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Patagonia Merino Wool Rabble Beanie

We are about half way through winter now. Through it, one of the best selling articles of clothing in the shop here has been the Patagonia Merino wool Rabble beanie. As soon as we got them in I knew I...

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BC winter Steelhead, Guided and hosted trips

Shop guide Pat Beahen with a huge local BC winter SteelheadIts getting to be that time again, BC Winter Steelhead are making their way into their natal streams all over the province. Rivers like the...

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Opti Creek, sweet reel for Lite gear

If you ever fish small creeks or very light tippets, check out the Loop Opti Creek Reel. With a large diameter for good pickup on reeling in and keeping light lines from coiling up and retaining...

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Western Canadian Fly Fishing Exposition, Whistler flyfishing goes to Calgary...

Calgary expo, the Whistler Flyfishing team photo from last yearAs with years previous, Whistler fly fishing will have a booth at the Calgary Fly show from January 28-30th. Our booth will be stuffed...

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Squamish guided trips, winter Trout and Char

Dean with a nice BullThis winter has been a particularly good one for Rainbow Trout and Bulltrout, check out some of our recent pictures from guided trips on the Squamish and Cheakamus rivers.Elaine...

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Tying the Skagit Minnow, great fly for Winter Steelhead

The Skagit Minnow is a simple, easy to tie and highly effective pattern for winter Steelhead all over BC. Not only does it require few materials, but it is easy to cast and because of the trailer hook,...

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Tying the string leech for winter fly fishing

In our costal river systems, large presentations work great as most bigger river fish feast on the smaller fish and lamprey. Big flies are fun to fish, evoking an aggressive response in Char, trout and...

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New Whistler Flyfishing logo shirts

Just got a shipment of new Whistler Fly Fishing logo shirts in. Check em out at the shop or give us a call for details.

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Calgary fly expo pictures

Talented and always classy Yos Gladstone took some quality photos of the trip to the Calgary fly expo this winter. Check em out!

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Steelhead Tube Fly of the Month

The Rhea Tube fly has an entire flybox of its own in my collection. Intruder like in style, I tied this fly with with versatility and durability in mind. In blacks, blues, purples, oranges and pinks...

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Sculpins for Steelhead

Terry holding up a nice Squamish fish taken on a Sculpin Imitation Everyone knows Winter Steelhead love bubblegum pink, egg sucking leeches and lots of other colorful flies. What most people don't seem...

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Haida Gwaii pics

A few Photos of our trip to Haida Gwaii, I'll have a few more to follow soon. Seals and snowstorms just add to the experience fishing the tea stained waters of the Queen Charlotte'sBryan and Shane...

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looking forward to Steelhead season

Skiing and Steelhead all in the same day, can it get any better?With warm weather hopefully on its way soon, the Steelhead season here should start off strong and be in full swing mid March....

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The Alevin, sweet spring fly for hungry fish

Spring is when many Salmon fry start emerging from the gravel spawning beds they were born in. Warmer water temperatures generally start this "hatch" and it runs until summer runoff. When alevin start...

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Bad weather Bulltrout

Nice Bulltrout caught in a cold, gusty winter storm yesterday. The weather these fish bite can be quite surprising sometimes. This Bull took a Black Sculpin fly in some low and cold water.

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Rigging Mono running line with Shooting head Spey lines

Got all your gear for a new setup but not too sure how to rig it all up? This is a very easy and dependable way to set up a Slickshooter (or Mono) running line with a Compact Spey head (Skagit, AFS,...

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A Steelhead family

A well made video of the life of a real Steelhead family, the Clays. Check it out if you haven't already!Video by Andrew Hardingham

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Making Prawn eyes

Here is a simple method of making quality prawn/shrimp/bug eyes with a few basic materials. They look just as good as pre-made eyes but much cheaper and customizable. You will need: 40lb mono or 50lb...

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Epoxy minnow fly

When you fish salmon bearing streams at this time of year, you will notice the amount of salmon fry present on shorelines and back eddies. Nothing quite satisfies hungry trout and Steelhead like a...

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Sweet fly Tees from Patagonia

Just got some sweet new T-shirts in from Patagonia with a classic Green-Butt Skunk design printed on the back. Original artwork by Jeff Kennedy and printed on Patagonia's standard organic cotton fabric...

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A Steelheaders birthday

Just a couple of shots at a birthday fish for our good friend Yos Gladstone a few weeks back. We had some real fun fishing for winter chrome.Sweet shot of the sticks that we use. Craig Mumby...

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A Steelheader is born

Super stoked on his first chrome, sea-lice covered Steelie! A regular visitor of the shop here in Whistler, Mekhail decided that it would be a good plan to try Steelhead fishing for the first time...

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Kanektok River King Salmon and Rainbow Heavyweight Combo for Malcolm Wood

The Kanektok river is a special place that you should fish, especially if you want to catch monster King Salmon on swung flies and gagger Rainbows on mouse patterns in the same day. Malcolm Wood joined...

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New shop in Squamish

Its about time! if you're in Squamish, come Check out our new fly shop location downtown Squamish at 1316 Main Street on the ground floor of the Artisan Building. Stocking hot local patterns and a...

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A huge thanks to everyone who joined the Squamish watershed cleanup. Matt Joyce and Gill Steele organized the 2nd annual cleanup quite well. Over 20 people accumulated over 10,000lbs of garbage from...

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