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Tungsten, think of why it's easier to hold onto them with a glove, versus them slipping away with a bare hand.

Since we're supposed to get a little warm spell, I'm sure some will be heading out to the river. Just a simple reminder from all our trout buddies to try to not touch them with gloves on, as it removes their protective slimes! Happy new year!

Rip pull and a bit of torque. That one cutty in the Oldman with a mandible left will be an outcast no longer!

http://www.calgaryherald.com/Logging+plan+home+risk+species+draws+fire/7651745/story.html Sigh

Nothing new Rick, seems to be the biggest in the steelhead world...just have to have a passionate guy tell you about raising a steelhead to a dry and you understand why they don't care about landing them

And really, as a guide you should be teaching how to land fish with barbless hooks...

The science is also a bit skewed, as I've never seen a study using "unskilled" people to remove hooks. Joe angler who fishes 4 times a year or taking their kids out once a month won't be as proficient at removing a barbed hook. Barbless should be mandatory just for the time it takes to release a fish.

I just did duct tape and it worked. Best rope I've found is used climbing rope. Can get cheaper than pretty well any other, and is almost indestructible

Bingo. The attitude of show the science that something is being negatively effected, rather then looking for ways to mitigate before anything does happen is getting tiring. Look how well that worked out for west coast salmon/steelhead runs

The science is proven. "–The effects of angler wading on trout eggs and pre-emergent fry in artificial redds depended on wading frequency and stage of egg or fry development and was similar for brown trout Salmo trutta, rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss, and cutthroat trout O. clarki. Twice-daily wading throughout development killed up to 96% of eggs and pre-emergent fry. A single wading just before hatching killed up to 43%. Wading killed fewest eggs between fertilization and the start of chorion softening (except for a short period during blastopore closure when mortality increased slightly). It killed the most eggs or fry from the time of chorion softening to the start of emergence from the gravel. Restriction of wading could be an effective management tool if trout spawning habitat is limiting and angler use is high during egg development." Effects of Angler Wading on Survival of Trout Eggs and Pre-emergent Fry Bruce C. Roberts, Robert G. White. North American Journal of Fisheries Management Vol. 12, Iss. 3, 1992 Why is that the Lower Bow is currently exempt from the typical rules that are being followed for pretty well all other fisheries (aka, no fishing during spawning time). The vast majority of other fisheries are protected in areas and times of spawning, why shouldn't the Bow be?

Rick, this post wasn't a reaction to the increase in fungus, I've been advocating closing the city for years, as I got sick of watching anglers fishing for paired up trout on redds, as well as wading through. The fungus issue this year just seems to be another notch on why we should close it.

The number of rainbows that spawn within the section that is open year round is almost nil according to a few of the biologists that have worked on the Bow. Most go up the highwood/fish creek and a few up the elbow

This year in particular it sure seemed that there were more anglers than ever fishing well into October, and knowingly or otherwise affecting brown trout that were getting ready to, on spawning beds or during a spawning event. Yes, there are spawning brown trout within the open portion, quite a lot. I also believe that the browns within the city deserve a break for at least a few months of the year, especially after the hardships that occur during spawning. And really, do you really want to go fish for the skinny post-spawn slugs? With closing the river at 22x upstream, this would leave a very large portion of the river open to access, and still allowing plenty of access for anglers who want to pursue fish well into the winter

With the increasing number of anglers in our city, as well as this last fall being one of the warmer ones (well, till now), I am curious about everyones response to this simple question. This has been talked about at previous Fisheries Round Tables, however before I go looking to knock on any doors regarding it, i'd like to see what the general fly fishing public would think Rather than 'taint' this topic title, I will put my take on it below. If you vote, Please advise what you picked and why!

ding ding..

Awesome video

One of which is installed state side. Haven't seen a single G4Z failure yet...

Of Simms, or Redingtons? Pretty dramatic difference

Yeah they are, which is why there are now designated areas within southland park for swimming, and the fencing that has occurred to keep the dogs out of the natural areas.

They visited the home of one jet owner who had taken a ride up into Far and Fine last year...they will deal with it

Call the city police (not 911). They'll deal with it

How'd you deduce that? The guru has a far better drag than pretty well all of the non-6000 sages. I own two of the 4500s from sage, and i'd trade them in an instant for litespeeds

Ask and you will receive Crush attempt at 30 seconds

Yeah, bear proof... http://www.yeticoolers.com/pages/Grizzly-Proof.html

Yeti's are probably the best out there. Nothing fancy, just hold ice forever and are indestructible