Wild sea-run Cutthroat Trout and Dolly Varden of the Fraser River's backwaters, violently slash through the seemingly endless waves of salmon smolts during their spring-time mass exodus to the Pacific Ocean...
Trophy sized Rainbow Trout cruise the crystal clear shoals of British Columbia's interior lakes, in early springtime, searching for chironimids, scuds and mayflies...
Rainbows rise freely during the spring and summer months to take mayfly nymphs, chironimids and sedge pupae as they emerge through the lake's surface...
The rivers of British Columbia's interior boil as hoppers and stoneflies are aggressively taken by large trout during the warm summer days...
The hard-fighting Rainbow Trout of the Kamloop's Region cruise the shallow margins of the high elevation lakes during early autumn, gorging upon shrimp, leeches and boatmen as they prepare for the long, cold winter months...
The five species of Pacific Salmon that return to the river systems of the Fraser Valley, during late summer and early autumn, will test the fly fisher's skills and equipment...
Rainbow and Cutthroat Trout eagerly position behind the spawning salmon, awaiting the opportunity to dine upon salmon eggs that are swept away by the river's currents...
Magnificent winter Steelhead lie dormant in the tail-outs and pocket-waters of our frigid coastal and interior rivers, but can be awaken by a properly presented fly...
These are just a few of the many fly fishing opportunities that we are blessed with here in Southwestern British Columbia, which makes fly fishing in our corner of the province a year-round adventure and possibility...
Come along and join the adventure!!!
Todd has been selected to compete as a member of 2009 Canadian National Fly Fishing Team for the 29th World Fly Fishing Championships, which will be held in Dryman, Scotland during the first week of June. He has also been selected to compete as the Captain of Team Canada at the 2009 Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championships, which will be held on the Isle of Islay, Scotland
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Our mission and goal is to educate and encourage those that wish to learn more about the sport and art fly fishing (rivers and stillwaters) with classroom instruction, clinics and through personal coaching
Todd's "Tip of the Week"
One of the best ways to improve your fly fishing skills and proficiency is to force yourself to start casting, and resist the urge and temptation to troll - for it is somewhat comparable to the angler who frequently carries both a spinning rod and fly rod to the river or lake, and when the going gets tough, they typically opt for the easier of the two methods in order to achieve instant gratification rather than persevering, which often reduces the odds that they will become proficient with either method. In that particular scenario, perhaps the old saying: "A jack of all trades - but master of none", couldn't be more appropriate...
Understanding rise forms and identifying the ring patterns that are created by rising trout can easily triple your angling success rate!
Air bubbles left on the water's surface is an obvious indicator that the trout has taken an insect at the surface, and often indicates the trout’s direction of travel and best location to place your next cast
Using an attractor or searching pattern such as a dragonfly nymph, scud or leech is often the wisest choice if no surface or feeding activity has been observed