April is a cruel month in the North. I remember growing up in the North Okanagan and April was all about green grass, leaves sprouting, flowers starting to bloom and warm rains. Now April for me is below zero overnight … Continue reading →

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British Columbia is a beautiful spot for fly fishing and with a BC boating license (get your boat licence online at BoaterExam.com) there are plenty of rivers, lakes and ponds to take advantage of! However, in order to have the … Continue reading →

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The UV Leech fly pattern is my favorite starting and finishing fly on any lake. The tungsten bead gets it in the zone quick and keeps it there during windy days. You can play around with color combinations but don’t … Continue reading →

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I’d recently seen an article about Clear Goo and its uses so I ordered in the light kit with thick, thin and Hydros Goo. My intention was to use it to tie minnow patterns but once I had the stuff … Continue reading →

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* a big thanks to Brian for allowing us to share his invaluable still water ice out tactics & strategies on flyguys.net! It’s a spring ritual observing Canada Geese defending mating territories and watching grown men in small aluminum boats … Continue reading →

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I remember my first really successful day fly fishing Stump lake. It was years ago, the month was June and the damsels were hatching! We were anchored in the shallows tossing out big yellowish green nymphs and trying to imitate … Continue reading →

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Save BIG money with Surplus Herby’s new “flyguys” BC fly rod combo – rod, reel & line fly fishing package! This fly rod combo includes everything you’ll need to best tackle the trophy rainbow trout of the beautiful BC interior … Continue reading →

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After coming back from fishing one morning I was annoyed when trying to find room in the corner of my garage for my rods, or trying to make room to cram them on a shelf. I happened to have some … Continue reading →

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Here’s a dandy little river fly pattern. Designed for flowing water, the combo nymph has some weight to it, some flash to it,  and it kind of resembles a bunch of different trout food found in streams and rivers. This … Continue reading →

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“Today ended up being very successful, I landed two bull trout, all on the exact same rig, on a retrieve instead of a bounce, the cause of this I don’t know. But this weekend, I am going to find the … Continue reading →

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After a long hiatus from fishing I was fortunate to have the opportunity to get out on some BC Interior lakes over the past year. The 2011 – 2012 season was a great experience for me as I took on … Continue reading →

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So today was the day, January 23rd to be exact, that I was going out to start filming my new fishing show for youtube. I was on the hunt for Northern BC Bull trout and knew exactly where I was going … Continue reading →

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Well the holiday season is now over and, in my case, the depths of winter have descended with a heavy thump. We had a brief reprieve of the cold for a few days but are now back down in the … Continue reading →

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… “Roche is definitely one of my favourite lakes to fish.  It has all the ingredients for producing big fish, ample shoals, nice drop-offs and deep-water for those special chironomid hatches.  The water is nutrient rich so aquatic invertebrate life … Continue reading →

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The burbot is arguably one of the ugliest creatures to inhabit our local waters. Ugly to the point that it is unimaginable how anyone could have ever decided to try and eat one!   But thank goodness someone did because … Continue reading →

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Sponsored by Surplus Herby’s! … the one stop shop for all your fishing & outdoor needs!   Well we made it through another one and with a new year comes a new… … Official flyguys.net Northern British Columbia, BC Interior, … Continue reading →

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This venison pastrami recipe is a spin off of our corned venison recipe … and if you liked that one you are going to love this one ……. absolutely fabulous! Preparation for both the corned or pastrami venison is the … Continue reading →

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… wishing you and yours a happy 2012 holiday season and all the best for 2013! And stay tuned folks cause we’re already working on our 2013 ice off/fishing reports post, our yearly contest and our 2012 fishing wrap up … Continue reading →

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……. it’s that time of year again folks! We love ice fishing! You want to know why we love ice fishing? OK, I’ll tell you why we love ice fishing. Ice fishing is one of those sports that almost anyone … Continue reading →

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Ice fishing the lakes of the beautiful British Columbia Interior is very popular and a lot of fun! The ice usually appears on our lakes in mid to late fall and can remain well into the spring. Each winter thousands … Continue reading →

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I’ve been doing this fly fishing thing a long time, and have used almost every type of landing net out there, but it wasn’t until last spring that I got my first taste of a MOBY! I had hooked in … Continue reading →

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In 2012 I caught over half of my fish fishing from shore or public docks. I thought I’d share some lessons that I learned. While you won’t need a boat, motor, trailer or truck to haul them there are a … Continue reading →

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Well the boys got back from their hike up into the Rockies at the end of September and I thought I’d post a report for Steve.  They were sure jacked to head up to this lake and it turned out … Continue reading →

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… Dark night of my soul pierced by the light of a fish tug …  … where did that come from?!? Maybe I do need a day off! And so it was I had Wednesday off for my second and … Continue reading →

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Venison Tenderloin is a premium cut of game meat that can be used in many of the same ways as beef, lamb or pork tenderloin. Venison however, has a unique flavour that lends itself well to being marinated, smoked, roasted … Continue reading →

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