I've been fly fishing for smallmouth bass a lot lately in many or our local lakes. Much of it has been sight…

If you ask me, there are four hallmarks of a great fly: they should be easy and inexpensive to tie; the material…

Every now and then I get the urge to catch a mess of panfish for a fish fry. Where I live that generally means rock…

With hunting season rapidly approaching, most serious bow hunters are shooting frequently, if not every day. That means…

Earlier this season, I was fishing for brook trout in a river I know and love. We were doing well too, catching decent…

A successful hunt falls on lessons learned and how you apply that to the next hunt. It's also about preparation,…

For many, bow hunting for deer is not just a passion, it's a way of life. If we're not trying to fill tags, we're…

Over the course of this blog's history, I've suggested all sorts of techniques that might be helpful when practicing…

Last week I took the day off and spent some time at my favorite river. Previous experience told me the brook trout…

In mid-May, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to participate in Ontario's pilot-project spring bear hunt. I used…

There's an old tried and true axiom in fly fishing. Essentially it says, "Neatly tied flies catch fishermen but scruffy…

When I first started tying flies, I tied bucktails. That's fairly standard for most of us because bucktails are…