Tailers & Chasers Fly fishing

my passion is sight fishing for fish, looking for nervous water and carp tailing, as close to salt water fishing as possible, without the travel too far off places. I love the challenge of carp fly fishing so much, I even got a tatoo of a carp on my arm. It’s a local DIY in urban and rural areas. It still amazes me how many different environments carp thrive in. Carp are huge fish and fight hard, and are difficult to fool and take a fly, here in lies the challenge. Every day is a learning curve, fly patterns and new challenges arise. Fly fishing for carp makes me a better angler and fly fisherman.

the last 4 years fly fishing for Muskie in the summer and fall. They chase your fly, but will not commit, here is when the adrenaline kicks in. I have put people on fish there first day out, some days it takes 3 to get one. If they are seeing fish, and we always do in the Kawartha’s. Its not known for the big fish, but the numbers are there. The last few years, they are getting fatter and bigger, with a few 50” every year.

tI tie my own flies for friends and family. I have taught and given lessons to cast, tie flies and how to target these species.fly fishing fly tying carp muskie Kawartha’s Durham I talk fly fishing and tying where ever go. I tie my own flies, that are mainstream, but my own twist on it or take 3 to 4 patterns, take the best features and make my own pattern. Carp and muskie patterns differ between the Kawartha’s and Durham based on season and water clarity fly fishing fly tying carp muskie Kawartha’s Durham.

I mainly fish in the Kawartha’s and Durham region, but have travelled all over Ontario to fly fish. I was a guide in Kenora, where I set the Ontario record for a walleye on the fly. I have fished all the big rivers for steelhead and salmon.

My name is Scott Smith and I have been fly fishing fly tying carp muskie  Kawartha’s Durham. I fly fish, fly tie, watch carp tailing and Muskie chase my flies in the Kawartha’s and Durham. My area of expertise is fly fishing for carp and Muskie, however. I do fly fish for other species, depending on the season. I have spent the last 10 years dedicated in wading for carp on the fly and the last 4 years fly fishing for Muskie in the summer and fall. They chase your fly, but will not commit, here is when the adrenaline kicks in. I have put people on fish there first day out, some days it takes 3 to get one. If they are seeing fish, and we always do in the Kawartha’s. Its not known for the big fish, but the numbers are there. The last few years, they are getting fatter and bigger, with a few 50” every year. I tie my own flies for friends and family. I have taught and given lessons to cast, tie flies and how to target these species.fly fishing fly tying carp muskie Kawartha’s Durham I talk fly fishing and tying where ever go. I mainly fish in the Kawartha’s and Durham region, but have travelled all over Ontario to fly fish. I was a guide in Kenora, where I set the Ontario record for a walleye on the fly. I have fished all the big rivers for steelhead and salmon. I have fished carp the tradional way and have fished the MACO (Match Angling Club of Ontario)Tournament for a few years, as well as CCC (Cnadian Carp Club) events. However my passion is sight fishing for fish, looking for nervous water and carp tailing, as close to salt water fishing as possible, without the travel too far off places. I love the challenge of carp fly fishing so much, I even got a tatoo of a carp on my arm. It’s a local DIY in urban and rural areas. It still amazes me how many different environments carp thrive in. Carp are huge fish and fight hard, and are difficult to fool and take a fly, here in lies the challenge. I tie my own flies, that are mainstream, but my own twist on it or take 3 to 4 patterns, take the best features and make my own pattern. Carp patterns differ between the Kawartha’s and Durham based on season and water clarity fly fishing fly tying carp muskie Kawartha’s Durham. Sometimes it’s the tributaries of Lake Ontario or the big lake itself. Lake Ontario has huge numbers of carp, and their diets varies on seasons. Every day is a learning curve, fly patterns and new challenges arise. Fly fishing for carp makes me a better angler and fly fisherman. My other passion in life other than fly fishing is cooking. I have always cooked, but now it has elevated. As a graduate of Durham College Culinary program, I have worked at some great restaurants and now it’s time for me to do my own thing. I’m going to blend my two passion and make a career out it. Using my creativity in cooking and fly tying to make meals that are local, taste great and that make a unique dinning experience, wait I forgot to tell you. It will be lake side on a boat, SUP or on shore, depending on your preference and the weather.fly fishing fly tying carp muskie Kawartha’s Durham

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