Fly Fishing

When my mind drifts back to memorable hatches I've fished, none can compare with the tiny Blue-Winged Olive or Baetis mayflies. There were days when the Olives emerged so heartily that trout fishing dreams became reality. I even fished a tremendous grayling rise once on a plunging northern Saskatchewan river where the smoky-winged Olives emerged by the thousands on a cold, shower-swept day.

For a fly angler living in the north, winter is a time to prepare for the season ahead.

Every new fly angler progresses through a learning curve. First, they acquire the gear; then they learn how to use it – often under the tutelage of a well-meaning mentor.