We have fly tying classes every other Saturday in the store and WILSON’S is fortunate to have one of the better instructors in the Greater Toronto Area heading up our program. Sheldon Seale is a former President of the Izaak Walton Fly Fishing Club, a frequent guest speaker at many industry functions and a great fly tyer! Each class starts at 9:30am and ends at 12:30 pm and the cost is $50 per session. Please note that you must sign up (and pay) at least 3 days before each course.

To sign up for your course or for more information please call the store or go to https://store.canadasflyfishingoutfitter.com/component/virtuemart/?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=5307&category_id=714

As I sit at home battling the proverbial “mother of all chest colds” it is emails like the one we received this week that make all of the effort of running a fly shop worthwhile. It is always gratifying to receive words of praise and we thank Ken for taking the time to let us know what he thought about our hatch chart for Whiteman’s Creek.

“I just joined your site & was totally AMAZED that u had a hatch chart for Whiteman’s Creek. I have had a 35 foot trailer 20 ft. from the creek at a gun club for 23 yrs now & many members fly fish. I have taught many younger & older members how to fly fish (as I have been doing it for about 45 yrs) & taught my 2 kids boy/girl how to fly fish at the age of 5. I will shortly be ordering a few of your flies [and] will definitely be giving your address to everyone here & am sure they will pass it on to all their friends… I am very glad I found you! Ken”

If you would like more information on hatch charts for the Grand River, the Maitland River, the Saugeen River, the Credit River, the Nottawasaga River, the Humber River, the Boyne River Nd other fly fishing destinations in southern Ontario please go to the Members area of our site. It is free to join our Fly Fishing Club and we trust you will like what you find!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=LMm2xBurbX0

We have only 3 entries in our January photo contest at the moment so the odds of winning a $50 gift certificate are excellent! If you have never entered it is easy to do. Just sign up as a member of our fly fishing club and then send us some of your favourite fly fishing pictures. They don’t have to be recent. They also don’t have to be of trophy fish or awesome scenery – just fly fishing related. We appreciate receiving all submissions so send us yours today!

Mark your calendars! Organized by the Izaak Walton Fly Fishing Club, the 2012 Canadian Fly Fishing Forum is being held at the Hamilton Convention Centre on March 31 & April 1. WILSON’S has a location at the casting lane so please plan on coming by to say hello. For details please go to the following links:

http://new.iwffc.ca/iwffc/

2012 Canadian Fly Fishing Forum