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I once hooked a loaded tackle box by the handle out of Allison hole on the Vedder river. Fished a big yellow slide out of the Bow after runoff one year, my kid's still use it today. Dave

Southbow has some in stock ,seen it on the wall today

Hey guys Ive been on the Bow alot lately seen the temp up around 65 67 degrees. It is time to get those fish in quicker than we had to two weeks ago. Ive seen to many big rainbows floating / bloated up on the surface, sad but true, in the last few days. Be extra careful around the weeds, the trout get wrapped around the roots and then snap tippets and with the trout still wrapped and trapped and of course leads to a dead trout. When this happens I hope you spend some energy trying to find out where that trout busted you off, because guaranteed, that soon to be dead Trout wishes you did.

Go swim around in the helliport hole and don't freek out and drown when a 40 lb northern starts chasing your ass around, or when a 8' great white sturgeon swims up beside you. believe me its pretty cool,. but scary. Also keep your eyes open for some huge Lakers and of course dead bodies their always fun. Let us know, dont forget your air tanks and snorkels. So cool. oh yah watch out for the rebar!!!

When the Bull Trout get wise to your ugly chicken skin three rig contraptions. Make it simple give him a single dead drifted egg pattern . Deadly.

Material looks a lot like Zing wing or medallion sheeting. Felt pens do wonders

We have received another shipment of the Loop Trout Bum series rod they are 9' 5 wt 3 piece. If you have not cast these rods you need to. Give the shop a call @ 403 873 0744. Mike Mailey

Let me introduce you guys to Francois Blanchet ( Frankyb). 29 yrs. old who is FFF certified .He is a fun energetic instructor, who preaches minimizing your effort while casting. And adapting your casting to your body.He teaches all aspects of flyfishing but casting two handed rods is his "speycialty". He is known as a clean and stylish underhand caster which he calls "scanadian". His species of choice to target are Atlantic Salmon, Trout, and wild Steelhead. His guiding areas ranges from Quebec's Gaspe peninsula to the southwestern BC, and the steelhead streams in the Skeena River system and is constantly exploring remote rivers such as the streams in the Queen Charlottes. he also done some fishing in Rio Gallegos in Argentina. He is also looking to fill some winter guiding days on the Yakoun in the Queen Charlottes, tho he is sold out on the Bulkley this fall. This is a guy ,who sometimes fishes with hookless flies. "There is nothing like watching fish smacking a fly aggressively and releasing it without hurting itself" His course is a full day including most of the Loop rods from single hand to double hand. Also bring your own its important to Franky that people can cast their own set up or at least let him make sure it is a match. You will start the day with single handed casts followed by the two handed rod in every style of casting. Every aspect of casting will be covered: changes of direction, the use of sink tips, the presentation, proper line management, adapting your casting to your body, distance casting and of course how to make it look good with no effort. Courses are for 7 guests. Lets sell this course completely out and learn from one of the smoothest casters you will ever meet. The course will be in the first week of August so get a hold of Frank at frank@outdoorsportcanada.com or call Southbow @ 403 873 0744 or email the shop mike@southbow.ca

Last year i had a day spent on the Bow hanging out with Dan, his side kick for the day was Denise Maxwell, also two great anglers from Italy's world flyfishing team. If you want to talk about pressure ,of course Denise nine time World champion caster, one of the top guides on the Bulkley River , she was so laid back ,no pressure. Dan was such a simple guy who has a knack for teaching and making it easy, we spent more time laughing than catching. He helped myself become a better Scandi caster within minutes. I would highly recommend this course for anyone who wants to become a better two handed caster, it will be fun . Dan is a Knowledgable instructor with all the fff certificates, Dont miss this one with Jack Cook . Wanna know something about making your own fly lines to building awesome flies talk to Jack. Im looking forward to spending a late night on the Bow with Dan and Jack

Thanks to everybody who showed up at the grand opening, it was a great success. A special thank you to our special guests Wayne Reading, Ruth Zinck ( Hook & Hackle Club ) Peter Wacko Certified casting instuctor Federation of Fly Fishers Colin Dunn Snowbee Prostaffer, awesome two handed caster, Jim & Lynda McLennan . Very Special people with the Knowledge to teach . chef Rob he ate the most burgers. To many winners to announce all names ,But the winner for the accuracy was Bryce Parry 9 for 5, it was harder than most thought. Ed Johnson with two casts of 92' for distance .It was great to see our future casters, mostly young girls, some were better casters than their fathers . Thanks, to all our sponsers for all their great gifts. Thanks again for making this day successful. Staff @ Southbow Dave,Simone, Mike.

