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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
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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Tagged Fly Fishing Kamloops, Mo Bradley, Trout School
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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
5 Quick Tips to Help Teach Kids to Fly Fish 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 in an area of … 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! It’s BC’s Family Fishing Weekend and Father’s Day this weekend. … Continue reading
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
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 Valley they … Continue reading
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
The Fluorocarbon Myth
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 in terms … Continue reading
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
Winter Kill & Trophy Trout
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, however, we … Continue reading
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Tagged Bleeker, Bog, Campbell, Frisken, John Frank, Roche, Roche lake, Roche lake winter kill, Roche lake winterkill, Rose, Scuitto, Tulip, Winter Kill, Winterkill
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Fly Fishing Bomber Chironomids
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 time that … Continue reading
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Tagged Bombers, chironomid fishing in the summer, Chironomids, fly fishing, Hatheume, hatheume lake, hatheume lake fishing report, hatheume lake fishing reports, John Kent, Late Summer, latest fishing report hatheume lake, Leighton, Minnie, Stoney, Tunkwa, Tunkwa lake, tunkwa lake fly fishing
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Brian Chan Still Water Ice Out Tactics
* 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 and watching … Continue reading
Fly Fishing from Shore 101
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
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Tagged Bank Fishing, Dock Fishing, fly fishing, Shore Fishing
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Sight Fishing Stillwater Rainbow Trout
… 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 of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Fishing Techniques, fly fishing, Rainbow Trout, Sight Fishing, Still Water
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Fish Feeding Theories
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 wanted to … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Feeding Habits, Fishing Tips, Fly Fishing Strategies, Ron Newman
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Fly Selection & Presentation
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 fly twice. … Continue reading
Fall Fly Fishing Strategies
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 hatches are … Continue reading
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Tagged Autum Fishing, Fall Fishing, Fishing Strategies, fly fishing, Lake Fishing Tips, Ron Newman
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Fly Line Selection Trolling Flies
……. 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) behind your … Continue reading
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Fly Fishing Beyond Seasonal Peaks
Fly Fishing Beyond Seasonal Peaks … 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, Dragonfly and Damselfly) will … Continue reading
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BC Trout Strains & Treatment Designations
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 2N” or … Continue reading
Turn Over & Lake Stratification Made Easy
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 off and … Continue reading
A Still Water Fly Fishing Overview
A Still Water Fly Fishing Overview … 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 please remember, getting out … Continue reading
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
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
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
Long Lining Deep Water Chironomids
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 worth your … Continue reading
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
