Advertisement Fly anglers have always been drawn to beautiful flies. That’s no surprise, since fishing with pretty, delicate flies fits perfectly into the fly world’s overall aesthetic of long, slender fishing rods, and casting graceful loops of line into pastoral rivers. This genteel tradition has been handed down to us from fly fishing’s historic roots in the United Kingdom. It doesn’t always translate, however, to the Canadian rivers and lakes that many of us fish, which are often bigger, deeper, … Continue reading The uglies: 9 flies that aren’t pretty, but catch a whole lot of fish