Steelhead and Salmon Fly Fishing Season in Ontario

I figured it best to finally get this report up. Last week, the Bingo Bango Fly Fishing Folks were out filming episode 3, which is very appropriately titled 'Stoned Flies & Hammered Ties'. The 3 days we were out were great! We managed to hit two rivers, the Saugeen and the Bighead. Beautiful rivers by any standard!

Here are some shots from the trip......a sneak peek at episode 3 of Bingo Bango Fly Fishing


We started fishing on Sunday, it was pretty chilly, and there were a few other folks around. That all changed on Monday and Tuesday when there wasn't a soul on the rivers!


Justang, the host of Bingo Bango Fly Fishing ties into a large Chinook.


You can see the anguish on his face after forgetting to loosen the drag a little.......SNAP!!!

Tim into another Chinook





This next fish did something that I've never really seen a Chinook do with such determination.....you'll have to check out the episode of Bingo Bango Fly Fishing when it airs in a week or so.

Nice fresh fish!


And contrary to popular belief, Paul managed to get himself into a fish as well........small, yes......but a nice little brown in a giant river!

I managed a decent steelie to end off monday night at dusk.


And of course......Scotch, beer and flies......what more could you ask???

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Neil Houlding Spey Day Radio Interview

Neil Houlding, certified casting instructor and local Ontario guide was interviewed on Dave FM (107.5fm) on October 15th, 2008. He spoke of the history of Spey fishing as well as getting people interested in the sport.

Listen to Neil Houldings Radio Interview

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Spey Play Day with Neil Houlding and Others!

Well, its that time again. Randy Wilson has organized yet another Spey clave that should prove to be the best one yet. Here are the details:

Date:Saturday Oct.18,2008.
Time:9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M or whenever
Place:Bean Park,Paris Ont.
A complimentary (free) BBQ lunch with beverages is provided.
The entire event is free.

This is designed to be a Play Day to give people plenty of time to try out plenty of different rods.If you are contemplating making the jump into your first spey rod this is a great chance to find out what style of rod might best suit you.

At present we will have rods and ProStaff from Snowbee,Guideline, Sage and Redington.Hope to have a few additions to the list before the event.The ProStaff are available to answer any questions and offer help with casting as well so please take advantage of this. Look forward to seeing everyone!!

Steelhead will be coming ino the river at this time so be sure to bring your gear and get a little fishing in if you like.

9AM-10AM
Meet and greet with fresh brewed coffee and donuts(Timbits)
10AM-11AM
Neil Houlding-Spey casting demo of Skagit,Scandanavian and traditional techniques
11AM-1PM
Play time to try out rods and get casting help.A BBQ lunch of burgers,fresh smoked sausage on a bun and beverages will be served
at 11:30 AM
1PM-2PM
Rick Kustich seminar on Fly/Spey Fishing for Steelhead
2PM- whenever
More rod play time and instruction

Pro staff and rods from Loomis,Scott,Sage,Redington,Guideline and Snowbee are available through out the day so please take advantage of them. The day is planned to offer as much time as we can for people to experiment with rods.

In addition to these great instructors, there will be a couple of free draws happening. Members of the Fly Fish Ontario Community (www.flyfishontario.ca) also have a chance to win a really neat prize in a raffle. Fly Fish Ontario members can find out more at the Fly Fish Ontario Forums

Websites for more information:

www.flyfishontario.ca
www.grandriverspey.ca

Hope to see you there!!

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