Hawgstoppah

Well I for one think that society wouldn't be going in the direction it is going if more people put their butts in a seat at church... however, having said that.. I ain't very good at attending myself either. I do believe... it's just hard to beleive when it's gonna be +11 and no wind,

Hey without a million flushes / day the bow just wouldn't be the bow..... now would it?

No. That fish is 23 inches and 5lbs at the very best. This guy said he got a 38 pound brown in the Bow too, so yeah, he's full of it on fish sizes that's for sure. These guys hit the highwood area every year for a month, and pretty much gill every fish and THROW them back in on release to spite fly fisherman. I suggest we get a C.O. down there this year, or someone should film him when he does that, so we can show the world what a arse he is.

No one jumped on this? Man... I hate to, too easy but Max come ON.. ya can't make it that easy. Next time we fish I'm gonna stay farther away you cackhander!

Nice brown man!

River etiquitte at crowded spots has been bad on the bow for 10 or more years. Being there first doesn't seem to metter to some people, even when there's tons of fish elsewhere. If they see YOU catching fish in YOUR spot, there gonna crowd you and tangle in your lines and do everything they can to try and bust in on the spot that your catching fish at. Then when YOU get pissed off after 5 hours of this kind of behavoir, and have left your spot several times to catch lots of fish where others where fishing and getting nothing, and have the same jackasses continue to step all over you, then the same people will flame you all over internet bulletin boards and in flyshops for years, telling tales of how "you" are a pompous ass with no respect for others, even though it was you who got walked all over. So yea, river etiquitte's been gone to hell for a long time. I personally go by the rule of, if you wanna fish where I am come talk to me. If you wanna fish where I am and don't talk to me (like all the jackasses on the day I refer to) then I'm gonna make your fishing through where I am a miserable time for you. Anyone who comes up to me and chats before fishing, is more than welcome to fish where I'm at and will probably get info on how deep, what flies, and where.... Etiqutte on one small stream down here I have fished a couple times is, if someone's paked there, don't go... period.

I was there when I was about 15 and JUST learning to fly fish. I remember the yellowstone river itself didn't open till July 15th... but maybe that has changed. I hit it on opening day and there was a LOT of guys on it (like, 15 in view everywhere you went), but even I managed 4 big cutts by using stonefly nymphs. The fish would actually use my legs as a current break, it was crazy. If you get a chance, take a boat ride over to the south end of the big lake (yellowstone lake) in the park. The cutty fishing was insane... really insane, a fish on every cast almost. Maybe they still run those boat rides over there (they drop ya off with a canoe or such)...

Ok so how did I start? Been fishing since grandpa first put a rod in my hands. I think I got addicted to the fly fishing bug when I moved to alberta when I was 14 and saw a fella at Nic Sheran at Lethbridge land about 5 huge browns in an hour. He taught me a few simple things, and I also started with the trusty berkley cherrywood Picked up almost all of the rest on my own, through hard practice, reading, and observing the good fisherman and asking a lotta questions. Learned a lot from watching others.

Still works on sunday's at my house, although it's the wife wondering if I'll be joining her today or not... LOL

amen.... thought it's nice if once or twice a summer if the wife and young kids come along and we just spend a day (read a few hours) on some small little stream chasing small little fish.

I'd come when I can if this gets set up. Probably better off doing it later for now so people can get off the river and then come, and earlier in the summer so u can go fishing afterwords. Saturdays might be the only day that works for me, as sometimes when were in calgary that's the best time for me to escape the family stuff.

Sad news. Thoughts + prayers are with ya. If I only had 6 months I'd quit work and fish it out to the last day. Without a doubt.

eating like a hobbit LOL

Sure I do. I have absolutely no rights in my own damn country, while just about every other race gets special rights. Anotherwords, we get hosed.

rofl

Nice one!

You absolutely suck..... Looks fun!

He better stay off the highways then, with my track record over the last week I *WILL* prove sasquatch exists by the evidence on the side of the road... albeit flattened, will still prove conclusively that bigfoot exists. Then the debate will shift to, "was there only one?"

Kablowie!!! EVIDENCE yeah .... woohoo

LOL come to think of it.... maybe it WAS *begin creepy music overtones*

Seems all too common though.... in my opinion

ROFL

This is why our fisheries are in trouble. If enforcement doesn't take the regs seriously, how the hell do we expect poachers to?

Actually, just looked at yer original question again. You never specified "bow river" nymphing. In smaller rivers I go with a weight at the bottom (wether it's a wire san juan or a tag end with a knot and some splits, either way works well)

and.... in using tougher "tippet" I found that if I did want the weight between flies and tied a knot to keep it there, a weak point was really a non issue.