Category Archives: Fishing Tips

This red bloodworm chironomid is one of Rod’s favorite nymphing patterns, and is used 4-10 feed down with a split shot weight and an indicator.

This pattern is used during and after the big caddis hatch. Trout normally won’t take a dry fly until they run out of pupa and emerging caddis.

This signature caddis pupa fly is used near the end of the caddis hatch. At this time of the year the caddis are smaller and darker.

This pattern works well before the big caddis hatch, during the caddis hatch, and when there is very little on the water surface.

We Sport Fish spent a day on the water with Bruce “the slab-master” Kruk. Bruce resides in Trail, BC and competes in the world championships for two-handed Spey casting.

This floating pattern works well for most seasons. This is the fly Rod turns to when the trout are finicky.

This small floating caddis pattern is used in the mid-season when the caddis flies begin to change colour, body size and wings.

The Crystal Coachman Caddis is a dry fly attractor tied on a wet fly hook to prevent our large Columbiar River trout from straightening the hook.