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  • Fly fishing for the whole family!
  • Family fly fishing adventures
  • Adventures on Michel Creek
  • Expert guiding services with Kootenay Fly Shop & Guiding Co.
  • Spectacular scenery. World class fishing.
  • Fine, healthy fish in clear freestone rivers
  • Pure Strain West Slope Cutthroat Trout
  • A fine fall catch on the Elk River
  • Gear up before your fishing trip
  • Fernie Tightlines Lodge, located next to Kootenay Fly Shop & Guiding Company
  • Guided Fly Fishing
  • Guided Fly Fishing

Serving the Fernie and International Fly Fishing community.

Open Daily from 9am - 5:30pm. 

Kootenay Fly Shop & Guiding Company provides customized fly fishing adventures to clients from around the world. Each year KFS welcome new and return clients to fish the beautiful Elk River, Wigwam River, Michel Creek and other waters of the East Kootenays and Alberta.

Incredibly talented guides and friendly and helpful shop staff offer a great experience for the first time angler and the experienced angler alike. Creating amazing memories while providing the best equipment with latest river updates, and beautiful accommodations in Fernie at Fernie Tightlines Lodge is what Kootenay Fly Shop and Guiding Company is all about.

Learn to Fly Fish

Enjoy learning about the amazing sport of fly fishing with a day of fly fishing introduction. Great for individuals or families and is the perfect way to learn the basic fly fishing techniques, equipment, bugs and fish food, flies, habitat and how to catch and release a fish.

Each day includes:

  • Instruction on fly casting
  • Fishing equipment use
  • Water safety
  • Environment of a trout
  • Proper fish handling & release

Guided Fly Fishing

Kootenay Fly Shop & Guiding Co. provides the discerning angler with their choice of amazing guided fly fishing trips. You can choose a 1-day trip or customize multi-day trips to include guided floatwalk & wade, and lake fishing. All trips are quoted in Canadian Dollars.

Trip pricing and options

Kootenay Fly Shop

Full-Service Fly Shop featuring: Orvis, Simms, Sage, Douglas Fly Rods, Kast, Scientific Angler, Hatch, Islander Reels, Waterworks-Lamson, Dr. Slick, Fincognito, Black’s Flies, Solitude Flies, Rushton Nets, Fishpond and more. 

Free shipping on orders over $200!

Hobie Dealer offering the i11 Mirage Inflatable Kayak, Pro Angler Kayak, Adventure Island Kayak and more. Hobie accessories also available.

A variety of pontoon boats, drift boats and kayaks are available to rent

  • Contact Information
  • 250-423-4483
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  • www.kootenayflyshop.com
  • 821 7th Ave, Fernie, BC V0B 1M0
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