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Early Season Ontario Browns, Brookies and Rainbows on Dry Flies - Green Drakes, BWOs, Pale Evening Duns etc.....

2009-06-09T07:16:00.000-07:00

Well, we had a pretty sweet week fishing for Brookies, Rainbows and Browns. The weather couldn't have been better with a couple of cool, overcast days and a few hot sunny days as well. Numerous bugs were hatching all day long and falling in the evening. All day long we had sulphurs, blue winged olives, pale evening duns, brown drakes, grey drakes and the infamous and massive green drakes. Several different caddis species were hatching and egglaying as well.

As usual, we were in Grey county for this expedition. For the most part, I'll let the pictures do the talking!

Still lots of fiddleheads in the flood plains up there! Tasty treats they are!

We fished some very small creeks

And some larger streams as well......

Now for some feesh!!!!!

Kerry was getting some decent browns on one of the larger streams. She hooked one giant but lost it at the net!

The browns were very plentiful! They averaged between 10 and 14 inches with a couple that were a little larger.

And some nice brookies too!

And once the sun was up and bright, the browns headed for cover and out came tons of rainbows to fill in the gaps!

On one of the hotter days, I set up my tying stuff at camp seeing as we were getting very low on the four or five patterns that were producing most.

Some bug shots!

Green Drakes----MASSIVE!!

Not sure what these guys were.....they were out early in the evening dancing just before the big drakes started their mating ritual under the full moon......very tiny flies.

We spent one day up there stalking some of the remaining steelhead. I managed to get one to rise to a dry fly, but the fight lasted but a few short seconds with the log jams and all.

Kerry hooked into here first steelhead on the fly out there as well. Needless to say she lost it, but now she's hooked on chrome as well!

I can't wait to get back up there!!

Early Season Small Stream Brook Trout Fishing In Ontario

2009-05-05T09:29:00.001-07:00

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Bingo Bango Fly Fishing Season Two Trailer

2009-04-30T08:38:00.001-07:00

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Fly Fishing Artist Jon Waske - Dry Fly Waters

2009-04-15T07:17:00.000-07:00

In my recent stumblings on the web, I came across one heck of a Fly Fishing Artist. Jon Waske, an avid fly fisherman, artist and fly tyer produces some of the best trout and fly fishing art that I have come across. His favourite waters to fish are in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and California. Quite a ways from my home waters in Ontario Canada, but his art hits very close to home for me.

All art work produced by Jon is original, and all prints and originals are hand signed by him. It is obvious the amount to time he puts into each work, and the resulting art seems effortless. The pieces are truly breathtaking.

As an avid brook trout fisherman, I was drawn to the Brook trout print Jon has available. As with all of his work, Jon has captured the colours and magnificence of this truly remarkable species fish of fish. The only native ‘trout’ or char that inhabits the streams in my area.

With the Brook trout print, there are also countless other species that Jon has painted in great detail including Smallmouth bass, Brown trout, Salmon and many many more.

Included in the collection are also several landscape style works. The one that really caught my eye was the “Deep Water” piece. This work shows a fellow standing waist deep in a deep river run, rod buckled over. This piece says solitude to me. Something I seek each and every time I am on the river. Whether there are other folks around or not, I try to find that special place where I go. This piece takes me there.

Be sure to stop by Jons website at http://www.dryflywaters.com and check out the amazing art this man produces, and don’t hesitate to order yourself either a print, giclee print or an original piece.

Ontario Spring Fly Patterns for Opening Day

2009-04-07T12:49:00.001-07:00

I figure its about that time that we're all thinking about opening day here in Ontario. After all, its only 18 days away. Each year, on the last Saturday in April, the streams come alive with eager fly fisherman seeking to remove months of the shack nasties. So what do you do with the last couple of weeks leading up to opener? This is the time of year I get critical about my fly inventory. I like to at the very least make sure my spring box(es) are full and ready to be spilled on opening day.

Dry Fly and Emerger Patterns

Nymph, Streamer and Egg Patterns

Its best to be prepared for any type of hatch or situation you may come across on that all important opening day. If it rains steady for the week leading up to opening trout season, you'll want to make sure you are armed with big, oversided nymphs, streams and egg patterns. It the days leading up to opener are warm, sunny and dry, there is a good chance you might see some hatches coming off at the warmest times of the day. Last year for example, the night before opener, the temperature didn't fall below 10 degrees celisius. The days and nights before that were just as warm, if not warmer. That led to some stonefly, BWO hatches and even the odd hendrickson was coming off the water. Luckily I had imitations of all and was quite satisfied with my opening day. Check out a video of Trout Opener in Ontario last year.

