When most fly fishers think about catching trout in rivers, the first fly patterns that come to mind are imitations of mayflies, caddisflies, or stoneflies. Depending on the productivity of the water and quality of habitat, these aquatic insects can […]
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Stimulators, Sofa Pillows, Yellow Sallies and Girdle Bugs are all members of the Hall of Fame of Fishing Flies! They are synonymous with the famous stonefly hatches that occur on most rivers and streams of North America. In some western […]
There is probably no fly-fishing subject that has been written more about than that of mayflies in rivers. Much of our early fly-fishing history was based on solving the mystery of catching trout on imitations of mayflies. These small but […]
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With the onset of warmer spring weather in northern B.C., many anglers will begin to anticipate and welcome a short but sweet steelhead season that’s like no other on this planet. While many avid steelhead anglers are familiar with this […]
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Nymphs are the immature forms of some aquatic insects. Fishing with nymphal patterns, or nymphing, in trout streams is one of the most successful methods to catch fish. However, many anglers are intimidated by it, and see it as something […]
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You stare intently at your dry fly as it drifts past along a seam in the current. The water suddenly bulges beneath it. You catch a glimpse of white gums just before a trout engulfs the fly and darts away. […]
The mere mention of British Columbia’s Stellako River often elicits the same response: a quiet pause, then the river’s name almost whispered – each syllable emphasized – followed by a deep sigh. The allure is this renowned river’s big rainbows, fish that […]
The Lower and Middle portions of the Fraser River provide the only recreational fishery for white sturgeon in all of British Columbia. The Middle Fraser includes the section from the confluence of the Fraser River and its Williams Lake River […]
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Caddisflies produce one of the most prolific and prolonged aquatic insect hatches found in rivers. They belong to the insect order Trichoptera, a name derived from the Greek for “hairy wing.” This refers to their adult wings, which are covered […]
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When matching the hatch, most anglers focus on larger stoneflies, mayflies, and caddisflies, but the majority of insects that trout eat in rivers are small. Since trout regularly eat the following three little bugs, look for patterns, tied on size […]
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