Steve Galea News & Tips

News & Tips: Traditional Archery: My Carbon Contradiction...
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Traditional Archery: My Carbon Contradiction

I consider myself a traditional bow hunter. I love my longbow; I don’t use sights; I hunt from the ground; and…
News & Tips: Sparse is the Word
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Sparse is the Word

Ask two fly tiers of equal skill levels to tie the same bucktail pattern and you're very likely going to see two subtly…
News & Tips: Hunting Snowshoe Hares the Hard Way
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Hunting Snowshoe Hares the Hard Way

Winter in the north can be an awfully long season. Ice fishing, tying flies and the planning of hunts certainly make it…
News & Tips: Winter and the Traditional Archer
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Winter and the Traditional Archer

In many parts of the US and Canada, winter is not exactly the ideal time for shooting outside. Where I live, most…
News & Tips: Fly Fishing: The Best Gift of All
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Fly Fishing: The Best Gift of All

Christmas, we all know, is a time for giving and most of us will have done so with thoughtful gifts purchased with hard…
News & Tips: Give the Wooly Worm Another Try
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Give the Wooly Worm Another Try

Years ago, I had an interesting conversation with a very good fly angler who routinely took a lot of big brook trout…
News & Tips: Traditional Archery: Cold Weather Comfort is Critical...
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Traditional Archery: Cold Weather Comfort is Critical

This is, in my part of Ontario, the last week of the bow season for deer. As usual, it has been a week characterized by…
News & Tips: Traditional Archery: Bows Need Tune-Ups Too...
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Traditional Archery: Bows Need Tune-Ups Too

Two days ago, I was shooting in my backyard range when I realized that my longbow had suddenly become a little noisier…
News & Tips: Good Tools Make a Difference
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Good Tools Make a Difference

When I look back at the personal advances I’ve made in my fly tying over the last few years, one thing stands out: good…
News & Tips: Traditional Archery: Practice Makes Perfect Shot...
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Traditional Archery: Practice Makes Perfect Shot

Last Wednesday, my deer season successfully concluded with the simple act of releasing an arrow from my long bow. In…
News & Tips: Cold Weather Fly Fishing
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Cold Weather Fly Fishing

In Ontario, come November, all but the die-hard anglers quit fly fishing for the year — for a number of reasons. First…
News & Tips: A Good, Sharp Broadhead
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A Good, Sharp Broadhead

A razor-sharp, well-designed broadhead is arguably the most important component in any bowhunting set up. One that is…