still more....Fly Fishing Pennsylvania's Spring Creek
posted by mister anchovy at 1:18 AM
Saturday, April 01, 2006
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2 Comments:
I looked throough you Mister Anchovy Blog. It's allways interesting to see TO through someone else's POV. We lost three or four birds at our feeders in Etobicoke this winter to the hawks. But everybody's got to eat I guess.
Maybe you could help a newbie moucher like me out and drop some hints as to your favorite flies and fish locations local to Toronto.
Tight lines,
G-E-E
Hi Grant,
Sure, I can help you out. It really depends on how far you want to go and what you want to fish for. I pretty much stick to fly fishing for trout, which restricts things a little bit.
If you're new to fly fishing, I suggest you try fishing the Grand River. The trout stretch goes from about Inverhagh up to Shand Dam above Fergus. Check out the Grand River Troutfitters website for lots of good information and river conditions. The Grand holds lots of big brown trout. At times, the river can be very generous, but at times it can also be very difficult and technical. The reason I suggest this river is that it is pretty open and that's important for a new fly caster! Spending a day with an experienced fly fisher on a river like that will teach you lots...I never did that...I pretty much learned by doing, slowly over the years. If you fish the Grand, stop in at Troutfitters in Fergus - they'll show you the right flies for the time of year, and I'm sure they'd appreciate it if you bought a few from them.
There are a number of other choices around, including the upper Credit, the Saugeen, the Sydenham, the Beaver, Cold Creek, Wilmot Creek, the Ganaraska, the upper Humber, and more.
Most of the trout streams around are pretty well known, plus there are a few hidden treasures you will have to find for yourself.
In terms of flies, the best thing to do is to start going fishing and watching bugs, and reading. There are any number of excellent books about Mayflies, Caddis, Stoneflies and terrestrials available.
cheers.
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