The Guiding Program at WILSON’S is one of the best in Eastern Canada. With a wealth of rivers and streams in and around the Greater Toronto Area and guides , the expertise of our guides who know these waters like the backs of their hands will ensure the success of your day's fishing. During your outing you will learn about fish olding and feeding patterns, feeding preferences and the proper selection of flies. Special methods of fly presentations and "secrets" of the area are imparted throughout the day.

Guiding services are limited to 2 guests per guide for effectiveness.

Lunch is provided

Equipment rental is available

Clients must bring their fishing license

Pricing: $350 per day for 1 person, additional $200 for 2nd person

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Toronto is a great, cosmopolitan city and our shop is located in its heart near all of the major hotels in the downtown core. However, while this is Canada’s largest city, we are within an easy drive of dozens of rivers, streams and lakes and numerous conservation areas and provincial parks. There is excellent fishing virtually every day of the year in our area and much of it is within a one hour drive of WILSON’S.

Our guides are intimately familiar with Southern Ontario’s best rivers and we provide our clients with good, first hand information about where and when to go and what to bring. All of our guide staff are on the water constantly and stay in close contact with the shop staff over stream conditions and the latest hatch information. They're expert fishermen and excellent, patient teachers. They all have great attitudes about sharing the sport of fly fishing and make sure our clients have an enjoyable outing.

Our local guided trips are restricted to a maximum of 3 people per guide so we can get you into lots of fish quickly ! Licenses are required and lunch is provided. The cost is $300 for 1 rod and $150 for 2 rods or more.

When you call to book a guide, we'll put you into the perfect spot. Each spot is tailored to your ability, schedule, and interests. Call the store or send us an email for more information, dates or reservations.

Our destinations include:

Credit River
You would be hard pressed to convince anyone that a better fishery exists as close to a major metropolitan area in Eastern Canada as this. The area around Forks of the Credit Provincial Park contain beautiful stretches that fish better than others, with timing being critical to success. Our guides know this river like the back of their hands.

Grand River
The stretch of river between the bottom draw reservoir at Belwood Lake above the town of Fergus down to the village of Inverhaugh is some of the best brown trout fishing in North America and fishing below the 20 metre cliffs of the Grand River gorge is a memorable experience matched only by the size of the trout you will catch ! This is a well-known fishery but our guides will get you onto lightly fished pools that only the hard-core fishers tread.

Noisy River
Little known even to ardent fly fishers, the Noisy River is one of the hidden gems in Southern Ontario. This lovely freestone river joins the Mad River near Creemore and its intermediate grade belies the number of productive pools you will find. You can spend a week fishing this river catching trout and not fish the same stretch twice. Our guides know productive pools that even the locals don't know exist !

Mad River
This is one of the prettiest freestone rivers in Southern Ontario. With numerous pools along a relatively steep grade, the Mad is surprisingly productive and because it does not have the angling pressure of other destinations like the Grand or the Credit, odds are you will have some of the best trout fishing you have experienced in years!

Saugeen River, Nottawasage River, Ganaraska River, Maitland River, Beaver River and Bighead River.

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