Dry Fly Nirvana – Another Episode of the New Fly Fisher
Dry Fly Mania! Only 27 days to go for the Trout Opener in Ontario, and this episode has me getting anxious for the dry flies on the Grand River come May and June!
Another Way to tie Rim Chung’s RS2
I’ve struggled to tie this fly and have watched various YouTube videos, had someone show me one-on-one how to do it, but I still couldn’t get it right. This method looks so much easier when it comes splitting the tails.
Have a look at this one:
Atop the Angling Mountain: The Five Stages of Fly Fishing | Hatch Magazine – Fly Fishing, etc.
And while we are at it…one more article from Hatch Magazine that helps describe the fly fishing addiction.
I don’t remember when I first heard the phrase, but for a while now experienced fly fishers have been regaling new anglers with tales of “The Five Stages of Fly Fishing.” These are the levels we all go through at one point or another in our fly fishing careers; at least if we stick around long enough to move up the ladder. Enough to satisfy the Stage Three fly fisherman? Don’t bet on it. (photo: Chad Shmukler)
— Read on http://www.hatchmag.com/articles/atop-angling-mountain-five-stages-fly-fishing/7711458
Some thoughts on fly fishing during these uncertain times via Hatch Magazine.
The world is changing all around us. March Madness was cancelled. The NBA season was suspended. So was the remainder of spring training and the beginning of the Major League Baseball season. Schools are closed. Grocery stores are having a hard time keeping goods on the shelves. (Good luck finding hand sanitizer or toilet paper.) Meanwhile, anything approaching a normal life has disappeared in Europe, where Italy and France are locked down and modern medical facilities are being overwhelmed by the global pandemic.
— Read on www.hatchmag.com/blog/fly-fishing-through-pandemic/7715008
Coronavirus and Fly Fishing as “Social Distancing”
As soon as the season opens, get out and distance yourself, on your local river, after paying a visit to your local fly shop!
Coronavirus and Fly Fishing as “Social Distancing”
— Read on www.anglingtrade.com/2020/03/17/coronavirus-and-fly-fishing-as-social-distancing/
Is Catch-and-Release an Effective Conservation Tool?
On the February 13, 2020 Episode of Tom Rosenbauer’s Fly Fishing Podcast, he interviews University of Massachusetts scientist Dr. Andy Danylchuk (FYI- he’s Canadian!) about the science and effectiveness of cath-and-release. For trout anglers, or any angler for that matter, the science in this interview is well worth the listen. You’ll gain a wider understanding of fish and stream biology and your place in conservation. You can fast forward through the “Fly Box,” where Tom takes listeners’ questions, to the start of the interview at 51 minutes.
You can listen here, or subscribe in your favourite podcast app. Here’s the iTunes link for those on Apple devices.
Brown Trout on the Grand – The New Fly Fisher
Local guide Mike Metcalfe and fly fishing legend, Bill Spicer, team up to fish for big brown trout on our local Grand River Tailwater, in this wonderfully shot and edited and episode of The New Fly Fisher.
Using mostly dry flies, the two experts hook into a few stockers, and a couple of really fine specimens. Give this one a view. Or two.
