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John Kent – Hog Magnet Chironomid Pupa Fly Pattern

  Hog Magnet Chironomid Pupa Fly “Hog magnet” A beauty little bug they will take for a chironomid pupae/larvae or as a great searching/attractor style when trying to figure things out. Mr. Kent knows a thing or two about chironomid … 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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Major General ASB Chironomid Fly

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Major General ASB Chironomid Fly Pattern “… it has military colours but a little too much bling for a simple enlisted man so I call it … the Major General ASB chironomid pupa fly! Like our stuff? Subscribe … Continue reading

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Black & Silver Red Butt Chironomid Fly

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Black & Silver Red Butt Chironomid Fly At the time of this writing the chironomid is, and will remain to be till at least mid June, our  “go to” fly for BIG Kamloops area lakes rainbow trout! Like … Continue reading

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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

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Simple Thread Black & Red Chironomid Pupa Fly

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Simple Thread Black & Red Chironomid Pupa Fly [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] With the arrival of May, a  peak month for still water chironomid fly fishing in British Columbia, we thought it would be appropriate that the next fly pattern in our series … Continue reading

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Roche Lake Kamloops Early Spring Fishing Report

April 27, 2010: Roche lake is located about 40 minutes south of Kamloops on Highway 5A (the old Merritt highway) and was our fishing destination for today. Roche lake sits at about 3800 feet and has been ice free for no … Continue reading

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Paul Lake Kamloops Area Fishing Report

See … we told you it was only gunna get better! It was overcast, rainy and windy but that didn’t stop the chironomid pupae  from making their way to the surface! I guess nobody told them that the weather wasn’t going to … Continue reading

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Yet Another Kamloops Area Lakes Fishing Report

This report starts at this very pretty 2000 ish foot elevation little gem where the fish were keying in on the tiny pale green chironomid pupae that were hatching off in the low 40 degree water column. And when you couldn’t hook … Continue reading

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Back to Deep Lake Kamloops

Went to deep again today and it was even better this time (more action) but same size fish.  There was a big chironomid hatch today which was lots of fun!  You could just cast out your chironomid and the fish … Continue reading

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Kamloops Area Lake Fishing Report

Another cold wet day but this time with a bit more ‘to the boat’ action than our last trip! This particular Kamloops area lake sits at about 2900 feet and has been ice off for almost 3 weeks.  Within these … Continue reading

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Edith Lake Report

Well it was a lazy Easter Sunday so I decided to take a drive and check out the status of Edith Lake. Edith is famous for it’s large rainbow’s and brookies AND it’s close to home so needless to say I … Continue reading

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Kamloops Area Lakes Fishing Report

OK according to my sources ……. Jocko Lake is ice off and has been fishing well on chironomid pupa, bloodworms & micro leeches. Try to get in on the action as soon as you can as we can expect about a … Continue reading

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