tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24391734303858686852024-02-02T10:28:10.625-05:00White Clouser | Fly Fishing Ontario | Fly Tying | BlogWhite Clouser is a fly fishing, and outdoor blog. I expect to have gear reviews, fly tying, fly fishing reports, and general outdoor trip reports. My adventures will co-star my family, friends and the Eastern Ontario region. Enjoy.Billy Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01878886946972632949noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439173430385868685.post-20469943149733844422013-02-21T05:00:00.000-05:002013-02-21T13:16:20.164-05:00Thursday's Fly | The Rainbow Warrior<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have a great spot for the early spring. The river comes up a foot, the water looks a little dirty from all the winter run off, the redhorse stage for spawning, and the fallfish stack up behind.<br>
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It is a scenario I hear about a lot in the flyfishing podcasts on salmon and steelhead. Only replace all the highly sought after species with what most consider garbage fish. The highly underrated sucker spawn. I say it is a great time to find feeding fish and work out the winter rust.<br>
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This time of the year presents a couple of problems. The water is dirty, the flow is faster, not much is hatching and the fish are sometimes, ummm, otherwise occupied.<br>
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Normally my fly box is pretty tame. The patterns are mostly in natural colours. But this year I am going to try the shiniest brightest flies I can find for the spring. Pinks, oranges, and a fly almost completely built out of flash - <a href="http://midcurrent.com/videos/how-to-tie-a-rainbow-warrior/" target="_blank">The Rainbow Warrior</a>.<br>
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This week be sure to check out: Midcurrent<br>
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The Friends of the Jock River was established in 1996 to provide
leadership in improving the health of the Jock River watershed
ecosystems.<br>
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If you are interested in getting involved there is an Annual General Meeting, in the
upstairs meeting room at 7:00 PM, February 21, 2013, at the Barrhaven
Loblaws on Greenbank Road (near Strandherd), outside of Ottawa, ON.<br>
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I'll be there. I haven't been a member before but after the <a href="http://www.anglingtrade.com/tag/utah-stream-access-coalition/" target="_blank">Utah Stream Access legal action</a> recently, I am starting to not take our fisheries for granted.<br>
<a href="http://whiteclouser.blogspot.com/2013/02/fly-fishing-ontario-white-clouser-local.html#more">Read more »</a>Billy Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01878886946972632949noreply@blogger.com0Ottawa, ON, Canada45.4215296 -75.69719309999999344.7060676 -76.988086599999988 46.1369916 -74.4062996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439173430385868685.post-32163153599474742602013-02-19T06:00:00.000-05:002013-02-19T21:23:11.545-05:00Fly Fishing Book Review - The Orvis Guide to Prospecting for Trout<a href="http://www.orvis.com/store/product.aspx?pf_id=9C0H" target="_blank">The Orvis Guide to Prospecting for Trout. How to Catch Fish When There's No Hatch to Match</a> (New and Revised) by <a href="http://www.orvis.com/intro.aspx?subject=564" target="_blank">Tom Rosenbauer</a>.<br>
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If you are living in Ottawa, or somewhere in the rest of Eastern Ontario you may think that a book on trout fishing strategies just isn't for you. There are not a lot of natural trout streams and rivers in the Ottawa area.<br>
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What we do have are many rivers and streams that hold fish and many, many species of warmwater fish that can behave very similar to trout in the right water conditions. In our rivers and streams there are smallmouth bass that relate to 'trout' structure, creek chub and fallfish that feed heavily on insects on the surface, and pike, walleye and musky that chase streamers in tailouts and riffles.<br>
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This book has information for everyone that enjoys fishing in moving water.<br>
<a href="http://whiteclouser.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-orvis-guide-to-prospecting.html#more">Read more »</a>Billy Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01878886946972632949noreply@blogger.com0Ottawa, ON, Canada45.4215296 -75.69719309999999344.7060676 -76.988086599999988 46.1369916 -74.4062996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439173430385868685.post-77898158258979477352013-02-18T06:00:00.000-05:002013-02-19T21:23:30.702-05:00Fly Casting LessonsI have to hand it to the guys at <a href="http://www.orvis.com/" target="_blank">Orvis</a>. They really know how to make fly fishing accessible. <br />
