Winter-Run Steelhead Are Here and the Fishing's Been Great!

Winter Steelhead Are Here! Photos by Mia Sheppard

"Snowy tree tops, bald eagles diving over our heads, chilly fingers, wet wool, a warm cup of coffee from a thermos, frozen guides, swinging flies, chrome steelhead, rippling water, crisp air filling my lungs. Just being in the elements around us is rejuvenating." - Mia Sheppard

With the arrival of winter, steelhead are making their way up the coast and into BC's and Oregon's rivers!

We currently have several options for anglers eager to get out of the house and onto the river....with the weather heating up, the fishing has been awesome!

1) The Vedder River in Chilliwack, BC is fishing unusually well for January and conveniently has a special running from February 11th to the 24th.

Guide- April Vokey
Fly Gal Discounted Price- $250.00 CDN (one angler) or $300.00 CDN (two anglers)
Regular Price- $400.00 CDN (one angler) or $500.00 CDN (two anglers)
*Your guide provides lunch, flies and tackle at no additional fee.

2) The Clackamas and Sandy Rivers in Oregon are fishing great! If you’re visiting the Portland area or live nearby, contact us at info@flygal.com to book a trip and help fight the winter doldrums.

Guides- Mia and Marty Sheppard
For these trips we offer day floats, covering 6 to 12 miles of water per day.
Your guide provides lunch, flies and tackle at no additional fee.

3) New to Spey Casting? Join the Burkheimer Spey instructors in a unique opportunity to learn about winter steelhead fishing on the West coast.

Instructors- Brian Styskal, Whitney Gould and Nate Koenigsknecht
Oregon, USA (Clackamas River)- Jan 29th or Feb 12th, 2011 8:00am - 5:00pm
$250.00 USD per person
*Includes a full day of instruction, lunch and casting set-ups.
Photo: Mia Sheppard 

Photo: Mia Sheppard 

Photo: Mia Sheppard 

Vancouver IF4- This Is One Event you Don't Want to Miss!

Alright everybody! Vancouver IF4 tickets will be in shop hands any day now!

Michael & Young’s, Pacific Angler, Reaction Fly & Tackle, Sea Run Fly & Tackle, Riverside Fly & Tackle…tickets won’t last, that’s a promise.

At the Vancity theater, shown in a true silver screen environment, we will open the doors at 7:00pm and settle into comfortable seats; popcorn in hand.

With a grand total of 14 films by 8 international film makers, we have a great two and a half hour show of incredible fly-fishing footage that will blow your mind.

Fly Max will be screening a very special, never before seen film of Skeena steelhead on dry flies… It was the most epic trip of my life and I can’t wait to share it with you!

6 other world premieres will be shown in addition to our epic trip!

Keep your ears open for the after party venue, and get ready for a non-stop night of action!

Welcome to the New Fly Gal Website!

Well, it's finally happened! 

Welcome to the launch of our new Fly Gal Site!

In addition to new features, guides, fisheries and of course, photos, we are proud to announce our featured trips, workshops and hosted trips pages that are designed to keep you up to date on events that may be coming your way.

Our specials page consists of trips that have been significantly discounted with rates that are sure to make you smile. These pages are updated regularly so make sure you check in weekly to see what sales we're having.

We have teamed with a variety of new Fly Gal members and are excited to not only offer the best in BC steelheading rivers, but also some of the best guides and instructors in the fishing industry.
This list seems to keep growing and our featured hosts, instructors and speakers are lined up for 2011....

Our shopping cart also has some new and exciting products.... So take a look around! Explore our new layout, trips, schools and gallery... and let us know if we can help you to book your next fly-fishing adventure.

The Fly Gal blog is scheduled to have a different featured voice every week alongside my regular rants, so hang on tight... we look forward to sharing our lives with you here at Fly Gal!

Sincerely,
April.