The Arcay Otter 11ft, 2/3 wt A review by Mike Learmonth, competitive angler, member of Fly Fishing Team Canada 2023. As a professional in the Wealth Management industry for close to 30 years, I have watched firsthand how competition drives...
Smart Angling (Ivo): Tell us a bit about yourself first. When and how did you start fly fishing? Keefer: I am a late 30’s father of two boys who loves spending time outdoors with a deep seeded passion for fishing and...
Ciprian found this fly to work for wild trout and grayling between 10 am and 6 pm on various trout streams in several European countries. So we called it the Daytime Emerger. It is very likely that it works in...
Finally, the fly fishing competition season kicked off after more than two years of pause, and I was very excited and hungry for it. A week before my first competition in 2022, which was a lake bank two sessions, my...
Ciprian named this nymph "the Driver". Another friend just called it a green ribbed hare's ear soft hackle thing...Whatever you call it, it is a great all-around pattern suggestive of many insects. Trout love it. Worth finding a place in...
Here is an early-season favourite tied by Ciprian. Simple and deadly. It pays to have this pattern with a few different butt colors. Chartreuse, hot orange and pink are probably the best. Enjoy!