They have arrived!

Our brand new custom CP shirts have arrived, hot off the press! The long sleeve features permit, tarpon and bonefish on the front, a descrete CP logo on the back and "Have rod will travel" down the right arm. The short sleeve features a rising brown trout and "Country Pleasures, EST 1982", a little 30 years in the making memorial t-shirt.

Come get yours quick!
Special thanks to Fishbum Outfitters and Matt for the graphic works and the awesome service.

Saturday Morning Seminars-Running Down Rooster Flies.

Saturday Morning Seminars

Saturday, March 31,  10 AM

Country Pleasures

Running Down Rooster Flies.

Monday Tips and Techniques: Nymph rigging

Good Monday morning to you!
Here's today's Monday fly fishing tip and technique for the last week in March 2012, wow is this year flying bye! While we're really looking forward to writing a weekly tips and techniques blog, it's going to be quite difficult. Our readers range from literally no fishing experience all the way to highly advanced but we will try our best!!

Let's start off with a tip on rigging your nymphs since Idylwidle Jimmy Leg's and wire worms are kicking butt on the Bow River right now (both available here).

Idylwilde Jimmy Legs-Brown

Bead Head Wire Worm-red

Continue reading by clicking Read More below.

Palometa Club Update

The first group of anglers have arrived in Punta Allen, Mexico and are embarking upon their second day of fishing as I write this. Mike took a snapshot for you with his iPad of the sunrise yesterday morning (enjoy your daily expected high of 8 today!!). The first night was an eventful one, a few too many margaritas were drunken and Pierce went missing for a bit. Luckily, he was found down by the beach with a man with a guitar, singing steelhead camp blues (something that permit guides don't fully understand).

While we have no pictures yet, two permit were landed on the first day of fishing! Updates will come as they arrive.

On Their Way!

We are very excited for the arrival of two new custom long and short sleeve shirts, arriving any day now!

 The freshwater short sleeve version! CP logo is on the back shoulder.

Now, for those of you who have frequented the shop since the early 80's, you might want

to trade your old "Bow River Bullet" shirt in for one of these.

Saturday Morning Seminars-Fly fishing Photography Part 2 with Lynda McLennan

Saturday Morning Seminars

Saturday, March 24,  10 AM

Country Pleasures

Fly fishing Photography Part 2 with Lynda McLennan **Special Presentation**

Fly Fish America Gear Guide

The 2012 Fly Fish America Gear Guide is out!

Their quote on the Waterworks Lamson Vanquish...."On Our Cover: The incomparable Vanquish by the Waterworks-Lamson. Hands-down, the one reel we'd choose if we could choose just one...."

For more about the Vanquish, as well as their other gear reviews, go to

Gear Review 2012

FISHING REPORTS

Bow River Report –March 19, 2012

Another Step For Spring!

Yes, one more item that signals that we're closer to the end of winter than the start.....

2012 Alberta Fishing Licneses are now available online at https://www.albertarelm.com/

Last Minute Spring Steelhead Trips Available

There's a few last minute open dates for the Spring Steelhead Fishery at Nicholas Dean Lodge in Terrace BC.

March 25 to 31 - one space **
March 31 to April 6 - 4 spaces **
April 8 to 14 - 2 spaces
April 15 to 21 - 1 space

**- Available at a great discount due to being a last minute date! Please contact us for more information

Another quick video

Brent's been making shorts instead of learning calculus....heres the most recent result

It Must Be Spring!

It must be getting close! Mr. Mitchell dropped off the 2012 issue of the

Alberta Fishing Guide yesterday.

Next step...2012 fishing licenses. Then Skwalas, Baetis, MD Caddis.......

It's all coming together!

Saturday Morning Seminars-Fly fishing Photography Part 1 with Jim McLennan

Saturday Morning Seminar

Saturday, March 17,  10 AM

Country Pleasures

Fly Fishing Photography Part 1 with Jim McLennan

**Special Presentation**

FIRE IN PUNTA ALLEN! Donations and Support Welcome

Last week there was a horrible fire in Punta Allen. A handful of buildings including the local bakery and the home of TPC guide, Julio, were completely lost in the fire. TPC guides, Julio and Tony, both have daughters who lost everything in the fire (including all their clothes and toys). The local baker, Santiago, has lost his entire business including ovens, driers, even cash in the register.

