Fishing Reports
The View from Bob Weir’s Bench 20 11 24
Although a late season Coho may sometimes be found off this beach, today was a day of curiosity, not for fishing. The big storm that blew through last night had battered the beach. A mid-morning high tide was a great time for a recc’y to view any possible damage. A...
A Bizarro Club Fish-out
Speaking of our fly club fish-outs, this report is long overdue. We have to cast back to 1997 for this one. About a dozen club members signed on for a day out on the briny aboard Tofino’s Weigh West Marine Resort’s fly-fishing rental boats. The gang arrived the day...
New Challenge Series Coming Soon
A new Comox Valley Flyfishers club challenge soon will commence. It is titled Patent Patterns. This one is all about fly pattern identification. This challenge will be an opportunity to learn a bit about fly pattern originators and some of their thoughts behind fly...
Tangled Lines
Challenge #5
Hook - Size 4-10, long shank. Thread - Black. Tail - Natural guinea fowl. Body - Black wool/yarn. Rib - Flat silver tinsel. Throat - Natural guinea fowl. Wing - Ringneck pheasant tail fibers. Head - Peacock herl. The Challenge Question is: What is the name...
Answer to Challenge #4
The correct/acceptable answer for challenge #4 is, Art’s Candy Fly. Sometime, back in the 1980s, Art Limber took minimalist fly patterns used in fishing for Coho salmon off the beach to a different level. Epoxy flies had recently become all the rage for Bonefish and...
Challenge #4
Hook – Size 8 or 10, stainless steel long shank. Thread – To suit overall colour theme. Body – Silver or gold mylar-tinsel wrapped around hook shank. Over-body and Tail – Polar bear hair and complimentary colour of Crystal Flash™ laid over back of body, tied down...