darrinhurst

Wicked! Nice fish and even better pics! Well done and thanks for sharing.

I know. I was wondering if they were bumping the playground zones up to 7:30 as well.

Does that include the Playground Zones too?

Hope you're having a good one jackass!

Awesome! What a beautiful place to fish. The fish aren't bad either...

that would be cool to watch.

NICE!!!!

Thanks for making the rest of us feel normal Rick. Entertaining as always!

Great pics and story! Thanks for sharing.

X2

Exact rod I have. Nice stick, I am sure you'll enjoy it!

I think they do ok work...... http://www.youtube.com/user/humblefisherma...u/0/g8G4QThnUMQ

I personally have a 5wt 8'6" TFO Signature Series 4pc for chucking dries on the Bow and absolutely love it. The guys over at Fish Tales HIGHLY recommended it for that purpose. A couple of them even use it for their Bow River dry fly rod. I believe you can pick up the 4pc for about $220.00 I've tried chucking dries with my SAGE Launch, which is a 9'0" 6wt, but it just doesn't have the same feel as my 5wt does. I use the SAGE for nymphing primarily and then bring the TFO for dries when I start to see the snouts popping up. Saves time in changing all the gear over. I have also used my 7'6" 3wt TFO Signature Series on the Bow, before I got the SAGE, and liked it too, but it is better suited for the smaller mountain streams, which is what I use it for. Last couple of fish I hooked into with the 5wt would have blown up the 3wt....lol

Just so you know, I'm going to hold you to that.....

I thought it was never fry bacon with your pants off...... sorry for the hijack.....

Wicked! What was the name of that crick again? I didn't catch it......

I have webby from last week and benbear this week. However, benbear did contact me some time ago to let me know that he was going to be on holidays, so we will make up our match in August when he's back, and when my wife is gone on holidays with the kidlets. So, I guess due to two bye weeks back to back, I am only down one week with Webby.

Round Up will work. It kills everything that's green. My brother in law accidentally killed his wife's garden while getting rid of some grass.

Made it out last night with Avalanche to catch up on some matches. Thankfully, I had a couple bye weeks so I could get caught up. Still behind though...lol Avalanche took me to a spot that he visits quite regularly, but was particularly surprised about how different it is with the higher water. He thought it was like fishing a new stretch of water. Due to the wind, and poor casting as a result (my story and I'm sticking to it) the fishing was slow to start off. To say the least. Avalanche did manage to land one little guy before I arrived (I was quick to remind him that it didn't count if I wasn't there! ). Later in the evening, while I was struggling away in the wind, he hooked into a real nice looking fish. He was on it for a few minutes, and I bounded over to help him land it, with my net ready. Just as I reached him, the damn thing spit it in his face. We were both pissed. I believe he said that he hooked it on a small caddis pupa. Wouldn't surprise me as there were caddis EVERYWHERE. We also notice some really big yellow mayflies hatching all over the place too. Could the be yellow sally's? Anyway, I wasn't having much more luck than Avalanche was, and decided to call it a night. On my way back down the bank, I decided to cast my nymph rig again and go along the bank back to where the path leads back to the car. Well, as always, when you least expect it, you get that pull back. And wow, did it ever pull back! He came up out of the water with a mighty head shake once, he looked like real nice fish too, then, he broke off, but not before he lept again trying to get my hook out of his lip. It was odd, I couldn't feel him on the line anymore, but there he was leaping through the air like he was still on. It was kinda cool, even though he got away. After that, when I was looking at my line to see if he spit or broke off, I was hearing all these "bloop"'s and splashes behind me, back where I was standing only minutes earlier. Avalanche told me that when he was out there, he saw a number of fish rising, right tight to the bank feeding on caddis a few nights earlier, and low and behold, there they were again. I quickly lined up my dry rod again (de-lined it as I was heading home) and tied on a nice big EHC. Several, and I mean SEVERAL, missed attempts later, and more than a fair share of tree snags, I fool one into taking my fly. I didn't even see it, or hear it, but man did I feel it! Again, more aerials, leaping and jumping everywhere. Right in front of me, the middle of the river, then down deep and runs fast. Leaps again about 50 yds down stream in front of Avalanche. "Is that yours?" He asked, yep. Pulling hard trying to keep him under control managed to get him wound in and close to the bank, thought I was going to land this one. He jumped again and bolted. Middle of the river and down stream. Reel was screaming! Into the backing he went, reel still screaming. I was adjusting the drag, palming it, everything I could to slow him down, but this dude wasn't letting up! Never had a fish into my backing before, and it was a rush. My arms were tired from heaving on the rod, it was nuts! I was following him down stream on the bank, in the river, anything I could do to get him to stop. I was starting to get worried that he was gong to get right to the spool if I didn't stop him soon. I tried to put some more side pressure on him, and that's when I felt it. "TOING" Crap. Thought for a second that maybe the line was on a branch or something and it just released, but nope. 90ft of line and about 50 ft of backing flowing downstream still puts a mighty bend in your rod. I would have loved to have landed that beast I tell you, he was a nice looking fish. Ah, the one's that get away. They are the ones that keep you coming back. End of the night, we were both scoreless. Avalanche - 0 FNG - 0 Great meeting you Av, if you ever want to head out again, let me know.

Personally.....I hope you're right

Nice work Jared! I have to hit the Crow one day this summer.....

nice fish dude! Sounds like the early morning fishing is starting....

Which one? Gonchar to Ottawa or Hamuis to Vancouver?

The rod in that one pic looks vaguely familiar. Like I've seen it in a movie or something. Maybe it's deja vu?

Yup. I think I found them at the newly renovated one in Shawnessy. If I am not mistaken, in the camping section.