Early Season Ontario Flies for Different Situations

I'll break the flies that you should have with you down into two parts. Some flies will overlap, and we'll just call those all around opening day fly patterns.

The first part - Fishing streams for Resident Trout on Opening day. These streams will hold a vast number of insects, minnows and a number of terrestrial creatures worth having imitiations for.

Early Black Stonefly Nymph & Dry Fly - These little black stoneflies will be hatching on opening day. Its best to be armed with a ton of different imitations and sizes.

BWO nymph, emerger and dry fly - Blue Winged Olives are the first mayflies to start hatching in the spring. Personally, I find the emerger pattern to be the most reliable, but experiment and see what works best for you.

Hendrickson nymph, emerger, dry fly - Without a doubt, you'll want some hendrickson nymphs in your arsenal, as these are another early season mayfly that may or may not make an appearance on opening weekend. The nymphs however, they will be active.

Caddis larva & pupa - Always have a good supply of caddis larva. They are always in the river, and they are active nearly year round.

Matuka Leech - Tie up this great rabbit strip pattern in a variety of colours and sizes to tempt the bigger fellas down there.

Wooly Bugger - Need I say more?

The second part - Fishing rivers for migratory rainbow Trout (steelhead) on Opening day. For the most part, you'll probably find yourself fishing the lower reaches of most rivers for migratory trout. These areas are generally considered a warm water fishery in the summer months. Fly selection will differ somewhat from those you would use for fishing streams for resident fish.

Egg patterns - Make sure you've got dozens of these in various sizes and colours if you intend to be out for a few days steelheading.

Black Stonefly Nymph - Again, these will be active on opening day. It may even pay off to ensure you have some bushy dry flies to try skating on the surface for some intense steelhead action.

Hexagenia Nymph - These are big buggers! Steelhead returning to spawn seem to remember these nymphs from their days as a youngster in the rivers.

Others that were mentioned above that would be great for steelhead are: Matuka Leech, Wooly bugger, Caddis larva & Pupa.

These patterns, and many more can be found in the Ontario Fly Patterns directory at Fly Fish Ontario.

Tiny Black Stonefly Hatch - March in Ontario

2009-03-30T14:27:00.001-07:00

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These tiny black stoneflies were hatching on a cool, windy and somewhat rainy day on the Lower Maitland River in Ontario while we were out steelhead fishing.

Trout Fishing In Ontario - Early Season Fun

2009-03-17T14:43:00.000-07:00

Its been a long, cold winter......thats what Andrew Hunter of Andrew Hunter and The Gatherers says anyways, and I'd have to agree with him. Especially considering winter in Ontario means an extreme lack of fly fishing opportunities. That, couple with several feet of snow makes things very difficult for the weary fly fisher to clogg through the season. But, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel now. And it seems things just might be alright.

The cold winter has allowed some development on the Fly Fishing Ontario website though. The site has taken new form, and there have been a number of additions. One of the most interesting additions is the Fly Tyers Almanac. This is a fly pattern section dedicated to patterns that are useful in Ontario. Sure, they'll be useful elsewhere as well, but the focus is on the patterns, and we even tell you what Ontario rivers to use em on!

Fly Fish Ontario TV, which provides a variety of free fly fishing videos has seen some additions as well. Most notably, the last few episodes of Bingo Bango Ontario Fly Fishing. There are also a number of instructional fly fishing videos as well, incuding some really neat fly fishing bug videos. Mike Barrett, the fella that provides the lovely soundtrack for Bingo Bango is currently touring Eastern Canada with Andrew Hunter and the Gathers. Check out Mike's website for tour dates near you!

Grand River Spey has announced the next date for the Grand River Spey Clave. May 30, 2009 there will be a bunch of spey junkies gathering in a small park in Paris Ontario. Features at this event include the world renowned spey casting instructor Simon Gawesworth, as well as local Spey Champions Neil Houlding, Peter Charles, Courtney Ogilvie from BC, Bruce Kruk also from the west and many other appreciated casting instructors. Free BBQ lunch, free coffee, free demos......its all free so come on out and enjoy the day!!

Get ready for opener, fill up those fly boxes and patch the waders 'cause ya'll got less than 40 days until its time to hook a trout!!

