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And what an office it is!
Fishing has been great so I thought I’d share a few pics….
The pinks are here!
April Vokey photo.
Tom on the Fraser (Jeff Reed photo)
Jeff releasing a beauty (April Vokey photo).
Worst fish face ever (I’ve never seen a fish with Angelina lips before).
At the lake (Jeff Reed photo).
Jeff Reed photo
Mr. Jeffrey from […]
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BC Steelhead make me ogle too…
Well, Fly Gal is proud to announce that we have teamed up with Nicholas Dean Lodge (www.nicholasdean.com) in Terrace, BC to offer some of the most memorable steelhead (and salmon) trips in the country!
Nicholas Dean is a fabulous lodge, fully equipped with a gourmet chef and top notch guides.
The Skeena […]
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Thank you ladies for all the wonderful photos and stories that each of you took the time to share with me!
Each of you is truly an inspiration to me and other ladies of the sport and deserve to be recognized as “bad-ass women of fly-fishing”.
Choosing a winner was harder than hell, though with careful deliberation […]
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I’d heard of Davy Wotton; fly-fishing instructor, White River guide, tv personality and renowned fly tyer.
A legend in his own right, I was ecstatic when he contacted me and asked if I had a day free to hit the water. Naturally, I took him up on his offer (twist my arm).
My GPS, notorious for taking […]
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Hey ladies!
Last call for the Fly Gal contest (see For the Fly Gals Part 2).
Get your photos in now and I’ll be announcing a winner August 31st.
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Alright! A quick update on fly-casting schools and fishing trips that may be near you….
Tulsa, Oklahoma
August 29th. 10am-4pm
Five Oaks Lodge.
Ladies intro to fly-casting course.
Lunch Included
Email [email protected] for prices and additional details. Waders not necessary.
Mountain Home, Arkansas
October 10th. 10am-4pm
Ladies intro to fly-casting course.
Lunch Included
October 11th. 10am-4pm
Open to all (yes guys, you too)! Advanced and beginning casters […]
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As previously published in Chasing Silver Magazine
*Note- all flies are designed and tied by April Vokey. For more information on purchasing any of these flies contact [email protected]
British Columbia is world famous for its majestic rivers and legendary steelhead. A truly unique fishery, B.C. is home to steelhead twelve months out of the year where they […]
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I know that the last thing most of us want to have to do while trying to enjoy a peaceful day on the water, is to have to answer our cell phones.
Unfortunately, escape isn’t always quite that simple and we’re forced to at least carry our phones with us to the river or lake.
How typical […]
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So, here’s the way I see it…..
Websites and magazines hold regular “Women Fishing” photo contests that seem to create a larger stir amongst the male portion of the angling community than the truly dedicated female population.
I would hope that one would be able to read between the lines of my writing enough to see that […]
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As previously printed in the Canadian Fly Fisher magazine (2008).
I have a confession to make.
I’ve always been a sucker for a woman casting a fly rod.
I can’t help but watch in awe as she casts effortlessly into the cool breeze, gently throwing mends upriver, concentrating on her fly’s presentation before stripping the line back in […]