The springtime means big fish eating tiny bugs! Learning to chironomid fish will pay off greatly and help increase your hook up percentages when fly fishing the flat water in the spring. Here is a quick guide for spring chironomid fishing to help you get started. First let’s start off by looking at the basic gear you need. A 9 to 10 foot fly rod in the 5 or 6 weight … [Read more...]
Spring Bass Fishing – Hula Grub Jig
The spring bass season can be one of the most challenging but yet action packed times to target smallmouth bass! As the water starts to warm up the bass start to become more active as they prepare for their spring spawn. Depending on the conditions the fish can be either active and hit fast moving baits or they can be somewhat dormant and they won't chase anything. On the … [Read more...]
Introducing the Lyman McFly
Majority of freshwater anglers know that a successful method to get more fish into your boat on bigger water bodies is by trolling buck tails. Buck tails have been fished for numerous generations throughout BC and the Pacific Northwest as they are one of the most reliable presentations when the fish are feeding near or on the surface. There's a good variety of tackle … [Read more...]
Spring Surface Trolling – Lyman Plugs
During the early spring months the Rainbow Trout can be scattered throughout the water column on larger lakes, ranging from 80 feet right up to the surface. The days when you don't mark fish on the sonar doesn't mean that they aren't there! Majority of the time they are just subsurface and your sonar unit can't "ping" them for a reading. A very successful way to target … [Read more...]
Fly Fishing Sawmill Lake (Burnell Lake)
The interior region of BC is home to many world class lakes. One of these gems is Sawmill Lake (also known as Burnell Lake) near Oliver BC. The access road to this lake is somewhat maintained and depending on the time of year it can be daunting in anything less than a two wheel drive truck. There are some washed out areas and some large rocks in many places along the road. Once … [Read more...]
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