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Calmwaters Fly Fishing is a growing Guiding business located in Southern Ontario – Welcoming anyone into the River. Our philosophy is to create an experience that is guided by the driving force of nature and education alike.

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Will you be ready when these silver bullets arrive

Will you be ready when these silver bullets arrive?
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We can get you tuned up with Spey lessons and/or Tight line sessions. Don't just cast and hope. Fish the flies. #steelhead

September is the month that we begin to say goodby

September is the month that we begin to say goodbye to the boys of summer. This is always a bittersweet transition. #smallmouthbass

Another magical moment on the river. - The 7 weigh

Another magical moment on the river.
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The 7 weight TFO Axiom-II X, coupled with the Scientific Anglers Mastery Bass Bug fly line is one incredible match up. Add a crayfish pattern and you're off to the races.

Long range forecast calls for a change of colour.

Long range forecast calls for a change of colour.

These big boys don't come easy. - Finding them tak

These big boys don't come easy.
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Finding them takes hours of searching. Hooking them take hundreds of casts. Landing them is another story. The hunt is a passion.

This Dark and Stormy Smallmouth bolted like a Stee

This Dark and Stormy Smallmouth bolted like a Steelhead. Water is in perfect shape right now.

This tough Smallmouth smashed a micro Leech patter

This tough Smallmouth smashed a micro Leech pattern.
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Big flies seem to be all the rage right now but the smaller patterns always produce. If it looks like food, they'll eat it.

Time to dust off the single hand spey set up. Look

Time to dust off the single hand spey set up. Looking to learn? It's pretty simple, just add water.

Looking ahead to the fall for Steelhead and then S

Looking ahead to the fall for Steelhead and then Snook hunting.
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This Scientific Anglers Absolute Fluorocarbon Tippet has been a game changer to battle tough fighting game fish. Incredible strength and by far the best abrasive resistant tippet out there.

No lack of food for these beauties

No lack of food for these beauties

This bad boy was tough as nails. Glad I had the 7

This bad boy was tough as nails. Glad I had the 7 weight.

It's a grind out there some days, but that doesn't

It's a grind out there some days, but that doesn't mean the day wasn't worth it. Patience is key.

Tools of the trade.

Tools of the trade.

What's needed is just a good old Crayfish pattern.

What's needed is just a good old Crayfish pattern.

One of the reasons I liken big Smallmouth to a Bul

One of the reasons I liken big Smallmouth to a Bulldog. They go where they want. #tforodscanada

Out hunting Smallmouth with my favourite Granddog.

Out hunting Smallmouth with my favourite Granddog. Need to teach little Arrow how not to chase a topwater Gurglar! Photo cred @ontarioflygirl

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When in doubt - purple. - This was my first Brook

When in doubt - purple.
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This was my first Brook in Northern Ontario and I quite honestly kept yelling ALGOMA at @anglingalgoma - He laughed the whole time while I danced around and jigged and yelled at Colin to come see my fish.
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“Alyx, try not to say Algoma so much”
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…Algoma.

The List So many of you have your big time fishy B

The List
So many of you have your big time fishy Bucket Lists - we ALL do. But what happened when you finally hooked a specimen that was just sitting on the brim of that list? Just dangling there, barely hanging on? I never thought I’d get to an Arctic Grayling at this age. “One day I’ll see a grayling, I don’t even care if I catch it. I just want to see it”. That fish was just barely hanging on to my little bucket…a fish that I literally dreamt of.
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I lost my first Gray under the boat, as I wasn’t quick enough to shove my rod in the water and rubbed the line. It snapped, and I stood there with THE most gutted feeling I’ve ever felt. I had to tell @jennamckeownflyfish not to even look in my direction or I would burst into tears 😂
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I looked up and there were grayling rising and jumping literally all around us. They explode out of the water and smoke dries like it’s the last bug they’ll ever eat. I was shocked at how delicate their mouths are, and how dainty your hook sets need to be.
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This one flipped hard for my fly, and it was an immediate heart slam moment. If you’ve ever met @jennamckeownflyfish, you would know she is as positive as the Sun. The best cheerleader, hoping as much as you to meet a creature on the List.
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This might be the most precious photo I’ve ever taken. Sure, bc it’s a fish on the List. But it has all the elements of why it made it there. The unrelenting natural beauty of its colours. How it looks in it’s true home. The dappled sun, emulating the people that I was with.
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I was truly a new fly fisher on this day, in this moment. We stop thinking clearly, we get emotional, we miss basic rules of the game. We meet the creatures that change our life, that teach us to slow down and remember why we’re there. And it just hooks us even more.
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@theofficialnewflyfisher
@jennamckeownflyfish
@fishinchipoutdoors
@brettcolpittsmedia

