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Interesting (to me) to note the difference in fly preference in different areas. In my area (mid-Vancouver Island), the overwhelming fly of choice for Oct/Nov beach coho is the California Neil....usually tied in charteuse green, in sizes 8 - 10, usually no more than 1 1/4" in length. Local...

I usually transport my rods, fully rigged **, in cases that will allow transport in 2 pieces....doesn't matter if a 2-4 pce rod...a lot more convenient than a fixed rod rack system. ** There's little I enjoy less than arriving at a spot, then having to uncase each component (like Mr Bean opening...

They are imported fiberglass blanks.

I am downsizing my rod collection and am offering two of my recent builds for sale. They are both light in hand, smooth casting and fun to fish with. They are: Cobalt blue 8’ 5wt 4 pce rod, birch bark grip with burled and burnt cork accents, blue thread wraps, silver tone reel seat with wood...

Yes, I have gone to a TR413 size rubber tire valve stem. The good news is they're easily adaptable to staffs using the chair leg tips. To install, I insert a 1" length of 3/8” I.d. rubber fuel line hose to approx 3/8"” below flush, moisten the valve stem, then, using a mallet, tap it in. It...

I have another round of Riverstick staffs ready to be built to your length preference. Price is $120 usd plus shipping. Please pm to discuss details.

Classy job all around !

Another typical July 1st (Canada Day) in C..eh N..eh..D..eh...

I tried euro nymphing for the first time the last two trips out to a local river,,,,Had a blast and picked up a lot of fish my buddy missed swinging through. I'm a believer. (Guess I'll be tinkering with some new builds this winter)

That lead buck was the biggest-bodied Vancouver Island blacktail (not crossed wih mulies as with some coastal inlet deer) I'd ever seen..probably over 200 lbs.

Just came across a few pics from my old hunting days. Hunting was a natural fit with my early career as a forest engineer, being very familiar with the areas where deer would be found, and I could run up and down the hills all day, as that's what my job involved anyway. I was able to do a lot...

My wife and I have Rad 6 Plus e-bikes, mine with step-over, hers with step-through frame. We love them. If I were to buy again, I would also go with the step-through frame for easier mounting/dismounting. (The old idea about step-through being a girls' bike doesn't apply to these) They would...

Good idea !...I pick up aluminum tart baking cups at the Dollar Store for mixing epoxy. A word to all: NEVER use a silicon cup, or syringe, when mixing wrap epoxy. It does weird things to the finish, including not fully curing. Aluminum is the best way to go.

I epoxy a bolt shank (head cut off) into the butt of my DIY reamers...saves the drill chuck from eating up the reamer.

You haven't said whether you need prescription glasses. I don't and have used Solar Shield wraparound polarized sunglasses, I believe made by Foster Grant. They're inexpensive, at under $30...Which isn't why I use them...Fishing buddies put me onto them and they do everything I need.

In an age of graphite rods, plastic coated lines, fluorocarbon leaders, mylar/foam/synthetic fly materials...ain't no "purists" round here....;)

Yes. I use a type 6 full sink line, 5-6' tippet. A slow strip pulls the fly down, then it bobs back up between strips.

I've had good results with this pattern. Rather than doing oversize booby eyes, I downsize them more in proportion to an actual DF nymph and do a wrap of craft foam around the shank, before over-wrapping with body material (ie: dubbing/chenille, wire, etc) Dollarstore flip-flop, hole punch...

i use a type 6 sinking line, with a 4-5' tippet and do fairly short, firm strips, at approx 1 second intervals, to allow the fly to dip up/down as it moves forward. I tie some in natural-coloured dragonfly patterns, others in tequila booby patterns. The unlikely-looking tequila booby patterns do...

Whenever I tried to ream birch bark grips, they always wanted to come apart. I finally figured out how to avoid any reaming: I choose a mandrill (smooth stainless rod) to match the blank dia (or fit directly to the blank, then use a stepped bit in my drill press to fit each ring. Its a lot...