It was October in Cape Breton and the island was bursting with autumnal colour. I was fishing with my fiancé, Derek and two of our good friends, Robert Chiasson and Raymond Plourde. Robert is the top Atlantic Salmon guide in Cape Breton and Ray Plourde, a dedicated conservationist, nature photographer and writer. Derek and I […]
This adventure began by tying flies at a local fishing show. I was lucky to meet some incredible artists and fellow anglers there. And by the end of that whirlwind weekend, I found myself invited to visit the Glen Eden Salmon Lodge on the world-renowned Restigouche River. Like many anglers, I had heard tales of […]
A new study by Boom and Wilde reveals something else can release the same chemicals in our brains as sex. They found it can  happen while spey fishing for steelhead.  You are probably coming off a serious high after Valentine’s Day, and if you’re looking for your next fix, look no further than your closest steelhead […]
There is something special about getting intimate with a stretch of water. It is an opportunity usually held for someones ‘home water’ if they live on a river and get to grow up fishing it day and day out. For fishing guides the lure of the job is often to be able to explore and fish lots […]
Goose chase for a moose hide:  article by Amanda Follett Hosgood A Frontier Farwest guest’s misadventures in seeking Indigenous art In the Frontier Farwest Lodge, Strat Leggat models a well-loved coat for a dozen or so fishing guests. Its sleeves are a little short (it never did fit quite right), so it hasn’t seen a lot […]
Fishing short lines is a topic that has probably been done to death. Even epic has several blog posts about how effective it can be. The problem is that people don’t accept how difficult fishing a short line effectively is. Every subtle mistake with a short line is exemplified 10 fold with the fly. Without […]
Fishing short lines is a topic that has probably been done to death. Even epic has several blog posts about how effective it can be. The problem is that people don’t accept how difficult fishing a short line effectively is. Every subtle mistake with a short line is exemplified 10 fold with the fly. Without […]
From somewhere deep in my twisted mind is the best shirt design ever! It reads “it’s okay to be a drifter… but nobody likes a creep.” It would have the “drifter” face of Tom Hanks from Castaway months, NO years after a haircut and beside, a close up of creepy Anthony Hopkins from Silence of […]
Best New Thing is a new section dedicated to products and services in our industry that switch up the game, make things easier or are just sweet! OPST Commando Heads- How Shorter Than Super Short Isn’t Too Short So here it is… time for another installment of stuff I thought would never work… skagit heads […]
James Reid is a highly respected bamboo rod builder from North Vancouver, British Columbia. His rods have been described as “the closest feeling to graphite out there” which despite them being all wood and proudly so, is a testemant to the ongoing research and development he has put into hollow built bamboo. We are no […]