Homeowner in Paris! Swipe for a backyard surprise

Homeowner in Paris! Swipe for a backyard surprise 😁
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This was one hell of a ride and I would not be where I am now without @tylerjacques_realestate and @saltboxmortgages.
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Tyler is an incredible realtor who was in it to win it with me every step of the way. He has ridiculous positivity that makes the process feel so secure, exciting and fruitful - He also happens to be my best friend 🤙🏻
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Amanda of SaltBox is THE most patient woman I have ever met and incredibly good at her job. She fights like hell for you and I am ridiculously lucky AND grateful to now call her a friend.
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Leaving this little boathouse has me grieving, I can’t lie about that. I’ve always described living here like being ‘snow white’, with all my animals and birds. But this new place is feeling stronger - like arriving at Rivendell. And damn does that ever feel good 🤍
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#bucketlistadventures

Never have I ever Had a monster explode OUT of the

Never have I ever
Had a monster explode OUT of the water, RIGHT next to the boat, inducing shouts from 4 people. This Northern fought like the dickens for a good 9 minutes while my arm was absolutely exploding 💥
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This was my intro to the true North, and as you can see from my face it was just absolutely wild. Our cameraman, Brett, got back into the boat after filming and simply stated “That was fricking mayhem”.
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As always, @fishinchipoutdoors and @dante_tabacu were cool as cucumbers, laughing away as my heart stopped 😅
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📸: @jennamckeownflyfish

Arrow Parks - #gnomeintraining

Arrow Parks
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#gnomeintraining

“I’m gonna hang off the boat for this” - #br

“I’m gonna hang off the boat for this”
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#bronzebacks

Who wants to rock North to Algoma with me as much

Who wants to rock North to Algoma with me as much as humanly possible?
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#ilikeyourbass
#awkwardhandhold
@anglingalgoma

Dads Day photo dump 🥳 - Happiest day to @calmwa

Dads Day photo dump 🥳
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Happiest day to @calmwatersflyfishing and Dougie @janetmelville
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#fathersday

Feeling some extra love for this little boathouse

Feeling some extra love for this little boathouse today.
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The east wind is flowing through the bottom floor up to the first - rustling the plants and welcoming the tinny sounds of 1930’s band. The aroma of coffee, the call of swallows and the looming presence a sneeze tops off this beautiful morning on the lake 🌬
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#ihaveallergies #worthit

bing bang boom i.love.you - 🧈

bing bang boom i.love.you
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Probably looking at a bird or bat. - - - #didshesa

Probably looking at a bird or bat.
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#didshesaybat? 🙃

This image always reminds me of those ‘magic min

This image always reminds me of those ‘magic mind’ books, where you stick your snoot up to the page and slowly back your eyes away to reveal a 3D picture. A childhood memory, a fun game.
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“It’s about how you SEE, sweetie. Not just how it looks”
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A moment. 10 years. 20 years.
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Ah, I understand. It’s about how you see.
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365 days ago I brought this little velociraptor ho

365 days ago I brought this little velociraptor home 🤍 🦖
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Best decision I’ve ever made.

I nearly slapped my face to make sure this was rea

I nearly slapped my face to make sure this was real this morning.
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#dramaqueen

I am absolutely heartbroken to be writing about ye

I am absolutely heartbroken to be writing about yet another great loss in our family - Carmel Bulger, our ‘Marmie’, passed away yesterday morning, following our Papa. Their love was something indescribable, something only truly seen and understood by the swiftness of everlasting departure. I grew up watching Marmie and Papa dance to Nat King Coles ‘Autumn Leaves’ and have never forgotten the space that they created around them for us all to see - a small sliver of true, embodied soul. Now drifting in a land that time forgot, they can continue that dance to Autumn Leaves - as it should be.
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A small reminder to take care of your mental health and reach out should you ever need an ear. Losing 3 family members in 3 months has taught me not only the power of grief, but how spectacular life truly is - how loss leads to regeneration of memory, closeness of family and fuelled fire to find and love people that can make you FEEL so deeply. An invitation and call to connect 💌

Kisses, sunny ice walks and a good 5 panel hat. My

Kisses, sunny ice walks and a good 5 panel hat. My whole winter wrapped in one picture.
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Check out @wirthhats not only for their incredible quality hats but the story that lies within who they are. Mental health is unbelievably top of mind as the Covid and February Blues seep into our days - A reminder that we’re all ‘Wirth’ it and will get through to find Spring peepers and new life exploding all around us 🌱

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