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FGN Fly Fishing Road Trip 2021 – Finally!
Chilcotin Bound FGN Fly Fishing Road Trip 2021 The boys and I had missed out on two spring fishing trips and I have to say I was getting a little bit antsy. Late spring, I threw out the possibility of … Continue reading
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Tagged chilcotin, Fishing Report, fly fishing, Flyguys North, road trip
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flyguys.net Ice Off 2019 Fishing Reports
2019 Fishing Reports post Sponsored by ……. … the one stop shop for all your fishing & outdoor needs! And with the new year comes the new……. … Official flyguys.net Northern British Columbia, BC Interior, Kamloops Area Lakes & Rivers … Continue reading
FGN Spring Tour | 2017 BC Interior Fishing Report
FGN Spring Tour 2017 BC Interior Fishing Report The annual end of May fishin’ and carousing tour down south had a major hic-up even before I got on the road. Like our stuff? Subscribe by Feed or Email
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Tagged 2017, bc, BC Interior Fishing Report, British Columbia, FGN, Fishing Report, fly fishing, flyguys.net
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A Tunkwa Lake Park BC Fishing Vacation
A Tunkwa Lake Park BC Fishing Vacation Bombers, Bows & Breathtaking Backdrops Tunkwa & Leighton are man made trout fishing lakes residing at 3,750 feet in elevation within a 5,100 hectares Provincial Park on the southern Thompson Plateau. The Tunkwa lake provincial … Continue reading
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Tagged bc camping, bc fishing holiday, bc fishing vacation, bc interior camping, bc interior lake camping, camping, camping in the bc interior, Fishing, fishing holiday, Fishing Resort, Fishing Vacation, fly fishing, Leighton, Leighton lake, Tunkwa, Tunkwa lake, Tunkwa Lake Provincial park, Tunkwa Lake Resort
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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
Rainbow Dinner
Well the first snow a couple of weeks ago automatically kicked in the winter/survival/ hibernation check down list. It’s a list of things to do before the blizzards come. 1) Mow the lawns one last time … Nope 2) Put … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, Fishing, Fishing Reports, fly fishing, Flyguys Northern Division, mouse fly, Northern British Columbia
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Giant Wild Alpine Trout
Is there a better way to spend Canada Day then hiking in and setting up on the shores of a Rocky Mountain lake with giant wild alpine trout? NOPE! Steve, Aaron, Mitch and myself were preparing to head back to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, Alpine Lake, Fishing, fly fishing, Flyguys Northern Division, reports, Rocky Mountains, wild rainbow trout, wild trout
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Welcome Home – 2014 Northern BC Fishing Report
Well after 5 days of fishin’ and cavorting it was time to turn the jeep around and head home. That was one tough drive! What normally takes me 11 hours took 12 plus. Two nights of fishing and two nights … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, bc, British Columbia, Brook Trout, Bull Trout, Fishing, Fishing Reports, fly fishing, flyguys.net, June, reports
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Flyguys North Kamloops Fishing Adventure 2014
I got the email early April that a date had been selected for the GOEG IV and it was May 30 + 31. The GOEG (Gathering Of Extraordinary Gentlemen) is a get together, for as many as can make it, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, bc fishing report, Fishing, fly fishing, Flyguys North, Kamloops
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Kickin the Sheridan Deep Water Chironomids
Sheridan Deep Water Chironomids … So what to do in June for Chironomid fishing? My May was not filled with chronie fishing anywhere near as much as I would have liked so Rob and I had to make a plan. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, bc, British Columbia, Chironomid, Fishing, Fishing Report, fly fishing, report, Resort, Sheridan, Sheridan lake
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Rock Bottom Stonefly Nymph Fly
Rock Bottom Stonefly Nymph Fly Pattern In our effort to leave no stone unturned, I bring you the Rock Bottom Stonefly nymph … Although not common, every now and then I see giant stone flies fluttering around in the late … Continue reading
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Tagged fishing fly, fly fishing, Fly Patterns, Nymph, stone, Stoneflies, stonefly, stonefly nymph
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Quick Fish Fry Fly | BC Salmon Fry Pattern
Quick Fish Fry Fly ……. say that three times fast 😉 Quick Fish Fry Fly | BC Salmon Fry Pattern I know they’re out there and they are hungry, so here’s a recipe for a quick fish fry fly. Now … Continue reading
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Tagged Fishing, Fly, fly fishing, Fly Pattern, fry, minnow, smolt, Streamer
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Olive Shuttlecock Emerger Fly
Olive Shuttlecock Emerger Fly Pattern Mayfly | Chironomid | Caddis Groundhog day doesn’t hold much weight up here in the North East corner of B.C. We really don’t care if some Eastern, flea ridden, rodent comes out of its den, … Continue reading
Posted in Caddis, Chironomids, Mayfly
Tagged Caddis, caddis emerger, Chironomid, emerger, emerger fly, Fly, fly fishing, Mayfly, Sedge, sedge emerger, shuttlecock
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BC Fishing App (fishin BC) Review
Downloaded this BC Fishing App (Fishin BC by EPW Labs) the other day and have been playing around with it since. Tons of very good waterbody information for BC fishermen & women including detailed stocking charts and a log that … Continue reading
Best Skunked Day Ever!