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First off, they sell everything anyone could ever need for fly fishing. Second, they have dozens of <a href="http://www.orvis.com/store/product_search_tnail.aspx?dir_id=758&group_id=8791&cat_id=23168&subcat_id=23169" target="_blank">books and videos</a>, the such as <a href="http://www.orvis.com/store/product.aspx?pf_id=9C0H" target="_blank">Orvis Guide to Prospecting for Trout</a> (which I am thoroughly enjoying, expect a review in about a week) which cover the full spectrum of fly fishing. They have an instructional TV show on <a href="http://www.worldfishingnetwork.com/" target="_blank">WFN</a>. And last but not least, they have a series of informational videos on the web, some are on youtube and can be found on the <a href="http://www.orvisnews.com/" target="_blank">Orvis News blog</a>, and some on the <a href="http://howtoflyfish.orvis.com/" target="_blank">Orvis Learning Centre</a>.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.orvisnews.com/FlyFishing/fly%20fishing%20video%20how%20to%20make%20short%20casts.aspx" target="_blank">Ask a Casting Instructor </a>series of videos has been crucial to improving my casts. From tips and tricks, to a few little drills that <a href="http://www.orvisnews.com/Authors/Peter-Kutzer.aspx" target="_blank">Orvis Instructor Pete Kutzer</a> adds to the videos, they have changed the way I look at casting, and tailing loops.<br />
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Be sure to check all of them out <a href="http://www.orvisnews.com/FlyFishing/fly%20fishing%20video%20how%20to%20make%20short%20casts.aspx" target="_blank">here</a>. And find a patch of water or grass and get some practice in before opening day.Billy Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01878886946972632949noreply@blogger.com0Ottawa, ON, Canada45.4215296 -75.69719309999999344.7060676 -76.988086599999988 46.1369916 -74.4062996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439173430385868685.post-63085736786314858392013-02-16T09:23:00.003-05:002013-02-19T21:23:41.213-05:00My Fly GearI figure I will take some time to show you <a href="http://whiteclouser.blogspot.ca/p/my-gear.html" target="_blank">my gear</a>. It isn't the
coolest/newest gear, but it is always there and has never let me down. I
will hopefully keep this page up to date as I get new stuff throughout
the next couple of years.<br />
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<a href="http://whiteclouser.blogspot.ca/p/my-gear.html" target="_blank">Konic Reel by Waterworks/Lamson </a></h4>
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<a href="http://whiteclouser.blogspot.ca/p/my-gear.html" target="_blank">St Croix Premier Rod 9' 6wt</a></h4>
Billy Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01878886946972632949noreply@blogger.com0Ottawa, ON, Canada45.4215296 -75.69719309999999344.7060676 -76.988086599999988 46.1369916 -74.4062996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439173430385868685.post-2418163758302893142013-02-14T21:16:00.001-05:002013-02-19T21:23:51.513-05:00Thursday's Fly - The Clouser Minnow<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I can't<span style="font-size: small;"> have a blog tit<span style="font-size: small;">led <span style="font-size: small;">White<span style="font-size: small;">Clouser and then highlight a different fly for my first fly spotlight. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clouser_Deep_Minnow" target="_blank">C</a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clouser_Deep_Minnow" target="_blank">louser Deep Minnow</a> was <span style="font-size: small;">first tied by <a href="http://www.clouserflyfishing.com/" target="_blank">Bob<span style="font-size: small;"> C<span style="font-size: small;">l</span>ouser</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> in 1987, and formally named by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lefty_Kreh" target="_blank">Lefty Kreh</a>. If that doesn't count as fly fishing royalty, I don't know what does. Those two guys are responsible for putting more fish in the boat than an army of guides.<br>
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Let's start again....<br />
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Hi, my name is Billy and I fly fish. I spend roughly 10 hours a week online just following fly fishing blogs, youtube, podcasts and how-tos.<br />
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I expect to have an ever expanding BLOGROLL, and maybe a few new links each week. <br />
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For now, here are a few notable links to help tide you over until I get the proper page outfitted.<br />
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<a href="http://thefiberglassmanifesto.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">The Fiberglass Manifesto</a> - Cameron Mortenson loves glass, and is leading an industry movement.<br />
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<a href="http://www.ginkandgasoline.com/" target="_blank">Gink and Gasoline</a> - Amazing writing, world-class photography, oh and they fish too.<br />
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<a href="http://orvisnews.com/">OrvisNews.com</a> - With tips, tricks, videos, and a podcast that shouldn't be missed.Billy Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01878886946972632949noreply@blogger.com0Ottawa, ON, Canada45.4215296 -75.69719309999999344.7060676 -76.988086599999988 46.1369916 -74.4062996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439173430385868685.post-27914448503078923742011-12-18T11:23:00.000-05:002013-02-19T21:24:17.078-05:00Off to a good start... Christmas Gifts<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
Here are some flies that I made to send to a family member for Christmas. It is pretty gratifying to be able to make something I know they will appreciate and use next year.</div>
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The top has a piece of adhesive magnetic sheet to place nymphs and non hackled flies. <br />
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And finally, some dries and streamers stuck to a foam sheet. The foam is held by superglue.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Clockwise from Top) Epoxy Minnows, Comparadun, Opal X-Caddis, Mylar Minnow, and Zonkers</td></tr>
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