Testimonials
Hey Ken I am getting closer to that 20 incher, this one was 18.5 on the white bugger, the worst part I lost one that was much bigger, thanks for the suggestion on the white bugger Rye
Hi Ken, I received my new Bauer reel today. It looks great , can't wait to try it out. I would like to say thanks Ken. Can always count on you.
Hi Ken, Thanks for a fantastic trip! I really had a great time. And the fish we got into showed up at best possible time - as we were finishing off the day. If I had choice between getting fish at the beginning and the end of my day, I would pick the latter because it feels more satisfying. It felt great to use a spey rod again.
Thanks for the great instruction and guidance. I'll definitely pick up my spey rod again this winter/spring.
Just wanted to say I saw buddy from the shop on the new fly fisher showing redneck rabbit so I tied a couple with purple polar uv and purple rabbit strip and a couple in green. Used them in the Conestoga river caught lots of nice smallmouth and a nice 20" on the purple. Just wanted to say thanks for the recipe it's a great fly. more people need to use it.
Hi Ken,
Just wanted to follow-up with a "big thanks" for the Credit 101 session you gave me last Tuesday. I went back for a 1/2 yesterday and applied what you taught me. Not a bad morning.....hooked 3 fish and landed & released 2.(nice female and a big male) All caught on a white egg pattern fishing upstream from the float fisherman who were shoulder to shoulder working the pools.
Also my 1st fish on the Helios Switch that I got from you this Summer.......very pleased with this system.
Thanks again......will call you to set-up a session for the Spring.
Best regards,
Ken
Just a quick note to thank you again for our bass trip last Thursday. It was outstanding, I have never caught so many fish in a single day! In fact since I have only been fishing now for a couple of years, I probably caught as many fish as I have ever caught in total!
Larry,
Thanks for the fast reply. I too enjoyed our river time together. You are a great guide and make every minute worthwhile. I hope you told Ken we had a good session. My daughter is doing great thank for asking,
Hello Ken,
Our day on the water was fantastic! Our guide, Steve (I think his name was Steve, I'm bad with names) was incredible. His knowledge was outstanding and he really made learning to fly fish fun and easy! We learnt a great deal from him and we are now "hooked" on the sport. Please let Steven know how much fun we had and how much we appreciated him sharing his knowledge with us.
Thanks for everything
I thought I would send you a note and let you know that we had a great time yesterday with Larry and Dave. Both were very professional, easy to talk to with good senses of humour, and very informative/patient for us newbie's. We are looking forward to coming again next spring. It looks like I am hooked and plan on pursuing fly fishing going forward and plan on keeping an eye on your used equipment list.
Ken,
Thanks for an amazing Learn to fly fish corporate event. Your guides were great. I was really impressed.
Thank you for a phenomenal day of ultimate steelheading! When I think back on the guided day I am struck by the beauty of the landscape, the gentle sky and the wild fish action! Steelies on the line. Wow! Big, powerful, exploding fish on tiny flies and there you were, ken, with as much whoop and holler as the rest of us...maybe more!
Your Hooked-On-Fly-fishing apprentice,
Just an inquiry if you are still in the 'loop' offering fly-fishing instruction for 'newbies'. I have a friend who is interested and I would not steer him anywhere else. I have had the pleasure of taking the course (twice)with both of you gentlemen and introduced several friends over the years and found the instruction to be excellent, informative and most enjoyable. We would be looking at either late August or September if possible. Looking forward to hearing from you.
I have brought many of international clients to the rivers of Ontario, this great fishery combined with the instructional and guiding expertise of Ken Collins made these days on the river a day that my clients often talk about.
I have found that in the sport of fly fishing there is always new things to learn, and Ken goes out of his way to instruct you while he guides, giving you that extra edge and life long experience that makes you a better fly fisherman.