There is a support group for over worked, cabin fevered fly fishers located here: Fly Fishers Annonymous

2008 Ontario Fly Fishing Highlights

2008-12-18T03:46:00.000-08:00

The 2008 fly fishing year is coming to an end! AHHHHHHHHH!

I thought I'd post some photo highlights of this past season for ya'll!

More to come as a new years treat!

Getting your kids into fly fishing!

2008-12-17T05:06:00.000-08:00

For me it wasn’t very difficult to get my kids interested in fly fishing. They seem to be drawn to anything that I am interested in. I love how I can spend quality time with my kids doing something we both love (though not much real fishing for me). From the time that they could first walk and talk my children have enjoyed fishing and watching me fish. For them it was sitting on a dock or at a pond and doing the old worm and bobber thing at first. Catching tons of sunfish, rock bass, catfish and even the odd smallmouth or largemouth bass. These were great times indeed, but not quite my idea of really fishing. Then we started fishing some of my favorite creeks for resident rainbows, browns and brookies. This was even better, but somewhat difficult for the little ones. At times they would get bored and some of the spots were pretty rough trekking for the kids. This past summer was when it all really started, when the transition was made to fly fishing.

I have three kids, a daughter who is 7, and twin boys who are 5. They can be a handful when it is just me and them. They are all very well behaved, but being kids they have a short attention span. They have to be constantly stimulated, which is why fly fishing is the perfect thing to introduce them to. It is a very visually, physically, and mentally active sport. It keeps you always moving and watching and doing something.

Now keeping in mind the ages of the kids, they did all get into some small trout with a bit of assistance. Fly fishing is definitely the sort of thing that takes one on one time when teaching it to a younger child. You need a very large area where you won’t disturb or hook another person. You also need to be very patient. It is surprising how quickly a child can learn something new. It will still take them many years to get tying, casting, wading and doing everything for themselves, but when it happens I will have a whole crew of fishin’ buddies.

I brought my kids to the spring Spey Play Day, where they first got a chance to play with my fly rod and they loved it! One of the guys there told me about a game to play with the kids in the backyard.

You place some hoola hoops around the back yard and practice aiming your cast with the fly rod. You can make it easier or harder and put point values on different hoops to make a game. The kids will play this for hours. It’s also really good practice for me.

I only let them use my old beater rod with a broken tip, and a piece of yarn instead of a fly. This is for obvious reasons until they get better, and are ready for their own rods.

Favourite Ontario Steelhead Flies

2008-12-16T04:41:00.001-08:00

These are some of my 'go to' flies for fall and winter Steelhead in Great Lakes Tributaries:

Wooven Stonefly

Shellback Caddis Larva

Hex Bugger - CBinWindsor of Fly Fish Ontario

Northern Casemaker (Caddis Species)

Materials List: Fly recipes and Patterns for Ontario Steelhead Fly Fishing

Chilled to the bone, Steelhead in Ontario in December

2008-12-15T14:21:00.000-08:00

Well, myself and fellow FFOer Tim Smyth got out for the day on Saturday. It was a beautiful, sunny day, although quite chilly at about -2 c. We decided to get out anyways, as its nearing the end of the season for most areas that are fishable by the fly.

We got down to our little river at about 9:30 or so, and were greeted by crunchy snow, and shelf ice 3 inches thick. There were places to fish, but those that we usually looked forward to arriving at were covered in quite a bit of ice, so we had to change up tactics a little and try some new things.

The day didn't see much action aside from one very brief hookup, and a couple of fish we spooked while walking the trail along the bank.

A couple of shots from the day:

Fly Fishing Christmas Gifts For The Serious Fly Fisher

2008-12-07T11:30:00.000-08:00

Christmas gifts for the fly fisher

Here are some gift ideas for the serious fly fisher on your Christmas shopping list.

