Fly Lines.

Lets talk a little about fly lines. I have used many different lines in my flyfishing life and have found some to be of great quality and some to be a complete waste of money.

Now before I start, remember that these are MY opinions and I am not trying to make certain fly line manufacturers look good or bad.
The choices nowadays is almost endless, you can pick up lines for many different types of fishing, But are they all necessary? n my opinion they are not. I have found over the years that for lake fishing I can catch just as many fish with 3 lines than others can with 6-8 lines, I use 3 lines for fly fishing the lakes of BC and that is all. I have found that having a full floating line, a sink tip and a type 3 is all I need and these are the only lines I have for lakes.

Why some people have a floating, sink tip, type 1, typeII type III, typeIV and a Type V or VI is beyond me. Now I can see if you are trolling and fishing in a deep lake that you will need a TypeV to get the fly down to the fish, but for the shallow lakes of BC all I need is a TypeIII .

As for name brands, I have been more that happy with SA, RIO, and most of the Cortland brands. There are some I like better than others, and these are because of the feel and performance of the lines. The one HUGE pet peeve I have with fly lines is the Memory that some brands seen to have. I hate having to stretch my line before every outing and with some of the brands I have used over the years this does happen. The one line that I have found to be the worst of the lot is Sedge. I picked one up a few years back and found it to be the worst buy of my fly fishing life. This line needs not only to be stretched every outing, but every day, It is terrible stuff.

Some of the ones I have found to be the best are SA, Rio, AirFlo, and Cortland.

I have used all of them and right now I have a SA, and 2 Cortland lines on my reels. There is one more that I have been looking at in the last little while. This is the Multi tip or versa tip systems from Rio, and Airflo. They seem to be great lines, but I am a little Leary about the fact that besides the floating line the lines are really just sink tips of varrieing grains.

These lines seem to be the way to go for river fly fishers, but unless I get more reports from fellow lake fly fishers I will be waiting to pick on up. I am a little sceptical because I am convinced that a dedicated Type III is better than a multi tip Type III on the end of a floating line. If these lines are as good as they say they are, this may be the way of the future for the fly fisher. It would be nice to be able to switch over from a floating line to a Type II without having to change spools and having to re thread the fly line through the guides every time.

I would suggest that you do some research on fly lines before buying ANY brand.  There have been some makes (Even the better ones) that have had problems with certain line they produce, so make sure you find out all you can before buying.

Fly lines are not cheap to buy and they are one of the most important parts of the fly fishers arsenal so get to know what you are buying before you go out.

A few things to remember.

I have been teaching Fly Fishing for some time now and have found that there are many different things to remember. I teach a full course, including a day of in class time with the theory aspect and a day of on the water fly casting instruction. Over time my classes have evolved, Including adding aspects to the course and removing other aspects which I have found to be either to difficult for the beginner or not relevant to what the client wants to learn.

The things I teach are fairly simple to learn, but sometimes depending on the clients it can be to much to absorb in one day. This is why I suggest to all my customers to not read any of the information I send home with them for at least one day, allowing them to absorb the information they acquired from the days lessons.

The other big thing I have found, is practice, practice, practice. Some of my students have never picked up a Fly rod before, and thy seem to expect that they will be able to cast a fly 50′ by the time they are finished with the casting class. This does not happen, It takes time to get the timing and techniques of casting down.

Take your time, be patient, and remember what you have been taught. Don’t be to hard on yourself, this is a beautiful sport and will give you enjoyment for many years to come.

The peacefulness of fishing.

I have been fishing for as long as I can remember, and I have always loved the peacefulness that is brings. For myself, there is nothing and I mean nothing that calms me and puts me in a different place than fishing. I have found that getting away for a few days fishing recharges my batteries and helps me get through that boredom of work and some parts of life.

I have had a few occasions in my life that hit me hard and the only thing that helped me out was to hit the water. I had my mother pass away a few years ago and this hit me alot harder than I expected, I became very depressed and life was not fun. I decided to take a few weeks off and hit the road, this is when I realized how therapeutic fishing was to me.

I spent the better part of those two weeks at some of the lakes I frequent and it helped out more than I could ever imagine.
Being out in nature and having the time to reflect on life and think  about my mother was priceless and  this is what I do now if there are any major problems in my life. When I am fishing/camping I find all of my issues  seem to just fade away leaving me with a overwhelming feeling of peace

If you are having any sort of issues in life, try to get away find a lake or river that has very few people and just take in the beauty and peacefulness of nature.

Tight lines and Fun times

Upcoming Group Fly Fishing Class

Rp3 fishing Adventures is holding a group Flyfishing/flycasting class on Tuesday 15th and Thursday 17th Of May. Tuesday would be the theory portion and the Thursday would be the casting portion.

Classes will be held in Surrey and the casting portion would be held at a local Surrey pond.  Casting Class would start at 6pm and conclude at 9pm, Theory class would start at 7 and conclude at 10pm.

Cost of Classes would be $180 per person, this includes a Indepth class guide which includes many useful tips and tricks.

Classes are for a Max of 10 students. If there are less than 7 students signed up 5 days before the class, the classes will be rescheduled.

Payment can be made VIA PayPal or Cash.

For more information on the classes, go to the Classes tab and check out the details.

How to get the kids to fish!!!!

Saw this add and thought I would share it. I think it would be a great thing to get the kids involved.

Free Spey Clave.

I thought that I would put this out there. I have found out that M&Y is holding a FREE Spey Clave at Peg Leg Bar in Chilliwack on Saturday the 21st of April.

The following is Directly off their web site for your information.

Finally our sun is back, hopefully for a long while.

Our rivers are high and fishing is tough, but there are definitely loads of steelhead in all our local systems.

We will be hosting our second annual Spey Clave on Saturday, April 21 at 10:00am on Peg Leg Bar at the Fraser. Hopefully this year will see another gorgeous day with great food and lots of people on the river casting and having fun. Representatives from many of our tackle suppliers will be there with a wide range of rods and lines to try. CND, Sage, Scott, G. Loomis, Loop, Thomas & Thomas, Rio, Next Cast, Airflo, and Scientific Anglers will all be there and hopefully we will scrounge up a few more fishing bums to come out and play. Also, we will have a few draw prizes including a CND spey rod.

I will Be going and I hope to see many of my readers there. If you would like to go and would like to meet, send me an e-mail and i will make sure we get together on the day.