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Perfect Fly Syndrome

Perfect Fly Syndrome … costing you fish & you don’t even know it! Ah, the hard water season … a time of mixed emotions for most anglers. Fly fishing is on hold, so clearly that sucks, but on the other … Continue reading

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Why You Should Take Fly Casting Lessons

Always Fly Casting was established in 2022 by me, Drew Alway, with the goal of helping those interested in learning fly casting in the Kamloops and Logan Lake areas. While most of the services we provide are two-student personalized lessons, … Continue reading

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Chironomid Religion | The Church Window Chironomid

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 … Continue reading

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Trout School – Lessons from a Fly Fishing Master

Trout School Lessons from a Fly Fishing Master AKA – The Mo Bradley Story 🙂 Trout School – Lessons from a Fly Fishing Master, is written by Mark Hume. In it Mark passes on what he’s learned from his countless … Continue reading

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Three Trout Fly Fishing Tips to Becoming a Better Fly Fisher

* Guest post by Jake Connor, a Michigan angler with extensive fly fishing experience. Although geared more towards rivers, the three fly fishing tips he discusses are also very applicable for stillwaters. … Three Simple Trout Fly Fishing Tips Becoming … Continue reading

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5 Quick Tips to Help Teach Kids to Fly Fish

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] 5 Quick Tips to Help Teach Kids to Fly Fish [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] One of my biggest regrets when it comes to fishing is not learning how to use a fly rod at an early age. I grew up … Continue reading

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A Dozen Kamloops Family Fishing Lakes

– 12 Kamloops Family Fishing Lakes – Share the passion, share the excitement with these twelve Local Kamloops area family fishing lakes that Should Keep them Entertained while they learn! [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] It’s BC’s Family Fishing Weekend and Father’s Day … Continue reading

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Chironomid Pupa Fly Tying Tips

Chironomid Pupa Fly Tying Tips – Building a Better Chironomid Fly – Reflecting back on the highlights of our recently completed  2018 Introduction to Chironomid Fly Fishing seminar, I noted participant interest in the chironmid pupa fly tying tips section … Continue reading

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Fly Fishing the Booby Fly

Invasion of the UK Attractor Fly Patterns – Fly Fishing the Booby Fly – If you’re reading this article, you may be shaking your head in disgust of the fact that these atrocities have made their way into Canadian waters, … Continue reading

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Fishing Cutthroat Trout | Winter Strategies for Coastal Cutties

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Fly Fishing Cutthroat Trout – Winter Strategies for Coastal Cutties – The icy winds of November and December mean an end to the stillwater fly fishing season in most of our province, but in here in the Fraser … Continue reading

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Chironomid Fly Fishing Strategies | Finding Fish

Chironomid Fly Fishing Strategies – Finding Fish – Every spring, thousands of BC fly fishers head to their favourite lakes, eager to chase trout with chironomids of all shapes and sizes. Like our stuff? Subscribe by Feed or Email  

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The Fluorocarbon Myth

[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] The Fluorocarbon Myth ……. For several years I’ve had a growing feeling that fluorocarbon monofilament simply does not live up to the marketing hype. It is twice as expensive as nylon monofilament but is it twice as good … Continue reading

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Pre-chironomid Season: Early Spring Fly Fishing Strategies

Early Spring Fly Fishing Strategies … In the pacific northwest, particularly in the interior of BC and Washington, spring stillwater fly-angling is often referred to as “chironomid season”.  With an abundance of lakes where spring emergences are dominated by little … Continue reading

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Winter Kill & Trophy Trout

[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] Winter Kill & Trophy Trout … It’s easy to understand how the term “winter kill” could be perceived negatively by many angling enthusiasts.  Once we understand what it is and how it typically influences our small, productive waters, … Continue reading

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Fly Fishing Bomber Chironomids

[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] Fly Fishing Bomber Chironomids As stillwater flyfishers we know that the late summer heat of August has forced the trout to murky depths and made them too lethargic to chase any offering we present. It is at this … Continue reading

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Brian Chan Still Water Ice Out Tactics

[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] * a big thanks to Brian for allowing us to share his invaluable still water ice out tactics & strategies on flyguys.net! Still Water Ice Out Tactics … It’s a spring ritual observing Canada Geese defending mating territories … Continue reading

