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Picture of Luigi De Rose

Using heavy flies for lake trout

This heavy-fly technique leaves plenty of room for steelheaders to experiment drifting big, buggy jigs through favoured, late-winter holes.
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fly-fishing myths
Busting fly-fishing myths
Over the years, I’ve heard a number of fly fishing myths repeated time and again—so I’ve decided to break them down and share the real truth.
Trout flies
10 epic trout flies
With thousands of trout flies for brook trout, most will work in the right conditions—but these 10 are my go-to every season.
heavy fly fishing
Picture of Luigi De Rose

Using heavy flies for lake trout

This heavy-fly technique leaves plenty of room for steelheaders to experiment drifting big, buggy jigs through favoured, late-winter holes.
Read More »
fly-fishing myths
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Busting fly-fishing myths

Over the years, I’ve heard a number of fly fishing myths repeated time and again—so I’ve decided to break them down and share the real truth.
Read More »
Trout flies
Picture of Gord Ellis

10 epic trout flies

With thousands of trout flies for brook trout, most will work in the right conditions—but these 10 are my go-to every season.
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small flies for trophy trout
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Small flies for trophy trout

Small flies make up most of my trout fishing on my home waters in southern Ontario, out of absolute necessity.
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hauling line
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Hauling and shooting line

Proficient casting is arguably the most important part of fly fishing. To cast long, you need to learn how to both shoot and haul line.
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