Phil Rowley and Dwight Jefferson are here today to walk us through Kamloops stillwater fishing. We talk about the Skitchine Lodge Stillwater School 2022 that you can take part in this year. We also have a giveaway going right now and there will be 2 lucky winners of an all-expense-paid trip to Kamloops, Canada for 4 days from June 12 to 16. This is a great opportunity since you will be fishing with the stillwater master, Phil and experience the lodge’s unique atmosphere. Skitchine caters all levels, even if you’re a beginner at fly fishing and don’t have enough gear, they got you!
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Click below and listen to the Podcast about Stillwater with Phil and Dwight:
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Stillwater Show Notes with Phil and Dwight
04:00 – Dwight tells the story of how he bought Skitchine Lodge
05:30 – Phil Rowley was on the podcast twice before – WFS 034 and WFS 267
06:30 – We did an episode about Kamloops with Brian Chan at WFS 243
06:38 – Skitchine Lodge is about an hour Northwest of Kamloops
11:28 – Phil talks about why Kamloops is a great still water fishery and how it’s different from other lakes
16:00 – Phil talks about the Skitchine Lodge Stillwater School 2022 – what it looks like from day one till it’s done
27:30 – The fly fishing school caters all levels, even if you’re a beginner
31:00 – Phil breaks down the recommended gear you can bring to the trip – but the great thing is that you can even show up unprepared, and they’ll take care of you
35:28 – You can enter the giveaway here
36:03 – The fly fishing school is capped at 12 students – 2 of those students will be the lucky winners of the giveaway
39:24 – Dwight’s favorite lake is the Couture Lake
40:30 – Their trophy lake is called Bob’s Lake – this is where the big fish lives
44:22 – Dwight shares his best tip when fishing the lakes in Kamloops – the Timberline Emerger works great, sink it 6 to 12 inches below the water
46:25 – John Shewey was recently on the podcast at WFS 296
46:30 – We talk about books and resources (scroll down to find them)
48:30 – Phil shares some stillwater tips and his go-to flies
52:39 – Green Wooly Bugger on a sinking line never gets old and almost always works
53:50 – The Doc Spratley is a classic British Columbia pattern
56:08 – The Bonaparte Provincial Park was attacked by the Sparks Lake Wildfire this summer
1:02:00 – If you want to do the trip right now, you can email Skitchine at skitchinelodge@gmail.com – price is $1,995 CAD, all-inclusive
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Resources Noted in the Show
Related Podcast Episodes
WFS 267 – Fishing Lakes with Phil Rowley from Fly Craft Angling
WFS 243 – Brian Chan on Fly Fishing Trout Lakes – Chironomids, Kamloops, Stillwater
Phil Rowley on Stillwater Fly Fishing, Chironomids, and Brian Chan (WFS 034)
Read the Full Podcast Transcript Below
Stillwater Conclusion with Phil and Dwight
Phil and Dwight walked us through Kamloops stillwater fishing. We talked about the Skitchine Lodge Stillwater School 2022 that you can take part in this year. We have a giveaway going and 2 lucky winners will win an all-expense-paid trip to Kamloops, Canada – an opportunity to fish with Phil and experience the relaxing vibe at the lodge.
Click Here to Enter the Skitchine Giveaway!
I will be there at the lodge waiting for you and we will fish together with the Skitchine crew. I sure hope you win this one! But if you don’t, no worries, we have a lot of giveaways this year so stay tuned for updates! See you there!
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