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    Best Flies For Trout

    in General Chat - Fishing Related

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    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....

    Casting For Distance

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    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...

    How Early Is To Early?

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    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....

    Waders?

    in Ask the Pros

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    I tell you I needed my waders today. Even so I was pretty cold. I'm planning to get a good pair of nyoprenes for the fall and winter. I fished most of last winter and lost feeling in my feet on more than one occasion....

    Tippet

    in Ask the Pros

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    I'm a Chemical Engineer that makes new types of polyethylene for a living. In general, polymers like nylon will last a long time (e.g. years) without issue. However, UV light and heat can have a major impact. If you hang your tippet around your neck make sure it has the elastic cover over it otherwise you can run into issues....

    Change It Up

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    I've done this stretch six times over the past few weeks and agree Highwood down seems rather slow. On the other hand it's usually later afternoon and I'm feeling rather bagged towards home stretch, so I may not be entirely focused. I have seen a number of potential good spots that I haven't bothered to work.

    Landing Big Fish

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    If you can chase, do it. I did a bit of an un scientific study while guiding and the people that didn't want to listen to me and chase the fish downstream (don't LEAD it down just stay with it if it goes)... the people that didn't and tried to fight fish up current lost over 90% of their fish big or small if the fish was hooked nymphing and got directly downstream of them. So' stay with the fish keep it 90 degrees out into the river, stey level with it do not let it get down of you. Up is ok, and actually helps ya if it goes that way but don't let it get more than 45 degrees below you. that seems to be the bye bye point. past a 45 degree angle below you your odds of loosing it go up by at least double, and if it gets directly below you, 90% chance it's gone....

     

    disclaimer. Studies done with experienced *AND* rookie level fisherman lumped into one unscientific sample :):)

     

    I can attest to Hawgstoppa advice. I lost some big fish until I starting to run (when possible) . Find slower water and keep side preasure on him. Be aware of both your tippet and hook size. if you have heavy tippet on a stone fly you can apply alot more pressure than if you have 4X tippet on a #14 hook. Landed a great 25" fish earlier this spring....

    Articulated Sjw Prototype

    in Fly Tying Bench

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    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...

    Cbc Article On Sport Fishing

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    Interesting CBC article of the state of sport fishing in Canada....

     

    Statistics Canada reported that in 2005, there were 2.5 million resident anglers in the country, compared to 3.3 million in 1995, meaning there were over 825,000 fewer anglers over that time period.

     

    The largest drops were in Ontario (275,000) and Quebec (370,000), with those two provinces accounting for three-quarters of the total loss. There was some good news, however, as recreational angling went up in Newfoundland and Labrador, Manitoba and Nunavut.

     

    Raymond Zee, the chairman of the Ontario Chinese Anglers Association, based in Markham, Ont., said his group has grown stronger over the years, and that more and more people are joining the ranks of the anglers.

     

    The cultural connection to fishing is what is keeping the numbers high among Zee's group.

     

    "There are a lot of Chinese immigrants where back home fishing is really a common past-time. When they come here there are a lot of lakes and a lot of opportunities for fishing," said Zee, who enjoys fishing pike because they "are easy to catch and they are fighters."

     

    Cyril Pelley, president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Outfitters Association, said his province faces the same issues as other areas — mainly other interests that keep people away — but resident anglers are helped out by the easy access to fishing spots.

     

    There are some questions being raised about the results of the study. Mike Melnik, a media liaison with the Canadian Sportfishing Industry Association, which represents the country's fishing tackle industry, wonders if the number of people fishing has remained the same but the number of fishing licences has dropped.

     

    Who is fishing

    The average age of anglers was 48, and almost three-quarters were men.

     

    "These results coincide with public perception that recreational fishing is a predominantly male activity, and comparable results have also been found in surveys in the United States and Australia," Statistics Canada reported.

     

    The average age of male anglers has gone up by six years since 1995. The average age of female anglers was 44 in 2005 and 40 in 1995.

     

    In Zee's group, the gender of anglers is almost evenly split, as most treat fishing as a family outing.

     

    "A lot of time the whole family goes out and that's why you would see a lot of women going out," he said.

     

    The best anglers in the country seem to live in P.E.I., which led the way in fish caught per angler.

     

    On average, according to the Statistics Canada study, each resident angler caught 64 fish in 2005.

     

    "Anglers in Prince Edward Island were the most successful, with an average of 90 fish caught per angler. Other provinces with anglers who caught more fish than the national average were Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Nova Scotia," said the report, which based its numbers on based on the results of the survey of recreational fishing in Canada conducted every five years by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, "in co-operation with all regional, provincial and territorial fisheries licensing agencies."

     

    Evan Arppe and Jim MacDonald enjoy the early morning sunrise as they fish along the shore of Lake Ontario in Kingston, Ont., in April 2007. (Lars Hagberg/Canadian Press) The number of fish caught per person increased to 64 in 2005, from 60 in 1995. But the total number of fish caught decreased by 20 per cent, said Statistics Canada, and "the total harvest dropped from 196 million in 1995 to 156 million in 2005."

     

    "One-quarter of fish caught by resident anglers in 2005 were trout. Other popular species were walleye (17 per cent), perch (17 per cent), bass (13 per cent), northern pike (eight per cent) and salmon (three per cent). The remaining 17 per cent comprised other less common fish such as grayling, char and whitefish."

     

    Trout were the most likely fish to be kept, with 60 per cent of the fish destined for frying pans. Overall, half of all fish caught in 1995 were kept, but that number had declined to 40 per cent by 2005.

     

    "Possible reasons for the increased use of this practice include anglers viewing it as a conservation technique, legal requirements in some jurisdictions to catch-and-release and lastly because some fish are not fit for human consumption because of mercury or other sources of contamination," said Statistics Canada.

     

    Expenditures decline

     

    "Total direct expenditures for recreational fishing in Canada declined from $1.8 billion in 1995 to $1.6 billion in 2005. Expenditures per angler increased from $533 to $652 per angler during the same time frame. However, when adjusted for inflation, the average expenditure remained roughly the same at $513 per angler. Thus the drop in expenditures is a result of the decline in angler numbers; anglers are still spending at the same levels over time."

     

    Total catch down, fish caught per angler edges up

     

    "Although the number of fish caught per angler increased to 64 fish in 2005 from 60 in 1995, in just 10 years, the total number of fish caught decreased by 20 per cent. The total harvest dropped from 196 million in 1995 to 156 million in 2005."

     

    Source: Statistics Canada

    Zee said that anglers in his group, which numbers about 300 right now, will fish in Lake Ontario if they are catching and releasing. They fear the fish in the lake are contaminated because of pollution. If they are fishing for food they go to lakes that surround the Toronto area, lakes such as Lake Simcoe, which is north of the city and has bass and trout.

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