Summer Dry Flies
I’ve fly fished the best rivers in BC, Alberta, Alaska, the Yukon, and Pacific Northwest. None holds a candle to the Columbia’s line-peeling Redband rainbows caught on a dry fly.
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Walleye on the Fly
When I first moved to Trail in 1999, I was unfamiliar with the walleye and its big, vacant eyes, coarse scales, and dagger-sharp teeth. I’ve learned a lot since then…
Fishing Report June
Two weeks ago, I had one of those days when the fishing is so good I almost felt guilty. Lots of trout were feeding subsurface on the Columbia with the epic caddis hatches.
Fishing Report May
In May, with high water and strong, fast current the trout found refuge in the smaller eddies and slower runs near shorelines and off rocky outcrops. The biggest rainbow I hooked…
Sturgeon Recovery
An incredibile angling experience is to see an 8-foot white sturgeon glide by your boat or a 300-pounder take to the air. Encounters with this prehistoric species can be common.
Fishing Report April
April is one of my favourite months for fly fishing on the Columbia River. Insects begin to emerge as the weather warms and you see bigger rainbows moving into runs and riffles.
Expanded Fishing Inventory
Valley Firearms offers a vast and growing fishing inventory with rods, reels, bait, flies, fly-tying material, lures, lines, weights, and more. If they don’t have it, Sue can find it.
Fishing Report March
The Columbia River between the Keenleyside Dam and the U.S. border is as low as it gets. Angling can be challenging when known runs and riffles disappear or are ankle deep.