Mini leech, olive and red bead head leech, olive and red leech, olive leach, red bead head leech, trout flies, trout fly
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