• Clearwater II Trout Outfit, 8’6”, 4-piece, Tip-Flex 9.5 fly rod for 5-wt line, 3 oz. This is the perfect outfit for spring trout fishing on smaller streams and rivers. It comes complete with, reel, backing and Clearwater line, and a case for easy transportation.
• Gallatin Lanyard, These are perfect for someone who doesn’t already have one. You can buy just the lanyard, or you can get it fully loaded with forceps, an assortment of tippets, tippet spool holder, mini fly box, and fly fisher’s snips.
• Original Super Tac-L-Pak Vest. This vest is available in a range of sizes, and in tan or olive. With 31 pockets it will hold all the gear you could need on the river.
• Pro Guide 3 Waders. This is the perfect gift for a fly fisher with old bulk waders. These are light weight, and comfortable too.
• Tri-Spectrum HVO Glasses. Perfect for sight fishing, these glasses are available in three different lens colors. With these you will be able to spot more fish, and protect your eyes from the sun, and any poorly aimed flies.
• Shooting Star 1510-4 Spey Rod, 15 ft, 10 wt, 10 ¼ oz. A great spey rod for a beginner. Perfect for salmon and steelhead.
• Zero G Freshwater 648-2 Fly Rod, 8’6”, 2-piece, Mid-Flex 5.5 fly rod for 4-wt line, 2 ¾ oz. This rod is perfect for dry-fly fishing, for accurate clean presentation.
• Special Edition Mitey Mite Bamboo Fly Rod, 5’, 5wt 2-piece. Perfect for the collector of fine fly rods.
• Frequent Flyer fly rods. These come in a number of weights and sizes. They are perfect for the traveling fly fisher, as there are 7 pieces.
• Henry’s Fork II Premium Wading Shoe. These durable wading shoes offer superior support and the exclusive speed-lacing system, the perfect gift for a fly fisher.
• Renzetti Presentation Vise. This pedestal vice with total versatility in every rotary function makes fly tying easier. It is adjustable from 4/0 to 32 hook sizes.
• Renzetti Visual Backdrop Plate. This vice accessory, will make it much easier to see what you are doing. It also makes the perfect back drop to photograph your latest patterns.
• 14-piece Wasatch Set. Comes with 14 of the essential tying tools to make tying easier and more productive. Comes in a Velvet-lined maple box for great storage.
• Orvis Premium Fly-Tying Kit. Includes 360 degree vice, 7 essential fly tying tools, and a complete selection tying materials.
• Orvis Fly-Tying Guide. You can give this and many other books and DVDs with many patterns, to the fly fisher on your list.
• Minox Leica M3 Digital Camera, 32 MB internal memory, 1.5” color monitor, and 5 megapixel resolution. This light weight, compact camera is perfect for putting in your fishing vest.
• Under Wader Fleece System. Keep warm in your waders with this thermal fleece designed to use with your breathable waders.
• Multi-Tip Spey Line System Fly Line. Four fly lines in one. This system includes floating running line, and four interchangeable tip sections, all in one wallet. Available in a range of weights.
• Superior Comfort Boot and Wader Socks. Designed to prevent bunching, These socks offer maximum comfort and are available in heavyweight, or midweight.
• Fly Fishing Vacations. You can send your fly fishing get away to Australia, New Zealand, South America, Europe, or many other destinations. You could also arrange a trip locally with a guide.
• Casting Lessons. Lessons with a certified casting instructor are ideal for anyone with beginner to intermediate abilities.
• Pliers, Forceps, Fly boxes, Tippet, Scissors, Tying material, Hooks, Bead and Cone heads, Multi-tools, and other smaller items make perfect stocking stuffers.
• Gift Certificates. If you don’t know what your fly fisher wants or needs, a gift certificate to their favorite fly shop, or fishing store works too.

Merry Christmas and Happy Fishing!

Bingo Bango Fly Fishing Season 1 Episode 3 - Stoned Flies and Hammered Ties

2008-12-07T07:13:00.001-08:00

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The season finally of Bingo Bango Fly Fishing. In this episode, 5 weary men go headfirst into steelhead, brown trout and salmon fishing in Southern Ontario.

The Frustrations of Steelhead Fly Fishing

2008-11-20T10:39:00.000-08:00

Whether you are float fishing, fly fishing, or chucking lures with a spinning rod steelhead fishing can sometimes be a fruitless labour. On the scale of being a bumbling idiot fisherman to being the guy who has clovers in his pockets and a horse shoe up his ass I fall somewhere in the middle. Some times I catch fish some times I don’t.

For steelhead it seems that timing is one of the key factors. When the fish are moving into the river everybody has a more productive day. If you know when this is than you will be far more likely to hook into a nice big steelie. The fish will run depending on the temperature, the water level, water clarity, and other factors. You have to be at the right place in the right conditions to have a better chance. It can be aggravating trying to plan a fishing trip that is far from home and hoping the climate factors are in your favor.