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Fly Fishing from Shore 101

[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] Fly Fishing from Shore ……. In 2012 I caught over half of my fish fly fishing from shore or public docks. I thought I’d share some lessons that I’ve learned. Like our stuff? Subscribe by Feed or Email … Continue reading

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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

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Fly Tying Tips & Tricks

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] – Fly Tying Tips & Tricks – For me it always seems that November and December are so busy that I never make it down to the my tying desk. [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] It’s usually about the end of … Continue reading

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Fish Feeding Theories

[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] Fish Feeding Theories ……. This summer, my friend and old school chum, Pat Harrison, came up for his annual fishing trip. On the first day, folks were catching fish on a large Chironomid and corky. Pat had always … Continue reading

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Fly Selection & Presentation

[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] Fly Selection & Presentation ……. Most of us have a really broad selection of flies in our fly boxes. In fact, some of us could use ten different flies every day of the year without using the same … Continue reading

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Fall Fly Fishing Strategies

[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] Fall Fly Fishing Strategies … By the time you read this, it will be mid-September and we will be into the Fall fly fishing season. At this time of year, the water is beginning to cool, the major … Continue reading

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Fly Line Selection Trolling Flies

[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] ……. another informative fly fishing article by Ron Newman. This one on strategies for fly line selection trolling flies! Fly Line Selection Trolling Flies The most basic of fly fishing techniques is to drag a fly (trolling flies) … Continue reading

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Fly Fishing Beyond Seasonal Peaks

[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] Fly Fishing Beyond Seasonal Peaks … [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] By mid-July, the quantity and frequency of our “hatches” will be past their seasonal peaks. Those bugs that come to the lake surface to turn into adults (Chironomid, Mayfly, Caddis, … Continue reading

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BC Trout Strains & Treatment Designations

[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] Trout Strains & Treatment Designations If you are like me, you sometimes look at the fisheries Stocking Reports just to see what lakes are being stocked. When you get into these reports, you start seeing terms like “Pennask … Continue reading

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Early Spring Fly Fishing Kamloops Style

Early Spring Fly Fishing Kamloops Style Well, it’s the end of February in Kamloops and I, like many others have had my “early ice-out dreams” dampened by the latest cold snap. The bulk of the Interior’s stillwaters are likely locked … Continue reading

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Barometric Pressure & Fishing

[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] The following is a very interesting article on the affects of barometric pressure & fishing by Kamloops Fly Fishers Association member, and long time BC interior fly fisherman, Ron Newman. Like our stuff? Subscribe by Feed or Email … Continue reading

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Turn Over & Lake Stratification Made Easy

[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] For many of us some of the terminology and slang associated with our sport is extremely confusing. “Turn over” (lake stratification) is one of those terms and every year, especially during the winter when fishermen are anticipating ice … Continue reading

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A Still Water Fly Fishing Overview

[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] A Still Water Fly Fishing Overview … [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] For those just starting out here’s a general fly fishing overview on how to fly fish the productive still water trout lakes of the Okanagan & BC Interior. And … Continue reading

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Rainbow Trout Strains of British Columbia

The following is a summary of five important strains of rainbow trout that the province stocks in the still waters of British Columbia. Specifically, this article describes the Pennask, Blackwater, Fraser Valley, Tzenzaicut, & Gerrard rainbow trout  strains of BC. … Continue reading

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Trolling Flies | Fishing the Long Line

Well we’ve been talking about “long lining” so much lately that we thought we’d better balance it out by reminding everyone about the original meaning of the term – specifically trolling flies (yup, I said the “T” word)  🙂 Using the terms “trolling” … Continue reading

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Full Sink Deep Water Chironomids

Folks you’re in for a real treat! Below is an excellent post by John Scalr outlining how to fly fish full sink deep water chironomids. The article is long but it is well worth your while to read it all … Continue reading

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Long Lining Deep Water Chironomids

[embedit snippet=”gas-auto-responsive-link-ad-minimalist”] This is an exceptional article on deep water chironomid fishing witten by By Jason Majoskey (AKA Mr Rainbow). It was edited by Al Horne (horneblower) & Illustrated by Dale Sharp (Sharpy). It’s a fairly long read but well … Continue reading

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Fly Fishing the Micro Leech

OK JeFF you asked for it you got it! At the time of this writing (spring 2010), fishing micro leeches under indicators is still a fairly new phenomenon. Given our success rate with it, however, we suspect that it will … Continue reading

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