Southern
Ontario's premier trout and steelhead rivers
We
don’t call this southern Ontario's
premier fly fishing destination for
nothing. We are located in the middle of many great trout rivers and we can
drive to 5 of them in less then 15 minutes.
A Perfect Drift Guide Company
offers guided trips to 7 of Southern Ontario's best wild Trout and Steelhead
rivers.
Credit River: Known as the
"Crown jewel of Southern Ontario" The upper credit river is our specialty.
In fact, our very first cast with a fly rod over 27 years ago was made in
this section of the Credit River. Although there are good numbers of wild
brook trout and brown trout this is a very technical river with weary wild
trout that spook at the slightest sound. Predictable hatches, great scenery
and easy to read water make this section a must try for any anglers.The Credit River has many different types of water from
fast rapid sections to meandering meadows. Check out our pictures from the
Credit river below.
Click on the pictures for a better view.
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Grand River:
This river is about 11 minutes from Orangeville.
Of the 5 rivers I guide, this is the most popular
river for fly anglers and probably the most productive. The Grand River is said to be the best tail-water
brown trout fishery in Eastern North America and is arguably the most
popular fly fishing destination in Ontario. Regardless of the fishing pressure this
river has lots of big, scrappy and numerous brown trout over 14" and browns
in the 25" to 27" size are caught or seen every season. 10 to 50 trout
a day is not uncommon once you figure them out or if
you're lucky enough to hit a hatch that puts them in a feeding frenzy. This river has over 30 km of
accessible brown trout water to fish. This upper brown trout section is a walk and wade guiding only section. Special regulations apply on
most of the trout water sections. - it's mostly a No Kill on all trout, Single
Barbless Hook only and no organic bait is permitted.
 
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Humber River:
This river is slowly gaining
in popularity due to successful brown trout stocking efforts by the MNR and
local groups. The upper Humber has wild brook trout populations and some nice brown trout mixed in. The river is 10
minutes east of our shop and has lots of good access points which we list on
our fishing access maps. Wild and stocked brown trout can be caught between
highway 9 and the town of Bolton. Trout may be kept
in this river but we strongly urge you to release your trout to help grow
this fishery to it's full potential
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Nottawasaga River and Tributaries:
The Notty, as the locals
call it is possibly the most productive Wild Steelhead river flowing into
Georgian Bay and possibly all of Ontario. If the river
conditions are good the Notty offers great Steelhead fishing from October to
May. Every year since 2008 we
have landed over 300 steelhead in the fall and some of our lucky clients
have had days of over 30 steelhead landed. In the middle and lower sections
of the Nottawasaga the slower deeper pools make this area really good water
for anglers who like to centerpin fish. There are a few faster water
sections that are great for fly anglers. The majority of this section of
river down stream from Alliston is private property but some access can be
had in the mouth area near Wasaga Beach. We use our boats to take our
customers through nearly un-fished sections of
river during prime runs of Steelhead.
There is now a special no kill section between Angus and
Alliston so all anglers must release their steelhead.
We are located
about 8 minutes from the upper Nottawasaga
river which has brown trout, book trout steelhead and
salmon but unfortunately
this upper section is almost 100 percent private property.I guide on
some private lands with permission from the owners and have access to nearly un-touched
trout waters.
The other Nottawasaga tributaries we guide on are the
Boyne River, the Pine River, and the Mad River.
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Saugeen River and Tributaries:
The Saugeen River is probably the nicest river I've seen
for brown trout, brook trout and resident rainbows and one of my favorites
for drifting down in the boat. It's about an hours drive from Orangeville
but is well worth the drive and the extra distance from
the city keeps the crowds away. It offers fast rapids, long slow meadow
sections, deep pools and good hatches. This is a river that will challenge
any angler but it's shear beauty and the potential for huge brown trout is
something you dont want to miss. It's a big river
in comparison to rivers like the Credit, Beaver, Humber and it's one of the
biggest river that offers brown
trout, brook
trout and rainbow trout in the
same sections. In the lower river you have opportunities to fish for steelhead,
bass, pike and musky in good numbers. We
guide the Saugeen between May 1st and the middle of June. Catching
many rainbows and brown trout up to 28" is possible during this
time
of year. Drifting the limited access water sections of the upper Saugeen in a comfortable stand up
pontoon drift boat gives you the opportunity to see some
of the nicest scenic water and a
chance at some of the biggest brown trout in the river.
In late October, November and december we're on the river
again chasing big hard fighting steelhead.
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Beaver River:
Guided trips available from opening day to june st.
This is
one awesome river! Huge brown trout, lots of brook trout, a few resident
rainbows large runs of steelhead and awesome scenery make this river a fly
anglers dream. Much of the river is private property which allows the fish to survive with
little pressure from anglers. This river is best fished from May until the
end of June. Some of the brown trout and brook trout sections are very
technical with lots of wood and forest cover to contend with but for the
persistent
angler the pay-offs can be worth it. The biggest brown trout reported from
this river in 2011 was 8lbs which was caught on a fly. In
the lower sections there can be some of the best steelhead fishing in the
area. Up to 30 Steelhead a day on a fly rod is possible when the runs are at
their peak. We offer drift boat trips for Steelhead,
resident brown trout,and Resident Rainbow
trout in May and June.
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The Big Head River is
probably my favourite walk and wade steelhead river. The scenery is awesome
and if you manage to hit the river at the peak of a steelhead run you could
be landing over 40 fish a day. There are brook trout and brown trout in the
upper sections but we don't guide for them due to lots of private property
and very little accessible water. We guide this river from October to
December and in May.
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Other Rivers we guide
on from time to time include the Pine River, the Boyne River, Noisy river,
Mad River, Bronte Creek and a few other that shall remain un-named. If
you're looking for small creek style fishing let us know and we will put you
on one of these hidden gems.
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Contact Graham at 416-937-4911 or
ontarioguide@gmail.com
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