Gil

Out early this morning for a few casts. The river was a bit cloudy with maybe 7 inch visability. Tomorow should be good. Planning to float Mac to Carseland.

Thanks for clarifying...

Normally I use 2 flies while nymphing. Not only is there a higher probability of a take, its a great way to compare effectiveness of whats working. One caution is that the bottom fly is generally more productive, so you need to take this into account. I do however fish only one nymph in the spring simply because with all the debris in the water I loose too many flies. There are a variety of ways to fish two flies. My favourite is to tie two surgean knots with 5 inch sections of tippets to tie flies into about 8 inches apart then leave a 5 inch section at the end with a knot in the very end to anchour your wieghts. The advantage of this is that the wieghts are more likely to snag than your fly and it puts your bottom fly in very close contact with the bottom. Hopper dropper is an extremely effective strategy that I use regularly. Is fishing three flies legal???

Has anyone tried the boots that have the interchangable soles. Can't remember the name. Thinking of picking up a pair .

I'm very happy with the Islander I got this Spring and yes I like the sound when I have a fish on. On the other hand I'm disappointed with my TFO. The drag control is very poor. No complaints with my Pflueger President...

I was fishing hoppers yesterday without a ton of action, although it definely improved in the afternoon. My nymph dropper was where the majority of action was.

Nice pictures. Unfortunately I missed a chuck of August, however I have to say in general this is probably the best year of fishing I've had on the Bow.

My biggest came this spring a 24-25 inch rainbow caught on a stone fly nymph. Took me to the backing twice. I also caught a 23 inch brown the next week.

Although I may take a look I think I'll support the local boys. I perfer to deal with people that I consider my friends even if it cost me a couple of bucks...

Agreed nothing like hoppers. I'll be putting in the 9 hour float tomorow and plan to hit them hard. I haven't fished for nearly three weeks. I can hardly wait. I think I've just started to salivate!

I ran out of meduim gauge wire and thought I'd make my own by spinning fine gauge as you would in a dubbing loop. I liked the effect I got so I started playing and got some nice effects by using different colors of wire. I also spun in crystal flash. Note spinning in crystal flash is a bit challenging. This might be old news to some but I thought it was interesting....

I wouldn't let the time of the day deter you too much. You can catch fish pretty much any time, although I agree water temp is an important consideration. I find that fishing the banks are a lot more productive in the morning and later on. When things heat up I tend to fish deeper water.

I took two spills last Friday. Nothing to exciting but I got plenty wet. By the way i've done a fair bit of white water rafting. They instruct you to go with your feet point down stream to push off of rocks etc.

Yes, although rare they are in the Bow, particularly around Carsland. I've heard of one being caught at fish creek in white water. A bit hard to believe....

For me my favourite flies are the ones that I've come up with. The one I'm most proud of I call "my-winter-fly". I spent a lot of time trying color combos and size combos until I came up with something that works like a hot damn Nov. through March. I find it's alot more satifying than using commercial flies....

In general, I avoid a lot of false casting especial over the water I'm interested in. I've also found that I tend to catch more fish when I forget about distance and really focus on maintaning good line control while nymphing. For streamer fishing I'm still try to polish my double haul...

I'm an early on the water guy. Some people say you when the water is very cold you need to wait until it warms up before the fish are active. In my experience that is BS. If the water's cold you just need to adjust where and how you fish. I fish through the winter and do just fine at first light....

If I have the materials I'm in. I've been working on a few new patterns lately, and have a few I haven't shared yet...

I might be in. Why not opened it up to allow any materials? Just as long as the fly is new...

I suggest you do some walking along the Bow and watch other fisherman. The best thing you can do is learn to read the water to find high productivity water...

I'm bummed.....

I favour the Fishin Hole mainly because of the people. They are always willing to chat and provide advice. Bill (the manager) is a great guy...

Forget the Bow for wives and kids. Try chain lakes. You can catch fish easily from shore then grab an ice cream....

Interesting. I read the same article in fly fusion and have been playing with stretch floss as well but in a different manner. I especially like the first. I was able to be more movement in mine by downgauging the conective line. I'll see how they work Saturday...

I wanted to see if I could make a more natural looking SJW, that could move in a current. While this might be too stiff to move easily, I think it has a natural look.