Enjoy our photo essay on one of the most unique fisheries we have ever encountered. While we all #StayHomeStaySafe, we have decided to bring our destination to you. This week we’re taking you on a virtual road trip across Kodiak Island, Alaska. By utilizing float planes, jet boats and rafts you can access some of […]
Fishing season has been delayed for many and as we navigate these challenging times, we are incredibly fortunate to have technology at our fingertips to socialize virtually. Throughout these past months, many of us are getting creative with our use of social media to host fly tying parties and planning sessions for when fishing season […]
In light of recent world events, we are all practicing our social distancing skills to protect ourselves and others. As anglers, we seem to be uniquely equipped, as we regularly seek out places where complete isolation is guaranteed. While spending an increased amount of quiet time at home these past weeks, I have been contemplating […]
Fly tying is a favourite hobby for many, especially during the colder months here in Nova Scotia. As our season runs from April 1 to October 31, the winter months are the perfect time to relive past adventures and plan for the season to come. Gear is cleaned and organized, journal entries updated and fly […]
In golf, wedges are one of your irons in the golf club family and designed for special use situations. They may not be the sexiest of clubs, but they’re certainly one of the most important when it comes to keeping your strokes down. In Golf, the short game (shots when you are relatively close to the […]
When you think of tough winter steelheading you think of high or low water, cold water, no water, snow, ice and freezing temps.  Unfortunately for us we saw all of these at one point or another this season. As our guest Mark Bale pointed out, “there’s a lot of ways to get beat in this […]
Excited and a little uncertain, I boarded a plane for Smithers on November 1st. Although my journey to Frontier Steelhead was not my first solo fishing trip, it was a first for traveling across the country. Beyond stoked for the adventure but a bit nervous about traveling alone with all my gear and multiple connections, […]
Thirty minutes is all it takes to hike into the untouched plunge pool. At first, you are surrounded by birches, hemlocks, maples, pine and ash trees. Shortly into the walk, a meandering stream and a series of small falls appears. Everything from the quartz veins to the sweet smell of peat makes this journey second […]
Normally when our winter steelhead program in Haida Gwaii shuts down we get some free time to catch up on things, but this year one program rolled right into the next.  We worked with guide/outfitter Nomads of the North in Terrace BC and longtime friend Mike VanWormer (AKA VDubs).  As usual he produced incredible trips for guests lucky […]
When you walk into Telly’s Grill, you can already get a sense of what this restaurant will look like once it is fully completed. Â At first glance, you notice the details on the ceiling. Straps that have gone through a kiln are placed creatively on the ceiling and wall. Â Giving a modern but homey feel, […]