Well sunday is our grand opening and were looking forward to seeing all of you, Were hoping all you fly casting pro's show up and make a few cast , and then you can have the bragging rights, that you casted the farthest and won yourself a Loop rod and reel. Bring your kids and families and come have some fun, eat a few hot dogs and burgers while you're here. All Redington clothing will be 30% off. Rickr said he was going to win this , so if any body has a beef with Rick nows the time to put it to rest . Sorry Rick I just had to put that in. Were looking for some reel competition, and having some fun . Bring in your kids and let Mike show them the basics of flycasting. Or how to tie a fly. 10 am till 4 pm Thanks staff at Southbow Fly & Tackle 403 873-0744

since you are handing them out, i'll take a dozen.. nice tie

Southbow just received the first shipment of rods and reels from our Loop distributors . They also sent a bunch of demos for all you guys and gals to come and play with. Single hand as well as double hand rods. These rods are a treat to cast. Come in and take one out to fish with. If you have a special line that you like you should bring it along. Give us a call at 403 873-0744 A special thanks to the Loop army boys Christer, Jan-Erik, Francois (Frankie) Brian, Maxwell for taking the time to show us the product line. Were proud to be part of the Loop army. Thank you. Watch for Francios to be showing up in Calgary in the near future. This guy is one of the best casters you will ever see. He will be putting on a casting demos. . Also some one on one courses will be avail. We will let you guys know when the dates become available.

Hi guys We finally received our new Snowbee Prestige zip front stockingfoot breathable waders along with the new Snowbee Geo breathable wading jackets. Come on down and take a look at these awesome products. you will be impressed. Our hours are Sun- Sat 830am to 5 pm. for now, though our hours will change once all the tribs. are open. You can take a look at all Snowbee products at www.snowbee.co.uk. If you need more info call us at 403 873-0744 or send us a email at mikemailey@southbow.ca thanks

Southbow Fly & Tackle On Dunbow will be receiving some Loop rod and reels next week sometime , with lots of toys for the boys to demo.

turn your waders inside out and run a flashlight all over the place. X marks the spot, great for finding all the littlle pin holes

The last few nights we,ve been watching this angler at policeman catchin fish with a centre pin rod and reel catchin all sorts of trout, the first night i asked him what he was using, he says san juan, stoneflies, etc. good answer. there again tonight ,my buddy ask the same question he gets the same answer. sj. stones etc. sees him toss a decent size fish in the bushes. my buddy calls the fish cops . BUSTED with bait in possesion, dew worms , to many fish all oversize. his friend BUSTED no license. As far as im concerned These Fu##$ should go to the can to get pissed on. These are the same guys that hang out in the city all winter long ,talking to us fly guys about the great day they had fishing. but when we come along they tie on a stonefly, pink bubblegum worm, bowriver bugger. But today he was caught with a bare bait hook on the end of his line. HAHA. Lets keep our eyes open and study these pri#@#s .They are killing our wild Trout streams. Good work eagle :$*%&:

so , i see you posing with that bonefish and your rod is in your left hand ,so i guess you reached for that fish with your right hand. for a guy that doesnt switch. hmm. just my thought . no harm intended. right is right and left is

if you could not reel fast enough maybe you are reeling with your wrong hand. just my thought. my reply might start a war of words. this might be fun. lets let all the pros answer this one.

The older experienced guides Lorne, Fred call them Double tie downs. Terry called it right tho, it is a full back nymph tied down in the middle. The pattern i know is a brown hackle palmered over a body dubbed with red seal. seal is most important according to the most knowledgable guides in the area. Try fishing with some minnow patterns tied with Polar bear as well. deadly

serendipity tied with clipped deer hair in black or palomino midge,black

Hey Darren I heard you were going to be tying some of your nasties , at the shop . next time you are in town.

take a look at the new rucksack from snowbee . they also have a few others that you should get years of use out of.