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nope, steelheading sucks and should be banned....don't do it....you'll hate it

There's a big difference between intersecting a fish on its way to a spawning area 6 months later (that is built to survive those 6 months...), then picking on spawning fish on beds... But yes it's terrible and dirty. No one should do it

Again, it is not a bylaw. You would be breaking a federal law.... The bow within city limits is classified under schedule 2 of the Canada Shipping Act. "No persons shall operate a power driven vessel or a vessel driven by electrical propulsion in any of the waters described on Schedule II unless authorized by the Minister pursuant to paragraph 8 (1.1) (. However, operation of emergency vessels is permitted."

electric is still illegal

Not a bylaw, it's an exception to the Canada Shipping Act

No comment on matching weights, as I didn't look into it. But being there in September, do yourself a favor and get a dry fly line.

if they're unbugged pike, you can throw a beer can with a hook and they'll eat it..virtually anything that is big and moving, they will try to eat.

Some woollies... A high of -10, gross

The city will never repeal the no-powered craft, with the amount of effort it took to get an exemption to the TC regs. If it ever even got brought up (which is laughable), They'll look at the number of rescues they have to perform on non-powered craft, and just dread some guy going over the weir in his house boat.... Won't happen.

For average joe caster (and let's be honest, average is pretty low), they're going to have issues with scandi's as they're more dependent on timing. If you're a good caster (and if you're throwing a full fly line, you likely are), you'll find ALL of the casting far easier to get a grip on. I doubt there is a harder way to learn then being someone who isn't quite 'there' yet with their single hand casting, and moving onto a double hander, as while they are quite similar, most guys are going to automatically overpower everything just due to the weight difference of a 13' rod, and not have the instinctual understanding that they are overpowering (or simple casting mechanics like stopping the rod high, effectively forming d-loops, etc)

Just like a 17' john with a 40/30 is plenty, yet last year there was a 22' Fraser river boat going for a rip (and i'd love to hear how him running a few feet off the banks isn't causing damage to the riparian area...let alone the amount of fry he'd be crushing)...With you spending so much time in the city, you probably havent seen the evolution of the jet boats below town, from jons to power drifters to jet skis and speed boats (rooster tails and all)..Hell, there was even a jet boat/air-boat mix a couple years ago. You could hear that thing coming for an hour... my point? Just because it didn't happen immediately, it is slowly happening more and more every year. 5 years ago, it was almost unheard of to see a jet....now it's unheard of not to...you really want that in the city as well?

What he said

And if you don't believe that, float the bow and look at the banks that survived with little to no damage...

Everything I've read has always said bigger is easier. Pretty easy to understand, as it will deal with fluctuations better. As they say, the solution to pollution is dilution!

I slowly worked my way up from a 5 to a 45 FW till a couple years ago when were renting.. Since we just bought our first place, and I have a pretty perfect spot picked out (in the 'fishing' room), I've been thinking of salt for a while, but as you mention pretty pricey to get into. Friend of mine is currently building a 400 gallon in his basement to top his dad's 250, so that will be pretty inspiring

how big lorney?

trying to bump that post count huh?

skagits are super easy to learn on as they're far more forgiving, and are the most popular line to use as you can turn around and start fishing them quicker. I'd recommend getting the skagit down, and when you start wanting more to look at Scandis.

I would recommend NOT using the line kit as a beginner. You do not have the skill or feel for the rod to understand what you're looking for with different line weights. All it will do will confuse you further with the mass amount of options. Your best bet is to find your rod in Rio's spey recommendations: http://www.rioproducts.com/spey-central/spey-line-recommendations/ and get a closely matched skagit line. That way you can worry about your casting rather then if the line is right for your rod. Most will recommend skagit as it is the easiest way to learn to cast, however for trout fishing (and the Bow in particular), you'll rarely be throwing enough heavy junk that a skagit will be absolutely necessary. I'd advise learning on a skagit to get the basics, but be willing to expand into the scandi world in the future.

im sitting in front of a computer...obviously envious!

The crew went to Mexico to get some fishing in. Post New Years is always pretty slow, and tough to get the group out together at any other time of year. Hard to blame them

Leave the fluoro at home... When you're fishing a 3-4" bug, the leader being fluoro isn't going to convince a fish... 15lb maxima is more then plenty, and a heck of a lot cheaper. Plus better knots. A 200-250 gr sink tip will do the trick, but i still throw the odd split in front if I want it to dive better off the cast

You can't give boats that have the ability to power themselves the right-of-way over some dolt in a dingy that doesn't have a paddle. I'd be pretty willing to bet that's why they want powered boats out of city limits, save the stupid people from getting hit by someone not paying attention. Though, that would be the ideal way to get them banned entirely from the Bow... Jay, in this day and age of instant communication and photos, it is not hard to prove a boat was anywhere... I know why you want to do it, and i think an easier fight will be trying to get more boat launch access, rather then pissing off more people by 'sneaking' a boat in. There's no way you're making it up to bearspaw in a jet and not having a cop sitting on your trailer when you get back to police (or higher, if you dared). There was a guy two summers ago trying to launch his jet at 22x, and there was a firestorm of people calling the cops on him...he never even got it wet before one showed up.

They don't need a CPS boat to give tickets. Someone calls in your boat number, and you get a knock at the door. Yes, this does happen. Powered boats aren't allowed upstream of Deerfoot Extender, not just 22x. It's the same idea as the life jackets, the city has proven for safety to not allow joe-jet boat to go rippin in the city. You would never win in court (as someone tried with the life jackets and got laughed out). With how some of the drivers operate, I can't blame them.

The TCX is one hell of a fly rod, (I'd be hard pressed to find a better selling spey rod in the last 4 years)tI wouldn't be afraid to pick one up, especially discounted. It may just take a little longer to cast it well. If you go straight to skagit casting, as most do, the learning curve is a pretty quick one.