Welcome to the First Cast Fly Shop and Fly Fishing Guide Service
Welcome to Ontario’s favourite fly fishing outfitter, The First Cast Fly Shop and guide service, located in Guelph Ontario, Canada.
Centrally positioned 1 hr. from Toronto and 1 hour from London just off the hwy 401. We are a leader in fly fishing instruction and guiding in the area. We target Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout and Small mouth Bass primarily and concentrate our guiding and lessons on the Grand River,the Credit River, and the Conestogo River.
Our shop is located just minutes from the world famous Tailwater Fishery – The Grand River.
Being centrally located between Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Georgian Bay and Lake Huron, we guide for migratory King Salmon and Steelhead on the tributaries of these Great Lakes. The Ontario Rivers that we guide on include: the Lower Grand River, the Big Head River, The Saugeen River, the Nottawasaga River, the Maitland river, the Lower Credit and the Niagara River and a few other less known lakes and streams.
Open Vice Nights Begin Every Wednesday evening from 6 to 8PM all winter
Guests will be demonstrating specific flies or techniques. Bring your own vise or just show up and shoot the breeze.
Best Local selection of Spey Flies & Steelhead Patterns
Custom tied by local tiers as well as popular companies.
New!!!! - Come in and Balance Your Spey Rod - Spey Line Loaner Program
Help Stop the Mega Quarry and Protect the Nottawasaga River
If the Nottawasaga River watershed ever needed help, it is now!!!
Joe Penich - Tying lessons
is an award-winning tier who teaches genre or technique specific classes in private or semi private format. Class maximum size is three. Joe specializes in Classic Atlantic Salmon flies, Bombers, and salt-water patterns. Participants in these classes need to be intermediate or advanced level in order to participate. Each class is approximately 4 hours. Call the shop for details.
Go to our Fly Tying Lessons page for more details
New Gift Cards now available
You can now get the perfect gift for the fly fisher in your life. Cards come in several unique designs and can be re-filled.
Steelhead supplies
Hareline - Select Barred Mallard Flank - For Spey Hackles all Colours
McFly Foam - full range of colours
Dyed Pearl Diamond Braid - for Crystal Meth flies
Glo Eggs - For The easiest, fastest egg pattern you'll ever tie.
Mark Petitjean's Magic Heads Makes your streamers swim wildly.
Tuffleye UV Epoxy
This product is quickly revolutionizing the way epoxy flies are tied - No yellowing or cracking and you can manipulate the product without time constraint as it is cured by UV light. No more waste, mess and mixing!
Regular Events:
Guest Tiers and Presentations
Every Saturday - Fly Tying demonstrations Begin again November. Go to our Events page to see our schedule of fly tyers.
Runs November to April
Go to the Fishing Articles and Stories page to read all of the the presentations from our past guests.
Store Hours:
Tuesday - Friday: 10am to 8pm
Saturday: 9am to 4pm
Sunday & Monday: Gone Fishing
