Epic Waters Angling

Category Steelhead

Just a Yiddle Bit

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…

Official end of an era in Telkwa BC

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…

Any Color As Long As It Is Purple

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…

Flies, Then And Way Back Then:

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…

The Magic Time

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…

I Prefer My Reels To Click

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…

Single-Hand Rod vs. Two-Hand Rod

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…