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The fly fishing world is awash in them — the endless “Ten ways to be a better nympher and score more babes” articles. You’ve seen them:

Seven Secrets to Catching Bigger Fish.Ten Tips for Better Split Shot Management. The 20 Places You Must Visit if You Need Dumber, Bigger Fish Than You’ve Got at Home. And so on.

People apparently read the hell out of “Top Ten” articles, so naturally, I wanted to cash in too. But what could I write when all the obvious “Top Ten ” ideas are already taken?

With the help of Wally the Wonderdog (and a few of Mt. Shasta Brewery’s finest), I present:

The Six Fly Fishing Hints You Absolutely, Positively, Can’t Live Without — But Will Never Read about in the Fly Fishing Magazines.

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Crane Flies are one of the most underestimated insects of the order Dipthera. People rave over fishing Caddis Flies, Mayflies and Trico’s but hardly ever venture to think that Crane Flies could be a very productive fish catching pattern. With numerous species of Crane Flies being found throughout North America the one genus that stands out from the rest would have to be that of the Giant Crane Fly (Tipula abdominalis). These large tasty morsels to fish represent one of the few quality surface feeding opportunities for fly anglers ranging from early spring to late fall.

The Fraser Valley is truly one of British Columbia's jewels when it comes to fly-fishing for Salmon. The Harrison River is a fly fishers dream, located only 2 hours east of Vancouver, BC.