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That's a beauty 420. Looks like a real fish catcher. Always lots of grizz tips on hand!

When is prime time for the specie or species of fish you are after in the location you plan on going to? I would want to go in or around that time. What gear and flies are best if you are bringing your own? Are you physically prepared and tuned up in casting skills if going after species that require it? For example I want to be proficient at casting in places perennially windy like much of the Caribbean is. Or physically fit enough and familiar with proper big game fighting techniques if say going after large tarpon. Search for reports and comments about the lodge or lodges and the place you are considering going to on good boards. Dan Blanton's fly fishing bulletin board comes to mind as a good one if considering a warm saltwater destination or Alaska.

Nice vid. One of those magic moments we fly fishers live for. Midges are the bread and butter for trout in many waters. BTW it looks like you have another fine dog. Thanks for taking some of the chill out of a long Canadian winter. cheers, from the other side of the divide.

I know they have co-evolved in those streams Highlander. Its just that the bull trout population to my understanding has by all appearances spiked up exponentially since the impoundment was created down stream. Hope you are right and everything continues to stay in balance.

Hmmm, its a large spring creek and the fish are rainbows and not browns so it's not the famed backswimmer hatch on Stauffer. I'm still gonna say E). If you've ever been bitten by a backswimmer you can understand why trout might avoid them, preferring instead the boatman which doesn't bite. That said they often don't differentiate, eating which ever one is available. Nothing quite like a turn on during a backswimmer/boatman fall.

Amazing photos, the best I've seen of bull trout. Who would ever have thought that the bull trout population would benefit the way it has from the building of a dam! I wonder though, if at some time down the road the abundant bull trout population using the Wigwam and its tribs is going to have a negative impact on the cutthroat population. So far the two species seem to be getting along OK.

Can't beat these sunglasses at just about any price. http://www.habervision.com/ Prompt delivery and no BS warranty. The 'Nice" is popular with anglers. I've a wide nose so opted for the 'Bellagio. The Copper/rose lens is the best all round lens color I've used.

"Why?" Because there's fishing and than there's fly fishing. It's kinda like this; if all you ever do is smack balls at a driving range are you a golfer? If that was true then what is this guy doing here? ::ice fish:: Good question? Someone ought to tell the Mod cops. Besides he's way over his limit.

This is a fly fishing site. It would be a stretch to call ice fishing, fly fishing.

Wished you'd said 7 flies... Elk Hair Caddis Pale Morning Dun Western Green Drake Evil Weevil BWO parachute 6 would be a black ant and 7 a Copper John

Blue Dun

Moral of the story, never leave a fly rod laying on the ground. I feel for ya man!

What FNG said. Get the brace and use every time you fish. Over the years I've found that as casting skill improves less and less stress is exerted on tendons and ligaments. One learns to load a rod more efficiently so it does more and more of the work. Unnecessary false casting is reduced. A light stick helps to, especially if using a 10 footer.

In concept what makes an experienced angler is pretty simple. But in practice its not. In the making of an experienced angler years matter in the sense that years and time spent on the water go hand in hand. Water levels, weather, timing of hatches may change or vary from year to year, week to week, day to day, even hour to hour. Successful anglers are better able to adapt to and anticipate some of the changes. On any given day an experienced angler might normally be successful when an inexperienced one might not. Successful anglers have finely tuned powers of observation along with a solid base of knowledge and skill sets all acquired over time spent on the water.

WTF...!?!?!

One of my fishing partners was experiencing knot failure with a spool of 4X Frog's Hair mono tippet. Fed up with the stuff, he offered it to me. I've had no problems with it. In fact it's been some of the best tippet material I've used. It's 6.2 lb. test at .007" dia. beating out the other brands I use. If using good knots, tying them carefully and not ripping the lips off trout when hook setting any of the good brand name tippets perform well.

Durability, comfort, good warranty and service. In others words Simms. http://www.simmsfishing.com/site/xdpy/sg/WADER

The photo on the right is so ubiquitous on magazine covers it's become redundant and boring. BTW, that guy in the crapper is sh!ting on one of my favorite bonefishing flats! Go with the humour...

Dream on.

If someone I meet asks what I'm using I'll most always show them. Some of the most gratifying and memorable aspects of fly fishing have been centered around sharing and receiving. Been on both sides of it. Let fly fishing be a metaphor for good living...

Agreed! Kids are our future anglers. There are lots of great easily accessible opportunities in the east Kootenays to take kids fishing using angling methods other than fly fishing: in stillwater and in streams. A fly fishing only regulation on the Wigwam is not depriving kids who are not capable of fly fishing enjoyment from catching fish.

All purpose, it's hard to beat SA GPX. I've used them for years on 6 & 4 wts. Thought I'd try a Rio Gold on the 4wt last year just for a change. No complaints on how it handles but can already see that it is not as durable a line as the SA. You can't go wrong with SA lines in my opinion.

I built on a CTS Affinity One blank several years ago, a 9 1/2 footer in a 6wt. and use it primarily for stillwater use. It ranks tops in my rod collection for all round performance as it throws the dry line, sinkers and sink tips in different sink rates all exceptionally well! A terrific blank, and very light weight to boot...

Wow! I can't imagine a single handed graphite rod from any manufacturer on the planet worth that kind of money. It better have an unconditional lifetime warranty against breakage and a prompt no shipping fee for repair or replacement service to.

Hmmm...I've had excellent rod warranty (replacement) service from G.Loomis Canada. Haven't dealt with the USA.