Another major piss-off when targeting trout can be those dirty salmon. The steelhead trout enter the rivers after the salmon have mostly already been there. Usually by the time the trout start to run the salmon that are still in the river are nasty! They are on deaths door step, and are missing much of their skin. I don’t know how many times it happened this season that I hooked a salmon while I was fishing for trout. When I land the salmon I don’t even want to touch the thing. This seems to happen more when I’m fly fishing than when I’m floating or spin fishing. I have yet to catch a photo worthy steelhead on my fly rod.

It is quite common to be fishing in a nice pool with a few other fishermen around, spending a while in one good spot patiently waiting for a fish with little action. When out of the blue someone walks up and nails one right beside you on their first cast. How frustrating! Then five minutes after landing the nice shiny trout, they catch another, and another…It must feel pretty good being one of those guys, I wouldn’t know. The key to catching fish in a spot where you know they are in the hole but are being picky with what they eat, is having a variety of bait in many different sizes and colors. If you happen to find out what is working on that particular day you can be the guy that walks up to a hole and starts catching fish right away.

When it comes to fishing there really isn’t too many frustrating things, after all it is called fishing and not catching.

Justin Barrett is the host of Bingo Bango Fly Fishing, Ontario’s number 1 web based fly fishing show.

Steelhead and Salmon Fly Fishing Season in Ontario

2008-10-30T05:26:00.000-07:00

I figured it best to finally get this report up. Last week, the Bingo Bango Fly Fishing Folks were out filming episode 3, which is very appropriately titled 'Stoned Flies & Hammered Ties'. The 3 days we were out were great! We managed to hit two rivers, the Saugeen and the Bighead. Beautiful rivers by any standard!

Here are some shots from the trip......a sneak peek at episode 3 of Bingo Bango Fly Fishing

We started fishing on Sunday, it was pretty chilly, and there were a few other folks around. That all changed on Monday and Tuesday when there wasn't a soul on the rivers!

Justang, the host of Bingo Bango Fly Fishing ties into a large Chinook.

You can see the anguish on his face after forgetting to loosen the drag a little.......SNAP!!!

Tim into another Chinook

This next fish did something that I've never really seen a Chinook do with such determination.....you'll have to check out the episode of Bingo Bango Fly Fishing when it airs in a week or so.

Nice fresh fish!

And contrary to popular belief, Paul managed to get himself into a fish as well........small, yes......but a nice little brown in a giant river!

I managed a decent steelie to end off monday night at dusk.

And of course......Scotch, beer and flies......what more could you ask???

Neil Houlding Spey Day Radio Interview

2008-10-16T05:53:00.000-07:00

Neil Houlding, certified casting instructor and local Ontario guide was interviewed on Dave FM (107.5fm) on October 15th, 2008. He spoke of the history of Spey fishing as well as getting people interested in the sport.

Listen to Neil Houldings Radio Interview

Spey Play Day with Neil Houlding and Others!

2008-10-15T05:02:00.000-07:00

Well, its that time again. Randy Wilson has organized yet another Spey clave that should prove to be the best one yet. Here are the details:

Date:Saturday Oct.18,2008.
Time:9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M or whenever
Place:Bean Park,Paris Ont.
A complimentary (free) BBQ lunch with beverages is provided.
The entire event is free.

This is designed to be a Play Day to give people plenty of time to try out plenty of different rods.If you are contemplating making the jump into your first spey rod this is a great chance to find out what style of rod might best suit you.

At present we will have rods and ProStaff from Snowbee,Guideline, Sage and Redington.Hope to have a few additions to the list before the event.The ProStaff are available to answer any questions and offer help with casting as well so please take advantage of this. Look forward to seeing everyone!!

Steelhead will be coming ino the river at this time so be sure to bring your gear and get a little fishing in if you like.

9AM-10AM
Meet and greet with fresh brewed coffee and donuts(Timbits)
10AM-11AM
Neil Houlding-Spey casting demo of Skagit,Scandanavian and traditional techniques
11AM-1PM
Play time to try out rods and get casting help.A BBQ lunch of burgers,fresh smoked sausage on a bun and beverages will be served
at 11:30 AM
1PM-2PM
Rick Kustich seminar on Fly/Spey Fishing for Steelhead
2PM- whenever
More rod play time and instruction

Pro staff and rods from Loomis,Scott,Sage,Redington,Guideline and Snowbee are available through out the day so please take advantage of them. The day is planned to offer as much time as we can for people to experiment with rods.

