Local Video

Some video from Faceless Fly Fishing....
You might remember Timbre Pringle, off the Chum with the slab of a Bull.

Bahamas Bonefishing

Another offering from Kevin Sproule. As always, he does some great stuff!

Gratuitous Violence

Fishing "Lines"

Sent to me by a a customer. If only it worked this way.....

Suffix 832 - The Line That Changes The Game (Saltwater) from Tristin Rupp on Vimeo.

Suffix 832 - The Line That Changes The Game (Freshwater) from Tristin Rupp on Vimeo.

How to tie the Chewy Whistler

The Red and Black Whistler

The whistler is a great pattern for any predatory fish. Catch Trout, Steelhead, Pike, Tarpon or almost any species of fish that prey on smaller baitfish. Mix up the color of feathers, Puglisi Brush or marabou for different species as well as the size of fly depending on your quarry. Spin one up and give it a whirl!

What you'll need: the required Materials

1. Tie in bead-chanin eyes

2. Tie in Black Buck-tail to back of hook

2. Tie in two feathers from a saltwater cape

3. Add in rubber legs

4. Add in some black crystal flash

5. Now tie in Puglisi streamer brush and wrap forward

6. Wrap forward to 1/2 cm. from eyes and clip

7. Tease fibers out of brush with bodkin

8. Tie in Black Marabou and wrap forward against eyes

9.Cinch in marabou behind the eye and whip-finish.

10. Coat head with Hard as Hull. Done!

Fly Fishing Expo Sale

Fly Fishing Expo Sale

January 10 until January 30, 2011

• ** Special Purchase** Patagonia Great Divider Waterproof Bags $149.95 Reg $250


• Patagonia Island Hopper L/S and S/S Shirts $50 & $40 **Limited Quantities**


• Sage 4500 Series Reels 25% OFF


• All book titles and selected DVD titles 25% OFF


• Simms Guide Windstopper Jackets 40% OFF


• Casio Pathfinder 1500 Tide Watches $250 Reg $395


• Simms Headwaters Chest Packs 40% OFF


• Orvis Quick-Dry T-Shirts $20 Reg $34.95


• Simms Ultralight Shirts $99 Reg $149.95


• All Simms T-Shirts $20 Reg $39.95


• Simms Primaloft Insulator Jackets and Vests 40% OFF


• All 2011 Calendars $9.99 Reg $16.99


• Simms LED Light Keychains $9.95 Reg $19.95


• Simms Freestone Vibram Wading Boots 40% OFF


• All Redington & Simms Womens Clothing 50% OFF


• Simms Pursuit Sandals 40% OFF


• Orvis Montana Morning Sweatshirts $20


• All Redington Womens Waders and Boots 30% OFF


• Maui Jim Sunglasses 25% OFF


• Simms Guide Wading Boots 25% OFF


• Simms Rivershed Cardigans and Sweaters 25% OFF

Hurry in while supplies last. Items sold out prior to Expo will not be available.
Valid only for in stock items only. No Special orders.
Cannot be combined with any other offers.
No returns or exchanges on sale items.

New Vid, Bow River: The Rising

Some footage from 2010, enjoy!
Make sure HD is on, for a bigger view go to: The Rising

Saturday Morning Seminars

This Saturday, January 22, we have Jeff Thomson coming in to do a seminar on production tying techniques.

Lots of helpful hints to speed up your tying and make you more efficient at the bench.


All seminars start at 10:00 am and will end between 11:00 and noon. There is no charge and no pre-registration required. Simply drop by the shop and enjoy the seminar.

You Want Cool Bugs? You Got Cool Bugs!

So, some bonehead got carried away when doing the Solitude Steelhead order this fall!

The results of this lack of willpower has just arrived at the shop....We have the
yummiest Steelhead bugs and Bow River Streamers around, bar none!



Not only Steelhead flies have arrived. A whole bunch of Trout stuff, from Czech Nymphs to Streamers, very cool stuff!

Altering Reality With Aperture

More changing exposures, color levels, gamma vignettes, exposures, levels, etc.



Keeps me off the streets......



What was this.........



Is now this.......

A cool photo of snow squalls........

Alters into something kind of cool.......

Why we like the Nano Puff

While Mike was gallivanting on Haida Gwaii, I was doing a lot of snowboarding. Jackson had been receiving about a foot of snow every 2 days, and was looking really good.

That was before I got there, I have a certain jinx on powder, as it usually happens immediately before and immediately after. We got a few inches, but what we mostly got was cold weather.

Typically going up the Chairlift in -25 degrees (plus windchill) would keep me away from most hills, but by layering up underneath my Primo Down with a Nano Puff, there was no way to keep me off the hill...And when the sun hit the slopes, the Nano is a great ski jacket in itself, being your top layer.

