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Fly Fishing Strategies

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Ask any seasoned fly fisherman and they will have their own fly fishing strategies for their favorite BC lakes and streams. In this section we will give you a few of our own strategies that we use effectively in the Kamloops Area lakes as well as strategies used by others in different locations within the province and around North America.

The Kamloops area fly fishing lakes are usually small to medium in size ranging from 10 to 100 hectares. The typical trophy lakes may have blue-green water with marl bottom and weedy shoals or they may be dark tea-coloured bodies with lily pads, rocky shores and steep drop-offs.

Whatever the lake shape and structure offers, it's nice to know that others have tried and true strategies that enable them to take fish on a regular basis. From fly fishing basics to expert fly fishing strategies we hope our articles willhelp improve your fly fishing vacation experience.


Fly Fishing Basics with Brian Chan

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Local Fly Fishing Guide and Guru, Brian Chan, takes a Fisheries Biologist's view in this fly fishing podcast, talking about things like local and universal fly fishing flies and patterns, lake structure, aquatic insects, where to find cruising trout in lakes, positioning your boat and many other fly fishing strategies ... more about Fly Fishing Basics with Brian Chan


Dry Line a Micro Leech with a Strike Indicator

An interesting "fly fishing technique" to emerge in the "Kamloops Lakes" over recent years is the use of a micro-leech "trout fly pattern" on a dry line with a "strike indicator".

These days, one of the popular ways to fish this trout fly pattern is to suspend the micro-leech just above a weed bed or shallow bottom area using a strike indicator. It seemed odd at first but when you think about it, it make's good sense.
... more about the micro leech fly fishing technique


Long Leaders 2 - Fly Fishing the Shallows with Hyalella Shrimp

My favorite fly fishing technique in the late summer/ early fall is performed with a dry line and long leader in rather shallow water using a tiny "hyalella shrimp".

The onset of cooler weather triggers the fish to start their pre-winter gorge. Hyalella shrimp are plentiful in marl bottoms and along the shallow weed beds. In many of the Kamloops lakes you will find fish cruising in as shallow as 2 feet of water, adding "sight fishing" to dramatically intensify the experience. A good pair of polaroid glasses come in real handy too! ... more


Dry Line with a Long Leader

One of the most effective ways to fly fish for rainbow trout in Kamloops Area Lakes is to use a a "long leader" with a dry (floating) line while fishing a bloodworm or chironimid fly pattern.

It took a long time for me to develop the patience and will to use a longer leader but when I did, my success increased immensely. To most river fisherman or novice fly casters, anything over a 9 foot leader seems pretty long but it doesn't come close to the 18'- 25' leaders that we use here in the trophy lakes. ...more Dry Lines and Long Leaders


Ask About Fly Fishing - Fly Fishing Radio

Ask About Fly Fishing is weekly online radio show that hosts fly fishing experts from all across North America and beyond. The guest hosts and show host, Roger Mave, discuss various fly fishing strategies for the kind of fishing that they are experienced in.

Each show is about an hour long... the cool thing about these shows are that you can bring them up on your computer and while listening, continue on doing whatever else you were doing. I believe that you can also download any show onto you mp3 and take it with you.

Fly Fishing - Internet Radio
Join us on our next LIVE Broadcast! We've brought together The Experts on fly fishing to tell you in their own words the secrets to their success in both Freshwater and Saltwater. Covering fish from Trout to Tarpon, from tying flies to casting them you'll find it all right here on Ask About Fly Fishing - Internet Radio.


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