Category Archives: CANADA
Yukon Pike Video
This isn’t professional grade. But I think you’ll get a Thursday laugh by watching this. I shot this, amateurishly I admit, while fishing at Kluane Wilderness Lodge on Wellesley Lake Yukon Territory in June. This is a little pike in … Continue reading
Posted in CANADA, US & Canada
Tagged Fly fishing northern pike, Kluane Wilderness Lodge, Wellesley Lake
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Trouble on British Columbia’s Dean River
I spent some time fly fishing the Dean River for steelhead a few years back and it was one of the greatest experiences of my life. Magnificent scenery, chrome-bright and rocket-fast steelies taking Pick-Yer-Pockets and skaters, and great camp life … Continue reading
RIO Pike/Musky Lines and Leaders
If I had any plans to fish musky or pike in the near future, I’d be stocking up on RIO’s pike/musky line and their pike/musky leaders, which are a combination of heavy mono and wire with a metal clasp to … Continue reading
SIMMS’ Bulkley Jacket—essential steelhead gear
I know you can’t feel it yet, but I’m starting to sense that fall is close. It’s not that there’s a change in the temperature yet, or snow settling on the surrounding peaks, although that often does occur by the … Continue reading
Posted in CANADA, Gear, Spey
Tagged fall steelhead gear, Kispiox steelhead, SIMMS Fly Fishing Products, Simms' Bulkley Jacket
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Redington’s New Vapen Rod—true rocket-launcher
What up with summer? Goes too fast. August already and I’ve been brutally busy taking care of kids, putting together issues of Fly Rod & Reel, keeping up with a yard, and traveling. Maybe I’ll head to South America when … Continue reading
Gearing Up (Sort of) for The Gaspe Peninsula
I’ve been trying to concentrate on local fishing options and have some summer fun, but a trip to eastern Canada’s Gaspe Peninsula for Atlantic salmon is rapidly approaching, and I’m getting fired up about it, not that anyone who lives … Continue reading
Posted in CANADA, Spey, Travel
Tagged Atlantic salmon, Bonaventure River, Fly Fishing for Atlantic Salmon, Gaspe Peninsula, Salmon Lodge
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Back From Fly Fishing Canada’s Yukon Territory
Just back from the Yukon Territory and the work is stacked up and the kids are asking for lunch . . . but before they get sustenance, I thought I would share a few images from the trip. We spent … Continue reading
Trip Update: Kluane Wilderness Lodge on Wellesley Lake, Yukon Territory
As mentioned previously, I’ve been sifting through some invites to great lodges in Canada and I made a choice last week to visit Kluane Wilderness Lodge in the Yukon Territory. It’s located on Wellesley Lake about a two-hour flight by … Continue reading
Camp Bonaventure Wins Orvis’ Fly Fishing Lodge of The Year Award
If you are thinking about fishing Atlantic salmon this summer or early fall—and, by the way, you should be thinking about fishing Atlantic salmon this summer or fall—you would be doing yourself a favor to visit the Web sites of … Continue reading
Posted in CANADA, Culture, Spey, Travel
Tagged Camp Bonaventure, Gaspe Peninsula Atlantic Salmon Fly Fishing, Quebec, Salmon Lodge
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Image of the Week: Geoff Moore’s 26-inches of Awesomeness
Ok, I get to post a bunch of my grip and grin images on the site, and I did so just a week or so ago when I placed an image of an insanely big rainbow trout, hoisted by yours … Continue reading