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Afternoon float...5pm prime time for stones

Must be a late addition returning from the spawn. Got to watch the super slow rise and eat at the surface

Good show! Looks like a productive day

Doesn't Tyrell winter kill all the time?

What is your latest temp reading Lornce? Fish last night still pulling well. Water feeling pretty warm though

Newby #2 First Brown on a Stonefly

I have had the pleasure to teach a bunch of folks how to fling flies this year. Their commitment to learn is now showing some good fruit:

I was just rowing, Mr "No Autographs Please" reeled him in. Big, strong fish

He just likes to get to the top of the run to make sure there are no grizzlies that may scare you. It's really all just about protecting his buddies.

Mark up for meds and anesthetic is huge. Some fine gouging goes on. Got to pay off those student loans some how. Lots of pressure to sell stuff to customers as well.

First Bull there Steve? Nice Bow!

Thanks Don. Lots of the buggers in SE BC

Kids often fell asleep while hiking too

I found it depends on the child and the day. Be willing to make stops as requested. Be careful with too much sun, or cold (one time lost a boot on a grouse hunting adventure). My son used to use my ear as a switch to engage "sticky feet" for wading in the Livingstone. Spending time with your son is the goal, not necessarily the hike destination

http://imgur.com/gallery/Ie546BR

That fly box could never sink

Awesome day with the boy. Fooling fish is fun!

Having caught whistling trout before under the indicator, I thought I would try for a different species today at the surface

They used to rotenone the east end each spring to knock the suckers down. That no longer happens. Overstocking, suckers and perhaps some other issues have collapsed the shrimp population. No scuds over size 18 and many are size 30 in the fish. Hard for the fish to grow when there is very little food around. We caught 10 suckers this weekend

Glory days are gone. Lots of 16-17.5" fish now. Haven't seen one over 20" in years