In addition to these great instructors, there will be a couple of free draws happening. Members of the Fly Fish Ontario Community (www.flyfishontario.ca) also have a chance to win a really neat prize in a raffle. Fly Fish Ontario members can find out more at the Fly Fish Ontario Forums

Websites for more information:

www.flyfishontario.ca
www.grandriverspey.ca

Hope to see you there!!

Coaster Brook Trout Caught in Credit River Ontario

2008-09-28T09:39:00.000-07:00

CRAA President John Kendell posted some very exciting information on the CRAA website yesterday about a coaster brookie that they lifted at the Streetsville dam.

Original Post:

Today CRAA, working with Mark from MNR lifted a coaster brook trout, about 3.2 pounds or 18 inches at the Streetsville fish ladder. This is the first brookie we have ever seen and it was high fives all around! Wouldn't it be amazing to add these guys to the mix of fish in the river!

We also lifted a few more browns. To date CRAA has captured and transported 20 migratory brown trout up the river.

Under the brook trout you will see a grilse Atlantic salmon that I caught below the dam as well yesterday.

2008 is proving to be a very exciting year. Record steelhead lift, record Atlantic return (since at least 1870's) and now a coaster brookie. Plus transporting brown trout and steelhead in the fall.

This is another fantastic example highlighting how the Credit River is becoming a cleaner, healthier river due to work by CRAA, MNR, CVC and other groups.

John

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Fall Mayflies

2008-09-27T10:22:00.001-07:00

A couple of shots of mayflies that I've taken over the last couple of weeks. I haven't identified them yet, so if you know what species they are, let me know!

Brook Trout Fly Fishing in Ontario - Brookie Heaven!

2008-08-06T06:33:00.000-07:00

Me and Justin headed up to our favourite little brookie and brown stream over the long weekend......again. We try to get up to this place at least once a month during the warmer months to get away from the city and have a little peace. Unfortunately, the place is becoming a little too popular now. Just a couple of years ago, we'd go entire weekends without seeing a soul. Now it seems that anywhere you can stop on the road, a car is parked. Oh well.......we're now considering making a 20 minute hike into the bush up there and simply camping away from the road and the other folks.

Our campsite:

We usually don't bother to bring a tent......just our foam mats for crashing beside the fire after a few glass of 12 year old singles.

The creek:

This one stays very very cool all season long. A good 10 kilometers or so of the stream are still densely coverd in trees, and it is entirely spring fed, so it takes quite a bit of heat to bring the water temps up. One of the other streams we like to fish was far too warm when we showed up, so we had to pass it by. Not a huge deal though.

Here are a couple of the tiny tiny feesh we got into over the weekend. It was non stop pretty well the entire time we fished. Everything on dries........

And this fella was all suited up in his fall spawning colours, but was very reluctant to have his picture taken....

Twas a good trip!!

Hope ya'll had some fun over the long weekend!!

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Over and Out!

Hellgrammite Larva and Stonefly Nymph Fly Fishing Video

2008-07-30T06:53:00.001-07:00

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This video takes a look at a hellgrammite larva as well as a stonefly nymph. These are some of the largest aquatic insects in Ontario.

Bingo Bango Fly Fishing Episode 2 - Small Streams and Even Smaller Brookies

2008-07-22T08:46:00.001-07:00

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Join the Bingo Bango fly fishing crew for some interesting fly fishing on small streams in southern Ontario. Justin is back with his Fire side Diaries, the nightly recap of fishing events throughout each episode.

Dry and Dropper - Caddis larva, pupa, elk hair caddis fly

2008-07-14T04:19:00.000-07:00

This video takes a look at some caddis larvae and pupae (the real thing!) as well as showing a great method (the dry and dropper) to use the next time you are out on the river.

The dry and dropper method is very useful when you can see rising fish but aren't sure if they are taking emergers, taking flies right off the surface.

Hendrickson Dance - A Great Mating Dance of Hendrickson Mayflies in Early June

2008-06-23T08:01:00.001-07:00

Here's some video of a great mating dance of Hendrickson Mayflies. They're a little hard to see in the video, but once you see them, its pretty thick!

This Link may allow you to view it a little better:
Hendrickson Mayfly Mating Dance

And a few photos I got of them as well:

Most Useful medicinal plants worth your garden space

2008-06-22T06:11:00.001-07:00

This article gives descriptions and medicinal uses of plants garden plants in medical situations to cure a large list of illnesses and problems that a lot of people face daily. Let us give stuck into all the medicine plants and medicinal plants!

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