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What you'll need to have an enjoyable fishing trip in Alberta Whether you’re planning your first fishing trip to Alberta, looking to better dial-in your own kit for this summer, or simply reading this because you have a pathological obsession with...
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10 Tips for Fall Trout Fishing
  Smaller dries and nymphs Smaller bugs work better in the late season for numerous reasons. First, there are fewer mature insects, particularly larva, in the water once fall comes around because most mature aquatic insects have already ‘hatched.’ Because...
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Trout Food: Brown Drakes
Brown drakes (Ephemera simulans) are a burrowing mayfly that live predominantly in lower elevation streams throughout the South-Western part of the province. These insects are certainly one of the largest mayflies (insects in general) that trout see in good numbers...
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Trout Food: Mothers Day Caddis
Mother's Day caddis is one of our most coveted early season hatches. With the right conditions, some of our best dry fly fishing of the season will happen during this hatch. When planning to catch this hatch it’s important to...
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Trout Food: Blue Winged Olives
BWOs are another great early season hatch here in Alberta. Although BWO’s can occur at any time of the year, their hatches are most common in the spring and fall. Blue wing hatches tend to happen at very concentrated times,...
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