Rick

You should have some back swimmer patterns for sure. We had great luck ( Friday) before noon on a #16 copper john tied in red and as for worms, we were using #4 wire worms with a red bead and they were working right til dark. If you do encounter rising fish you should try a 16 or 14 caddis. #14 prince nymphs were working well at the start of the day as well. We did find the fishing slower from about 1 til 3 pm. Best of luck. Rick.

I'd share no matter. But they would probably have to beg just a little. Rick.

Great clip. Opened for me first time off the original post. Very difficult to shoot video when your jigging to that up-beat tempo though. Try someting a little slower next time or just dub the music in later. Great effort! What is it like out there at 5am.? Another Rick.

I normally spend most days wading upstream. At the end of the day I often put on a couple of streamers and wade downstream back to the vehicle. I normally cast about 45 degrees down towards the bank or any place that looks like a likely holding spot. I start the retrieve as soon as the flies hit the water and I only strip them back 10 to 15 feet then cast again. I'm pretty much walking steady although slowly the whole time. You do get some great hook-ups and you can often move fish that you missed coming upstream. Lots of fun chucking streamers. I should say this method is suited to rivers like the Crow. I couldn't hit the far bank on the Bow for sure and I am far more careful where my feet are going wading the Bow. Rick.

Regarding the seat, no I don't . But when I bought mine they only had one brand and you could pick between a low back and a high back and they had them in blue/white and red/white. One more thought I had about the River Tamer is the rod holder sucks. I bought a couple of Scotty fly rod holders with the straps and they are far better. In B.C. you can fish with two rods from a pontoon boat. The water skeeter holder was wrecking the cork handles.

Hello there. I broke a good quality Abu Garcia spin cast rod a few years back. I got a hold of the manufacture and they had me ship it to them. They called (or wrote, can't remember) and said the rod was not covered under warrantee but as a valued customer they would offer to sell me a similar rod at cost price. I got a very nice replacement for about twenty dollars. They are the same people who handle Fenwick and I'm sure they will treat you right if you get a hold of them. I don't remember the company name but Russels in Calgary should be able to put you on to them. I do remember they were located in Portage la Prairie Manitoba which I thought was interesting. Rick.

Me and my buds bought four River Tamers about 4 years back. We had one leaky bladder (the boat that is) right off and it was fixed under warrantee. Other then that we have had no problems. The storage bags are on the small side and I have purchased a couple of small soft sided coolers that I place just ahead of the original bags and they attach with just a carabineer to the frame. We found the original seat backs made us lean too far back and I made up some spacers that fit between the seat back and the seat. They made a great difference. After eight hours in that seat I found my butt crack had all but disappeared so I eventually purchased a high back boat seat from Wal-Mart that fit the W.S. bolt pattern. The Wal-Mart seat is great. Lots of foam. The fish creel was a pain and I removed it after the first couple of times out. Sold it on Ebay. I had an old tent trailer and I demolished it and we rebuilt it as a flat deck for the pontoons. We fish lakes in the spring and fall and drive back to a cabin each night. We leave the boats inflated and trailer them for the entire week without any problems. You need to be mindful of altitude and temperature as the bladders could pop if you don't pay attention. We've used them to float the Bow many many time as well. I actually prefer them to a drift boat as you get to fish the entire time rather than take a turn rowing. I've used a minkota with mine on stillwaters but just got tired of packing the weight of a battery. The wire storage rack behind the seat is a must imo. I have a lunch cooler and a couple of dry bags for pump,rain wear, etc. that I bungy to the rack. All in all I am very pleased with the River Tamer and we paid $1500 each back them. I see them for way cheaper now. One problem that is concerning is that as they have faded over the years they look pinker and pinker every time out. Not much I can do about that. Rick.

Hi to all. I was wondering if there is any news about the fire bans around the Livingstone and Race Horse. Are we allowed to fish there or is there a total access ban or has it been lifted. Sorry to sound so ill informed but I just got back from holidays. Thanks, Rick.

I have been using a River Tamer for four or more years now. I am very happy with it on the Bow and on lakes. The only down side is that it's not as portable as a belly boat but once your on the water your pretty happy to be in a pontoon. I'm too big and awkward to want to stand up to fish but I would think you wouldn't have too much opportunity to stand and fish the Bow without someone else rowing for you. The boat won't stay in the seams you want unless you control it. Usually via you flippers and occasionally the oars. For stillwaters the standing platform would be great. One question I have is are you able to kick with flippers when the platform is in place. I doubt it. Good luck with your purchase. Rick.