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Local Fly Fishing Expert and Author, Online Reputation Marketing Consultant, Banner Ad Design, Display Ad Marketing

Kamloops, BC
Joined December 2009
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My best fishing buddy, KJ invited me to watch live baseball this weekend and I declined. He said that the forecast was not very good. My response was “ I’d rather fish in the rain than watch baseball”.... It was... facebook.com/141608295859707…
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In all the years that I have been using a throat pump to determine what the fish are feeding on, I have never seen a true “red” chironomid. I’ve tied them. I’ve caught with them ... but I have never seen one... now I have and this was the lovely who delivered it to me.
Every fisher person has watched fish rise and gobble up something but sometimes you can’t detect what the fish are taking because there is nothing on the surface... and they are ignoring your offerings. Well,... facebook.com/141608295859707…
Visit Rolf at the North Shore barbershop across from Surplus Herby’s and check out the custom fly boards he has on display.
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Now this looks like it has some potential... put a little trailer behind it, add your pontoon boat or float tube and fishing gear... awesome! facebook.com/BigFishSmallHoo…
2 days of fly fishing at Red Lake and the menu changed overnight
You can't get them like this every time but the challenge is overwhelming, isn't it? facebook.com/BigFishSmallHoo…
Forest fire smoke continues blanket the province and we were not exempt at Roche Lake near Kamloops. Despite the conditions, the fish were still biting. There were no significant hatches but they seemed be attracted to a few chironomid patterns... size 14/16.
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Brian Chan from the Freshwater Fishing Society of BC is publishing a series of "How to Fish with ______ . This video is perfect for the hot summer months when dragonfly nymphs offer up a meaty meal for hunger trout. youtu.be/M4E9JrchLxE youtu.be/M4E9JrchLxE
It’s been a very good few weeks for chironomid fishing in the Kamloops area... and an interesting few weeks for wildlife sightings. We are blessed with an abundance of wildlife here but this year has been a bit... facebook.com/BigFishSmallHoo…