WFS 307 – Skitchine Lodge with Phil Rowley and Dwight Jefferson – Stillwater Fishing

Show Notes: wetflyswing.com/307

Presented By: LakeLady Custom Rods, Togens Fly Shop

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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!

Click Here to Enter the Skitchine Giveaway!

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 – price is $1,995 CAD, all-inclusive

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!

Show Notes: wetflyswing.com/307