Fly Fishing Posts

Variety Rules!

In Fly Fishing Variety is Everything Tell anyone that you fly fish, and inevitably this question arises.  “So what’s your favorite place in to fish”. I’ve struggled with this question, ...
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Fishing The Grey Ghosts of Roatan

Bone Fishing in Roatan Honduras Chasing bonefish holds all the excitement of dry line fly fishing a mountain river in the Rockies or swinging a streamer for steelhead in a ...
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Making it all up on the Fly!

It’s absolutely pouring rain in BC this week, so you can bet the rivers are fast and turbid… not so easy to This could be you! Do you have the ...
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Hey – Check your fly! (part 2)

Trout season is upon us, and your choice of fly is crucial to your fly fishing success on the water. To catch trout, you need to think like one. Here ...
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Spring’s Warming up the Elk River in Fernie BC

A stone’s throw from Calgary is the skiing hotspot of Fernie BC. But when the snow melts, those sparkling creeks feed a fly fishing paradise. The peak of the spring runoff ...
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Hey – Check your fly! (part one)

Fly tying nymphs for high and turbulent water conditions Spring fly fishing in BC means reduced visibility, and trout who lie near the bottom waiting to strike are always looking skyward for prey ...
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Flood Warnings & Fly Fishing Tips

The deluge is upon us, so BC fly fishing enthusiasts will have to work around conditions. Many anglers wait for beautiful weather, but the fish are still there and they’re still ...
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High Water – Fly Fishing on the Columbia River

Fly Fishing in BC is on hold up north, as rivers like the Upper Fraser flow at peak levels for the next few days with a higher than average snowpack ...
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Check your Pulse – Spring Fly Fishing in BC

Fly fishing in BC immerses us in the life cycle of a river. Spring fishing – It’s sunny but the down layer is still on. One of the cool things ...
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Fly Fishing in BC: Cast (your vote) for Wild Salmon!

UPDATE: It is election time in British Columbia and our politicians are starting to make commitments to protect our wild salmon from effects of salmon farms. This is the key ...
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The Big Boys: Fly Fishing for Bull Trout

The spring season for fly fishing bull trout on the Cheakamus, Squamish and Mamquam rivers is winding down. As these peak predators are finishing their annual feast of salmon fry ...
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Fly Fishing on Earth Day

It’s Earth Day and while we usually grab any garbage we see on the river anyway, today is a good reminder of how important it is for fly fishing enthusiasts ...
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Fly Fishing on Endangered River in BC

While fly fishing in BC has never seen greater growth and popularity, there are areas in the province that are experiencing the dangers of over harvesting. Trout Unlimited Okanagan has banded together ...
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Get Stoked: Fly Fishing on the Elk River

Not only does the Elk River near Fernie BC lay claim to some of the best dry line fishing in the world, it can also rank for one of the ...
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Fishing for the Big One!

There’s no fly fishing rod that could hold this one! This is the kind of surprise video that you HAVE to have to back up your story because otherwise no ...
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Fly Fishing on the Elk River

World class dry line fly fishing. The Elk River in the Canadian Rockies offers some of the best dry line fly fishing in the world. This incredible freestone river is ...
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Fly Fishing on the Columbia River

The Columbia offers the big river fly fishing with some of the biggest native and wild rainbows you can hope to land. This is the kind of fly fishing you ...
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Fly Fishing for Steelhead

It’s still winter in Michigan but they’re fly fishing for steelhead. This short film is full of great camera work and a snappy tune that any fly fisherman can appreciate ...
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The danger to wild salmon on the BC coast

Salmon fly fishermen in British Columbia will definitely want to see this hour long documentary film, Salmon Confidential. BC’s wild salmon are testing positive for dangerous European salmon viruses associated with salmon ...
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Only the River Knows: A Fly Fishing Film

Only the River Knows takes place on the legendary Lethe River in New Zealand’s wild and wondrous South Island. Back in 1988, one of the most iconic fly fishers of ...
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How to find a good fly fishing guide

Drift-Boat-Fly-Fishing-on-the-Elk-River-BC I think it’s fair to say that  Stephen and I are fly fishing fanatics. We’ve fished different species all over the world and extensively in British Columbia. However, over ...
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The Good Guide

You can research the shit out of a location but once booked, it’s hard to know if you’re actually getting a good fly fishing guide. My fishing partner Stephen and ...
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Epic Fail in Tofino

I was interested in salmon fishing and my partner Pete had heard great things about Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island. I was stoked to try something new ...
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Why I Fly Fish

Trout, my trusted K-9 loves fishing almost as much as I do In my business I talk to a lot of people all day long; opening accounts closing deals, on ...
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Registering New Guides

We know first hand that fly fishing guides spend most of their time on the water, which is where we want to keep them. Elk-River-Fly-Fishing-Guides-BC Holy Waters is committed to ...
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