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Lessons from a Former Beginner – Getting Started: Part 1 of 4

Fly Fishing is often seen as an easy, calm, and relaxing sport. Upon diving in head first, it can almost…

6 years ago

Best Days of Our Lives

The day started off different than most days I go fishing. I woke up at the same time I normally…

6 years ago

In Pursuit of the Esox King: Part 1

This is an article by a novice musky fly fisherman written for other beginners.  After fishing for salmonids throughout most…

6 years ago

The Fish of a 1000 Casts

Dana, better known by his instagram handle, @kootenay_kid, summed up my latest visit to the East Kootenays perfectly when I…

6 years ago

Dreaming of Next Season

It’s snowing out. I just looked outside and watched those big puffy flakes fall slowly upon my truck. My vice…

7 years ago

Letters from the Vice: Whitefish Master vs Carp Disaster

You know the feeling, you are fishing late Fall or early Spring borderline Wintertime dredging larger pocket water and or…

7 years ago

“The Chosen River” in July

December and January are excellent months to reflect back on a year of fishing and to plan for the next…

7 years ago

A NON-PERMIT FANATIC AT THE EPICENTRE OF PERMIT MADNESS

For years, I have been eyeballing satellite images of the many cays in southern Belize.  I finally surrendered to the…

7 years ago

The Opportunity of Disappointment

Standing. Waiting. Drifting.  Every time you fish this section of water you target right behind the same boulder time and time…

7 years ago

Tight Lines in Paradise: The Mystery of the Tico Trout

On a gloomy winter day in 2016, I sat at home dreaming of warmer weather and dry-fly trout fishing. Flakes…

7 years ago

Greasy Summer Stories – Part 2: Yellow Bellied Bulls

Every story has its beginning, and often those beginnings come out of simple choices that lead down great paths. This…

7 years ago