The Nano easily stuffs into a backpack for quick travel, as well as an emergency sweater for a cold lecture hall. All in all, you can't go wrong with it.

Check one out, you won't be disapointed.

Saturday Morning Seminars- Revisions

Couple of the seminars have been revised. here are the new topics and dates:


January 22 - PRODUCTION TYING WITH JEFF THOMSON
Tricks to speed your tying. Perfect for saving time when stocking up on
your failsafe patterns for next season. Jeff is a long time guide on the
Bow as well as a commercial tier, supplying flies to several shops.

February 12 – MORE DARREN BANASCH FAVORITE FLIES
Always popular, Darren shows us some of his favorite patterns and go-to
techniques.

Saturday Morning Seminars

Steelhead Flies
Brent Piche will tie new, and traditional Steelhead flies. He'll be doing some of his Intruders, some of the nicest we've seen.
All seminars start at 10:00 am and will end between 11:00 and noon. There is no charge and no pre-registration required. Simply drop by the shop and enjoy the seminar.If you have a topic you would wish covered in a seminar, please advise the staff.

The Bugs Are Coming, The Bugs Are Coming!!!!!

No, it's not shitty dialogue from a horror movie....

Most of the new patterns from Idylwilde Flies for 2011 just arrived.

Some especially juicy critters for this year! Some new foam bugs that will blow your mind!

And you can tell that the Idylwilde boys have been out playing with Steelhead, there's some bugs that are simply oozing with awesomeness!

???? River Photos

More Photos.....

Back From The ???? River-Part Three

So, the goal of the trip up was to try and get Maureen her first Steelhead. A task accomplished on the third day after a few hooked and lost fish.

Many, many, many Brownie Points re-earned by yours truly.

A trail normally accessible by vehicle turned into a difficult task to hike with all of the collapsed Alders. They don't seem to get this much snow very often.

A nice, clean, bright Buck.

Chunky Hen.

Stay tuned for further photos.......

Fly Fishing Expo Sale

Fly Fishing Expo Sale

January 10 until January 30, 2011

• Sage 4500 Series Reels 25% OFF


• All book titles and selected DVD titles 25% OFF


• Simms Guide Windstopper Jackets 40% OFF


• Casio Pathfinder 1500 Tide Watches $250 Reg $395


• Simms Headwaters Chest Packs 40% OFF


• Orvis Quick-Dry T-Shirts $20 Reg $34.95


• Simms Ultralight Shirts $99 Reg $149.95


• All Simms T-Shirts $20 Reg $39.95


• Simms Primaloft Insulator Jackets and Vests 40% OFF


• All 2011 Calendars $9.99 Reg $16.99


• Simms LED Light Keychains $9.95 Reg $19.95


• Simms Freestone Vibram Wading Boots 40% OFF


• All Redington & Simms Womens Clothing 50% OFF


• Simms Pursuit Sandals 40% OFF


• Orvis Montana Morning Sweatshirts $20


• All Redington Womens Waders and Boots 30% OFF


• Maui Jim Sunglasses 25% OFF


• Simms Guide Wading Boots 25% OFF


• Simms Rivershed Cardigans and Sweaters 25% OFF


Hurry in while supplies last. Items sold out prior to Expo will not be available.
Valid only for in stock items only. No Special orders.
Cannot be combined with any other offers.
No returns or exchanges on sale items.

Back From The ????-Part Two

So we headed out for five and a half days of fishing in our trusty Super Duty......

Up to the ???? River, about a 90 minute drive from ????. What would normally look like this......
Looked like this! Over the next 5 days we got about 2 feet of accumulated snow on the Upper ?????.

A couple of mornings mid-week were a little adventure filled, with a ton of downed trees blocking main roads, spur roads, and trails. We spent a little time for two of our mornings doing a little "tree skidding" to clear our way.

A new pathway created with saw, rope, tow hooks and 4 X 4!
We did, however get a fair amount of fishing in.

Even with seriously dropping water temperatures and levels we managed to stick a few Steelhead here and there.

One of my Intruders that I actually hung in an Alder on purpose for a photo. All others in assorted Alders somewhat accidental.

Typical run on the ????.

Catch Magazine #15 Available Now!

Click on the photo to check it out.

JUST ARRIVED!

FINALLY!!! Our long awaited, ridiculously backordered, and much requested order

of Waterworks Lamson reels are here!



We've got Konics, Velocity, Litespeed, and Vanquish in full size representation.

Saturday Morning Seminars

They're starting for 2011! This week........




TYING WITH ENRICO PUGLISI PRODUCTS

New, and old, patterns using some new patterns from Enrico Puglisi.
Some of the best stuff he's done for a few years.
Not just salt water flies, trout flies as well.


All seminars start at 10:00 am and will end between 11:00 and noon. There is no charge and no pre-registration required. Simply drop by the shop and enjoy the seminar. First come, first served for chairs.