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.

Latest News

Saturday, March 20th – Annual HLS/TFC Equipment Swap is BOTH the gear AND fly side of the store - a great opportunity to sell some old equipment / gear and possibly get some great deals on used but not abused equipment. One person’s idea of “junk” is another’s’ treasure! We have spinning, fly, float, baitcast rods and reels, lures, flies, soft plastics, waders, jackets, electronics, and all sorts of clothing - anything fishing related. To download swap rules and form Click Here

Sunday, March 28th – Annual HLS/TFC Steelhead Derby – Please call the shop for details. Don’t even bother asking the location! We all meet the Sunday morning of the event, and then carpool to travel to an undisclosed location for a great day fishing for steelhead.

Friday, April 23rd – HLS/TFC Spring Customer Appreciation Day – Inland Trout Opener. This day as for the past 15 years, we will be open until midnight for all you procrastinators. At noon and at 6pm we have FREE hamburgers and hotdogs – It’s not that often that we give you anything for free.

TFC Great Lakes Tributary 10ft 8wt Fly Rod

For you who are wanting to get into Steelheading with a fly rod, we have developed our own Great Lakes Trib. 10ft 8wt price point rod at $169.99 including tube! Come and give it a test cast on the Speed River down the road from the shop.

For those of you who consider Winter to be fly tying season, we have already prepared for you with some great new products from "Steelhead Anglers". We have Temple Dog, Arctic Runner Silver Fox in great Steelhead colours!

New Canadian Tube Fly products, Eumer,HMH and Guidelines: including - Bottle Tubes, Barbell Tubes, Shukamov, Rigid and Nubby Tubes, Arctic Fox, Heron Feathers, Rhea and Seals fur.

monoMASTER - Waste Monofilament Storage Device

The monoMaster is an innovative new fishing tool that is a Must Have for every angler. This handy tool is small and lightweight and collects all the waste line that you generate when changing flies or rigs. Hang from a fishing vest, in your pocket, or tackle box. Whether you generate an inch or a few yards of waste, monoMaster provides an easy and environmentally sound solution. No more tangles in your waders, pockets, or tackle box.

Hook Line &Sinker and The First Cast is pleased to announce the introduction of several new and exciting product lines to our family of quality products.

Sage, Hardy/Greys, and Fishpond will be a fantastic compliment to our already wide range of retail items.

Our philosophy has always been to provide the best available quality at each price point, be it with rods, reels and/or clothing.

With the introduction of these new product lines, we feel that we are well on the way to completing this goal.

We already have inventory on the aforementioned. As the month progresses and some of the 2009 line-up is released by the above manufacturers we will be happy to showcase their line-up.

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.

All-original mayfly patterns based on the biology of the major mayfly species. 90 ALL-NEW PATTERNS, designed to let me (and now you) focus on fishing, not guessing.

I also knew that the behaviors of different mayfly species, dramatically determine where, when and HOW you should fish different flies. Based on entomological studies and years of experience on the stream, I wrote fly-by-fly fishing instructions for every different mayfly collection.

Those instructions are printed on the custom-designed Complete Hatch fly boxes, so the "secrets" are in your vest pocket, not back in some book on your shelf.

With each collection you receive:

one Dozen flies (Two each of 6 original mayfly patterns) that match all the life stages of a single mayfly hatch,
Custom-designed fly box
plus professional fishing instructions on how, when and where to fish them.

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!