Picking the Right Floating Line for Chironomid Fishing
Choosing a proper fly line for chironomid fishing will make your time spent fly fishing on still waters substantially more enjoyable!
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Chironomid Fishing: What Your Throat Samples Mean
There are few things that can put the missing piece to the puzzle like taking a throat sample. When done properly it does not harm the fish, and you can get an exact reading on what the fish are choosing … Read More
Three Key Things Your Depth Sounder Does for You
There was a time when I thought that depth sounders were cheating. How could someone just attach this little mechanism onto their boat, be able to see the whole underwater world and still call it fair game? This all changed … Read More
Angling Through Intuition
In a split moment of unconscious decision, I steered the vehicle off the highway onto the gravel road. I had a guest that had no experience in fly fishing, why did I feel so drawn to put the boat into … Read More
How to Fish a Naked Line Chironomid Setup
Strike indicators are an incredibly effective tool in stillwater fly fishing, but sometimes it is more fun to take the indicator/swivel setup off and fish a naked line. Though it may feel very approximate at first, it can prove quite … Read More
What’s In Our Boat: Chironomid Fishing Setup
Every few days, an email comes in on the topic of rod/reel/line setups for chironomid fishing in specific. While it does not have to be overly expensive, having quality equipment goes a very long way in making your experience as … Read More
3 Tips for Fishing in a Blanket Chironomid Hatch
Many days are spent cruising around the lake searching for bugs. Even a small patch of mud that is putting off a half-decent emergence can be worthy of your time. What about the other end of the spectrum? The times … Read More
REMINDER: Intro to Chironomid Fishing Course – Trout Waters Fly & Tackle – Saturday, April 14th
This Saturday will mark the final “Intro to Chironomid Fishing” course before springtime stillwater guiding takes over the schedule. This course is held at Trout Waters Fly & Tackle in Kelowna, BC from 10am – 1pm this Saturday, April 14th. … Read More
3 Essential Stillwater Ice-Off Patterns
Finally back and settled from a long day of travel that started at 5:00am in Houston, Texas returning from Tarponville Fishing Lodge in Costa Rica. Tomorrow there will be a full recap of the trip, safe to say it is … Read More