Fly Fishing and the Timid Soul

I love old fishing photos from friends' families. First is Suzo's mom Mel at an unidentified location and next is Suzo's grandfather CP at Tona Lake near Prince Rupert BC

Up before dawn, three trips to the truck with gear, drive an hour plus, find the lake covered in ice. Yo ho, yo ho, an anglers life for me! #flyfishing #secretspot #trout (at Secret Spot)

Up before dawn, three trips to the truck with gear, drive an hour plus, find the lake will covered in ice. Yo ho, yo ho, an anglers life for me! #flyfishing #secretspot #trout (at Secret Spot)

My Parks Canada Discovery Pass came today! #canada150 #camping #tofino #haidagwaii #history

Spent the morning exploring the Similkameen River - a bit high and fast so I move on to Lightning and Flash lakes. Trout were tiny but very abundant and accommodating #Manning Park #trout #flyfishing

The happiest place on earth.

Congrats to @highwatertackle for 30 years as the best damn tackle shop in town! #highwater30years #flyfishing #trout

Ambleside Park at 06:00 for salmon. Amazing what you can find steps from the city if you get out of bed

Amazing Stoney lake. No fish photos as they were all released without lifting out of the water, no need to introduce any more stress in this heat.

Imagine you find yourself the only guests at a world class fly fishing resort for three glorious days. The heat may have driven the trout a bit deeper but they're still there and the are average 2.5lbs and larger. Thank you to the amazing crew at Stoney Lake Lodge!

And now I will demonstrate the safe and proper use of an axe

Drying out my gear from this trip before I head home. Howell Raines said "buy the best gear you can afford" - I'd like to add to that -buy the best gear you can afford and maintain it. Never put your gear away without drying it and lube your reels at the end of every fall. If you look after your gear it will reward you with many years of service. And for folks starting out, don't get trapped into spending $$$ on high end reels if you don't have to. A reel is a storage device for line unless you're targeting fish that will give fast peeling runs then in that case you should consider a performance reel

Campfire master class 101 #jiffypop #flyfishing #camping

Saturday morning up early before we head to the lake. I think I have time to tie up a few Double Bunnie Streamers