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  • april wrote a new blog post: Bare Lake Women’s Retreat Update   1 week ago · View

    ThumbnailThanks to Lynn Smith and Kevyn Parker for the great photos and special thanks to Sturgeon Slayers for booking our ladies.

  • april commented on the blog post Bow River School in Calgary   1 week, 2 days ago · View

    River Ranche. Its on the Sik Sika Reserve south of Carseland.

  • april wrote a new blog post: Bow River School in Calgary   1 week, 3 days ago · View

    ThumbnailBow River 2010 School

    We are finally on our way over to Calgary!
     
    Join us as we team with Out Fly Fishing Outfitters  and top guide Josh Nugent in a fun filled week of fishing for trout on the Bow River .

    We are offering two courses this August…. 1 Ladies Workshop and 1 Co-Ed Learn to Fly Fish Workshop .
     
    Details:

    Ladies Class
    - August 14th (Sat) and [...]

  • april wrote a new blog post: Rio Exciting!   2 weeks, 2 days ago · View

    ThumbnailWe have teamed with Rio Products  http://www.rioproducts.com and are happy to be a part of their advisory team.

    Rio fly lines have graced our spools since the beginning and we are proud to be working in part with such a great team!

    Product updates and reviews on their way!

  • april wrote a new blog post: Wow! What a Deal!   1 month ago · View

    ThumbnailOh wow, we’re excited for this one! We are ecstatic to announce our Co-Ed Learn to Fly Fish Weekend retreat in Terrace, BC! (Jeff Bright photo) Join us as we team with Nicholas Dean Lodge http://www.nicholasdean.com on the long weekend of August 6, 7 and 8th fishing for salmon and steelhead. (Noel Gyger photo) Course includes 3 days of fishing, 2 nights accommodations [...]

  • april wrote a new blog post: Pay It Forward Contest…   1 month, 2 weeks ago · View

    Wow, you all sent some great ideas!  Thank you….! I will be putting many of those ideas into play for future Pay It Forward Contests . For this particular contest however, I have to announce two “winners”.  We will be able to combine both of their ideas to hopefully help make this world just a little better. “Hey [...]

  • april wrote a new blog post: New Member to the Fly Gal Team!   1 month, 2 weeks ago · View

    ThumbnailWelcome Jay-Lyn Ruggles  to our team at Fly Gal Ventures!

    Jay-Lyn will be taking care of all of our sales and most of our email inquiries…  If you would like to book a trip or have any questions pertaining to trips or schools, Jay-Lyn can be reached at jaylyn@flygal.ca 

  • april wrote a new blog post: Pay It Forward Contest   1 month, 4 weeks ago · View

    ThumbnailThere are days where I ask myself what we as anglers can do to help out in this crazy world…. Every once in a while I get hit with an idea that forces me to act (ex. Flies For Fins). So I started thinking….  What if we had a regular Pay It Forward contest?  An ongoing [...]

  • april wrote a new blog post: Aaron Goodis Photography   2 months ago · View

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  • april wrote a new blog post: Terrace in the Spring   2 months, 1 week ago · View

    ThumbnailJust got back from Terrace with friends Steve Rajeff, Bruce Holt and Ross Purnell.  We teamed with Nicholas Dean Lodge http://www.nicholasdean.com to fish some beautiful water and get into some equally beautiful fish! Stay tuned for the full story in an upcoming issue in Fly  Fisherman magazine. Photos by Ross Purnell.   Rajeff letting one fly. Ross [...]

  • april wrote a new blog post: Utah Follow-Up Photos With Fishwest Fly Shop….   2 months, 1 week ago · View

    ThumbnailOh, we had fun! The ladies were a riot and the guys at the Fishwest Open House http://fishwest.com/ made the JD even more fun….  What a great time! Some pics of the weekend….. Photos of our class by Douglas Barnes.  He is very talented!  Check out his site at http://www.nowpicturethis.com/ Teaching the mini Fly Gals how to crank! Even I [...]

  • april wrote a new blog post: My First Trout Contest Winner!   2 months, 2 weeks ago · View

    Thumbnail Wow!  How do you announce a winner for something like this?  All of your pics were great but it was Ed Davidson who got his photo in first…  Congrats Dave, your book is in the mail. Thank you so much to everyone and keep your eyes open for some new contests coming up!

    My neice, carmela, and [...]
  • april wrote a new blog post: Bare On The Bonaparte, May 28th-30th, 2010- Last Chance! Book Now!   2 months, 2 weeks ago · View

    ThumbnailIn conjunction with Sturgeon Slayers  , Fly Gal Ventures and Bare Lake (lodge and staff). Ladies come join us for a rare opportunity to experience Beautiful British Columbia at its finest May 28th-30th (guys I promise that we haven’t forgotten about you, stay tuned for upcoming packages that we’re sure you’ll love!). A 3 day / 2 night venture into the wilderness, [...]

  • april wrote a new blog post: Tubeology- I Can’t Believe I Used to Use Straws….   2 months, 3 weeks ago · View

    ThumbnailIn a world where diversity is a must, Tubeology has truly mastered the ever popular tube fly. With cone heads of different weights and colors, Tubeology’s tube flies are able to be adjusted quickly and easily to fish specific waters of speed, depth and color.  The tubes themselves are metal and the days of tying on [...]

  • april wrote a new blog post: My First Trout- Book Giveaway   2 months, 3 weeks ago · View

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    Alright Dads!  Be the first to email me your child’s fishing photo to april@flygal.ca and win this fantastic book by Eoin Fairgrieve!

    My First Trout , is a refreshing and inspiring book written to educate children about fly-fishing and the importance of the environment. The book is aesthetically pleasing with beautiful illustrations and practical, easy to follow diagrams. Most [...]

  • april wrote a new blog post: A Great Weekend…..   2 months, 3 weeks ago · View

    ThumbnailGood friend Trevor Welton and I hit up Vancouver Island to find some beautiful runs with some tight lipped fish…..

  • april wrote a new blog post: VA Ladies Weekend Was Awesome!   3 months ago · View

    ThumbnailOur ladies learn to fly fish weekend in Virginia with casters fly shop  and Dave Hise went better than I could have hoped for!  With incredible fish, laughs and rolling hills, the ladies learned not only how to fish, but how to truly appreciate the great outdoors!  Any fish were a bonus so when Charlotte landed this rainbow [...]

  • april wrote a new blog post: 2010 Fraser River’s Edge Co-Ed School   3 months ago · View

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  • april wrote a new blog post: Book Your Sturgeon Trip Today!   3 months, 1 week ago · View

    ThumbnailTaking sturgeon bookings now!  Let Fly Gal Ventures and Sturgeon Slayers give you a taste of BC that you will never forget!

  • april wrote a new blog post: Gar Pike….You’ve Been Asking….   3 months, 2 weeks ago · View

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    As previously published in the Canadian Fly Fisher magazine.  Photos by Marcel Saring.
     
    I don’t know what I was thinking that early July morning during our attempted departure from British Columbia to Ontario.
     
    Somehow, amidst all the distractions of parking, luggage and a way too hot black coffee, I managed to accidentally swap my carry-on with my tackle [...]
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