Fly fishing is a game of inches, and subtleties that ultimately determines success. Actions typically need to be small and never exaggerated from casting, to mending, to setting the hook and to fighting the fish. Too big of a sweep…
Swinging flies for winter steelhead in BC is certainly not for everyone, but if you have enjoyed many years of successful summer run adventures it is time to add it to your repertoire (its all about the challenge). Fly selection…
Now thats its 2015 we all need a few resolutions that will help us catch more fish. The best way to do that is to get some good karma going to appease the steelhead gods. When people talk about steelhead…
On the Bulkley river sits a lodge steeped in time honored traditions, and rich in history and lore. Frontier Farwest has been around for 50 years and under the guidance of founder Collin Schadwrech FFW has placed its stamp…
In the fishing world trout are the men and steelhead are the women. Trout have one track minds living their lives searching for ways to feed as much as possible while expending the least amount of energy. They generally don’t like…
I don’t know why the color purple has so much appeal to me for steelhead flies. Probably, because I’ve caught so many steelhead on purple flies. There are two flies of this color that I have used the most; Purple…
I am tying steelhead flies for an upcoming trip (in October). I only have about 4 million steelhead flies dating back to the 80’s, but I could always use a couple hundred more. I tie several dozen to hundreds of…
It is strange to me why I love being on the water during certain times under different, but specific conditions when I know other periods of the day have accounted for more fish. I don’t know about everybody else, but…
If you have read any of my previous posts to Epic FlyFishing you know that I am a little “old School” when it comes to my equipment. Especially, my reels. For all of my freshwater fishing I use a click/pawl-drag…
Why use a single-hand rod when a two-hand rod can fish more efficiently? Pure enjoyment, that’s why. I have to admit I use a two-hand rod more often than a single-hand for steelhead, but I am slowly coming back around…
