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WSF Articles in Streamside

Please check out the latest edition of Streamside Canada's Online Magazine for articles from Tim and Nick of WesternSportfishing.ca. Tim writes about fishing for some finicky westslope cutthroat trout ("Wily Westslopes") while Nick writes on fishing a small stream that is a favourite of his ("The Lonely Paradise"). The online magazine is free and only takes an email address to sign up! http://www.streamsidecanada.com(Added July 7, 2010)

Chironomids and Other Hatches

While the chironomid fishing got off to a slow start early in the season, we managed to use other fly patterns to get the trout to bite. Over the last few weeks, the chironomid hatches have become quite steady, with many sizes and colours for the fish to eat. A little bit of snow came back to end off the month of May, but fishing will return to what it was before. Look for more mayfly and chironomid hatches, and the damselfly and dragonfly emergence to come on strong in the next few weeks! Get out there and fish some lakes! (Added June 3, 2010- Tim)

New Video and Pictures!

We have just added a brand new video: "BC Creek Rainbows HD" and the "2009 Picture Gallery". We hope you enjoy the new content! (Added May 6, 2010)

Welcoming Back Winter

As I sit here on my two week vacation that was supposed to be full of exciting fishing adventures, I can't help but wonder what happened with the weather. Just two weeks ago, we were hoping for some rain when the temperatures hit 27ºC, but this is a little too much. As I look out the window today, I see gusts of wind and a heck of a lot of "white stuff" on the ground. While any moisture is good for the lakes around here, I think we were ok with rain. The snow could have stayed away until next winter. I suppose that's what we have to deal with though. All I can do now is look at some pictures from the last week of fly fishing lakes around the Edmonton area. Fishing has been decent with some chironomid hatches, as well as the standby leech, scud and backswimmer patterns taking some nice trout. (Added May 4, 2010 -Tim)

Spring Fishing is Underway!

After all the anticipation for the ice to come off on our local Edmonton lakes, the time has come!  We have been out a few times, and while the fishing hasn't been spectacular, some nice fish have still been caught.  At this time of year it is always great to get out and wet a line after a winter of tying flies and stocking up on fly fishing gear (mostly impulse purchases due to it being the dead of winter).  The spring season has been very warm so far, with many lake levels in the region dropping a couple of feet or more over the winter.  While this doesn't bode well for the future of some lakes, the only thing we can do about it is get out and enjoy our time on the water, and hope for some rain!  Be sure to check our new site often as we will supply updates on a more regular basis than in the past.  Also, check out our Forum to discuss anything fishing related with other anglers, and ourselves.  Most of all, thanks again for your support, and hopefully we will see you out on the water in 2010!

Please check out some early season Wabamun pictures from a trip before it closed for the season: Wabamun Pics (Added April 23, 2010)

10 Years of Western Sportfishing!

A brief history:  With our passion for fly fishing already ramped up, we decided to start our own website back in 2000.  The internet was but a fraction of what you see now.  Videos were a rare thing back then, and the quality left something to be desired.  From our old Geocities site, to the more refined Tripod one, we started to add more and more content such as videos and pictures.  Finally we took the plunge and bought the rights to westernsportfishing.ca, and the site's progression to this day has been amazing. The work on this website has taken some time, but hopefully everyone will enjoy the simple layout.  We are still here as a resource for fly fishermen/women, and hopefully the information you find will help you on your next outing. 

To stay current on our updates, check the "Recent Updates" tab on the right side of the page.  We have added a lot more content than our old site, and are working on more as we speak.

If you have any further sections or content that you would like to see added to the website, feel free to drop us a line at info@westernsportfishing.ca . (Added April 23, 2010)

 

 

 

Look for some of our articles in upcoming issues of Streamside Canada's free online magazine!

*Recent Updates*

~ NEW Video! "BC Creek Rainbows HD" (May 6, 2010)

~ Added 2009 Photo Gallery! (May 5, 2010)

~ Added new flies to "Fly Tying" section  (April 23, 2010)

~ New Article: "Spring Thaw" (April 23, 2010)

~ New Article: "Maybe Next Time" (April 23, 2010)

~ Updated Fishing Destinations section (April 23, 2010)