The FlyFish Fanatic

I have been wanting to compete in the Canadian FlyFishing Championships for some time now. Last year, I was registered but, due to other obligations, could not make it.
This year, I said “I will NOT miss this one” so I started getting a team put together for the championships that will be in September. [...]

…Fishermen constitute a separate class or subclass among the inhabitants of Earth.
Grover Cleveland, (1837-1909)
Rick Passek “The FlyFish Fanatic”™

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The Bloodworm is one of the first flies that I will fish after Ice Off on our lakes in BC. The Bloodworm is the larval stage of the ever popular Chironomid, and there are many of these around just after Ice Off.
This is a simple fly to tie, and can be tied in many different [...]

Well, my new book “The Freshman FlyFisher’s Insect Guide” has finally arrived at my house. The book was printed here in Canada by Friesens and was ready to be shipped early last week, but because of some Major Ice storms in Manitoba, they didn’t get out until last Friday.
The book will be officially launched at [...]

I was down at the Portland Flyfishing Show this past weekend. The show was in the Portland Convention Center. This is a beautiful building, with 4 HUGE rooms. The flyfishing show was in Room “C”, while in Room “A” was a golf show, and in Room “B” there was a “Green” show.
The flyfishing show was [...]

There don’t have to be a thousand fish in a river; let me locate a good one and I’ll get a thousand dreams out of him before I catch him- and if I catch him, I’ll turn him loose
Jim Deren, Proprietor, Anglers Roost
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This week, I am going to do a step-by-step of the Copper John. This fly has been around for MANY years, and is a great river and, even in some cases, lake pattern.
The Copper John can be tied in many different ways, with different colored wire for the body, different materials for the tail and [...]

The Portland FlyFishing Trade Show is this coming weekend.

I will be there doing book signings in the Authors Booth through the Angling Bookstore.

Come on by and say Hi if you are going to be there. I will be in the Authors Booth on Saturday from 11am-12 noon, and at 2pm-3pm on Sunday.
Rick Passek “The FlyFish [...]