Fly Fishing Primer **FREE**

Do you have friends, family, colleagues you have wanted to get into fly fishing?

This might be just for them! This spring, Country Pleasures will be offering the

Orvis FF101 Fly Fishing Schools.

These are a 2 hour "primer" into fly fishing, allowing people who are curious about the sport to get a basic idea of fly casting and fishing. Consisting of 2 hours of instruction and casting practice, they allow anyone curious about the sport to check it out for FREE!

Time for Psychoanalysis!

Brent posted this on our Vimeo site the other day. Turns out the boy is much more troubled than I thought.....

Palometa Club Update

For all those who are counting the days.....

Couple of Permit from last week. if you want to keep up with the news, go to

Palometa Club Weekly Reports

Saturday Morning Seminars-Introducing The Intruder

Saturday Morning Seminars

Saturday, March 10, 10 AM

Country Pleasures

Introducing the Intruder (& other Steelhead patterns)

Brent Piche ties some of his most prized possessions, steelhead

intruders. He'll also tie some other popular patterns, with a twist of course.

You can also check out Seminar topics at our web site – www.countrypleasures.com – by following the links to Seminars.

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. Although we will make every attempt to present the seminars as outlined above, topics are subject to change without notice. If you have a topic you would wish covered in a seminar, please advise the staff.

A Winter Shorty Video

Just a quick edit of some fishing we did on March 4th,

figured it was more fun than doing a fishing report.

Was a good day to be out with friends, and a couple fish found!

Video Break!

Some pretty good stuff!

Getting Ready For Tarpon?

Are you getting prepared (and excited) for your upcoming trip to

do some tarpon fishing?

Not terribly excited about having to tie leaders?

These might be the answer for you.....

Packaged selection of 4 Tarpon flies, rigged with 16# Bimini class tippets and

80# fluorocarbon shock tippets. All for $49.95.

No Biminis, Albrights, Hufnagels, or Slim Beauties to drive you nuts before your trip.

Available in the shop, or go to CP Online Fly Shop and check out fly selections. 

Armory is now ready!

The fly tying in preparation for fishing trips for Permit between now and the end of may are about done.

My carry box and two storage boxes are now full and I can't stuff any more in. Surely a few of these will actually be to their liking!

For those who have ridiculed my obsessive use of free time over the last month or two, indicating that I may have a neurological disorder, saying I have way too many bugs.....

REMEMBER THE ALAMO!

SAGE "ONE"

Unpacked a swack of Sage goodies on Tuesday.
6 boxes of rods totaling the better part of 100 fly rods.

Consequently, should you wish to take look at, or cast any of the Sage ONE rods you

might not have run across yet, they're here!

Facebook Share and Win Giveway!

WIN FREE STUFF!

Simply go to our facebook page here:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Country-Pleasures-Fly-Fishing/190498957636231

or search Country Pleasures Fly Fishing on Facebook.

Here's the essential parts:

1. Click LIKE

2. SHARE the above photo

And you are entered to win a Sage Brown Trout Flies T-shirt in the size of your choice. 

Contest ends Thursday March 8th, 2012. Good luck!

FISHING REPORTS

Bow River Report –February 29, 2012
Hopefully I’m not jinxing things by saying this, but if weather patterns continue as they have, there may be some cool stuff starting to happen on the river in the coming weeks.

During our last batch of warmer days there were a lot more midges around and now the sun is around longer and has more punch which should mean a little higher afternoon water temps.

Fishing has been OK with streamers. When the weather has been abnormally warm, the afternoon streamer fishing has been very good at times.

Nymphing has been extremely good at times with stonefly nymphs being the “go to”.

Although there hasn’t been any substantiated reports of consistent dry fly fishing, with stable weather we should start to see some midging fish in the coming weeks.