Trout, Bass, Fireflies And A West Texan At The Power Lines

First, I think Ian James is onto something. Second, had a great evening on the Grand River near Fergus this evening. This was a portion of the river I had never fished before, so it took me a few minutes of reconnasaince to figure out where I wanted to place myself in the river. There…

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Skunked In Mennonite Country

Recently, the Canadian Fly Fishing Championships included parts of the Conestoga River in the venue for the competition next weekend.  I’ve never fished any part of the Conestoga before, although I’ve often crossed the upper portion of the river, where it’s a mostly slow and meandering bit of water.  In fact, if you drive along…

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It Was Good, For Awhile

I decided to head out this afternoon to the Grand River near Inverhaugh – first to meet with Ian James to pick up a pair of waders he’d like a second opinion on, and then of course, to wet some flies.  Had an enjoyable and funny chat with Ian before he had to scoot off,…

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