For some fishing is what keeps them sane (aqua therapy), but during long winter months when the rivers and lakes are covered in ice, cabin fever may set in. Preventative measures to combat this fever include tying flies, reminiscing about the past fishing season, and writing about fishing. This blog is a collection of my attempts at writing about fishing.
Does Sticker Price Affect Casting Distance?
Textured fly lines
Dying your own yellow feathers
Fly-fishing Devon, England
Writing about fly-fishing
Articles published in magazines
PrinceGeorgeFlyFisher:
Cabin Fever Studies
ARCHIVE
Indicatorology 2.0
1. Exploring Turnagain by Horse and Beaver Jan/Feb 2011
2. Blacksheep of the Salmonid Family: Fly-fishing for mountain whitefish Mar/Apr 2011
3. Sail Fin of the North: Fly-Fishing for Arctic Grayling 2011
4. Indicatorology: A fly-angler's guide to strike indicators May 2013
5. Hatch Charts of Northern BC Summer 2013
6. World of Nymphing Part I: European Nymphing Jan/Feb 2014
7. World of Nymphing Part II: The North American Approach Mar/Apr 2014
8. Psychology of Dry Fly Fishing July 2015
9. Stream Craft: Reading a stream like a book Mar/Apr 2016
10. In search of northern BC Bulls: A remote place with large fish Jan/Feb 2017
11. Stoneflies, Stimulators and Happy Anglers May/June 2018
12. Mayflies for breakfast, lunch and dinner Jul/Aug 2018
13. Six Caddisflies for BC Streams Mar/Apr 2019
14. It's a bugs life: Fishing chironomids & terrestrials in rivers and streams 2019
15. Fly Fishing 101: Leaders made easy Special Fishing Issue 2020
16. Rise to the Occasion Special Fishing Issue 2022
17. Casting High: Fishing Low July/August 2022
18. Drop Shot Nymphing Mar/Apr2023
19. Destination: The East Kootenays Special Fishing Issue 2024
1. Small Nymphs for Huge Results Spring 2018
2. Situational Nymphing Spring 2019
3. Yellow Sallies Top to Bottom Summer 2020
4. In Flight Meal Spring 2022
5. From Dusk Till Dawn Spring 2024
1. Fly-fishing for Bull Trout Summer 2018
1. Nymphing 101 June 21, 2018
2. Late Season fly fishing: An unexpected treasure July 24, 2018
3. Driving the Pine for Arctic Grayling July 24, 2018
4. Dry fly fishing 101 June 7, 2019
5. Fly-fishing the Stellako July 10, 2019
6. Three little Bugs to Tempt Big Bad Trout July 10, 2019
Paid Blogs
New Book for 2021
Book Chapter in: The Osprey Fly Box (published 2019)