… BC fishing, it’s not always about the fish! 😉 Well the end of 2013 fishing kind of fizzled out for me. No fishing in November or December! I know some of you are thinking,” Ya no big deal,” but … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, British Columbia, FGN, Fishing Report, fly fishing, Northern BC
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Bipolar Balanced Leech Fly
Bipolar Balanced Leech Fly Pattern .. Ahhhh night shifts! 3:30 AM and all kinds of crazy shite is going through my head. Every now and then a balanced leech flashes by and then is gone … lost in a smorgasbord … Continue reading
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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Rocky Mountain Rainbows 2013
Mid summer in beautiful British Columbia means to find willing trout you have to look up … way up! In this case not only did we look up but we had to hike up to an alpine lake nestled in … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, Alpine Lake, FGN, Fishing Report, fly fishing, Flyguys North, Rocky Mountain
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Stump Lake Damsel 2.0
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! We were anchored in the shallows tossing out big … 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 With Flies
“Flice” Fishing | Ice Fishing with Flies After a long hiatus from fishing I was fortunate to have the opportunity to get out on some BC Interior lakes over the past year. The 2011 – 2012 season was a great … 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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Blood Clot Bloodworm Chironomid Larvae Fly
Blood Clot Bloodworm Chironomid Larvae Fly Pattern Fall is here , Winter is near, I’m going fishin’ ……. Sorry dear! Yes it’s that time of the year again! But before you head out, you really need to take a few … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, Blood Clot, Bloodworm, Chironomid, FGN, Fly, fly fishing, Pattern
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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
Posted in Still Water Fly Fishing
Tagged Fishing Techniques, fly fishing, Rainbow Trout, Sight Fishing, Still Water
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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
Posted in Still Water Fly Fishing
Tagged Autum Fishing, Fall Fishing, Fishing Strategies, fly fishing, Lake Fishing Tips, Ron Newman
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Fly Fishing Pink Salmon on the Fraser River
If you’re interested in targeting river run pacific salmon on the fly then you better get to know the humpy! Fly fishing pink salmon on the Fraser river, or any river for that matter, is a great day to spend … Continue reading
Kamloops Lake – Chironomids & Crocodiles
I just couldn’t take another day of chasing around ice off reports on the Kamloops area lakes so the boys & I packed our packs with fishing gear and enough food to last us the day and off we went … Continue reading
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Tagged Fishing Report, fly fishing, Kamloops Lake, Spin Casting
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What’s so great about fly fishing anyway?
What’s so great about fly fishing … Why has the art of fly fishing permeated Hollywood and its movies and been held in a sort of high regard; an esoteric sport practiced by intense enthusiast? What’s the difference between catching … Continue reading
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Tagged fly fishing, fly fishing women, sabrina stratford, she loves to fly fish, the art of fly fishing
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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
Triple F Leech Fly Pattern
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! The Triple F (Fat Furry Foker) was originally designed, hence its … 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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Deep Lake Kamloops Fishing Report
……. Who says you can’t fly fish from shore??? Well, being such a beautiful day out today, I decided to go for a hike up to Deep Lake and do some fishing. Deep lake is located in the Lac du … Continue reading
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Tagged Brook Trout, deep lake, fly fishing, kamloops area lakes, Rainbow Trout
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