birchy
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DANG!! We got the "off" day and you got the "on" day. haha. Good job man! Beauty fish!
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C,
Those gummie eggs would work perfect in Kikoman Creek!
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no wonder you guys never hooked into any bullys last night..you were to busy thinking up stupid jokes...LOL
Touche'
LOL
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It was funny.. we were driving out there talking about how we never see bears, and then seriously like 2 minutes later.. BEAR! And then saw 2 more before the night was over.
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rainbows (steelhead)...period. as long as were talkin freshwater that is. god damn try gettin one of those monster rainbows from the columbia down around castlegar using light stuff...HA
There's big rainbows in the Columbia by Castlegar?!??
That's where my mother in law lives.. and we go there often. Last few times (since I started fly fishing) I've thought, I wonder if there's good fishing in there?? -
Bull Trout.. Brookies? Maybe rainbows because of their spectacular jumps? What do you guys think?
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Oh yeh.. I fell in the water too!! That was great fun. Had sneakers and pants on.. no waders, and murphy's law got me!! Haha.
Had my first experience chucking big streamers - you guys are right.. hearing those things zip by your ears is great - and when I was throwing one I slipped on the muddy bank right into the water! I thought I was going to keep going too because it was a big drop off! Finally got some grip at waist depth! haha.. took me awhile to climb out too because I kept slipping!!
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Great report SJW!! And great pictures! Those fish are gorgeous. I think maybe CDock and I are going to have to start thinking about making a Montana trip. The topic has come up before actually.
Curious how much the whole trip cost you including gas, food, and accomodations? Just so I have an idea. You can PM me if you want.
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Birchy birchy birchy...............
You know you love it.
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Looking forward to hearing a report guys. Drove out myself this morn to have a look around and to show a friend the lakes. Didn't have time to fish but the lower lake seemed ok but the upper was windy. Hope you guys managed to hook some brutes
Two words:
SKUNK CITY!!
We hit the Upper Lake first around where the little Transalta Hydro station is, tried a bunch of different streamers and CDock tried some nymphs too and didn't get any hits at all. Didn't even see any fish in the water. After about an hour we decided to try the lower lake, where the little creek runs into the lake. Again, no hits, nothing. CDock did see 5 big bullies swimming towards his streamer but then they just veered off and he didn't see them again.
We DID however see THREE grizzlies!! We saw one good sized young male on the side of highway 40, got some good pictures and video of him. And then we saw a mother and a cub on the lower lake. A guy driving by stopped and warned us that she was walking by up on the road.. literally like 50 feet behind us where I parked my car. We saw one of the cubs and we saw her, but not the other cub. Got some video and pictures of her too. We're almost positive it was the same grizzly that BigBowTrout saw and took a picture of, because she was in that exact same spot. Very cool.
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Just bumping this up here, I have at least one more of these lines if anyone is interested in testing them out. Let me know if you're interested.
Ask me again this time next year.
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Hey, if you guys back me up I'll start posting "you're an idiot" replies to the threads on their blog.
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o cmon i wanted a rise outta ya....gotta switch up flies i guess
Nah man.. I'm done getting upset about it. haha
I'm just going to go back and catch him this year. With my measuring tape and scale.
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theres no way thats a 5.7 lb fish....
Okay.
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Birchy, I've been waiting for 5 months for these new TFO's to get here. Fish Tales are bringing them in very soon and I will be casting them as soon as they arrive. I heard a few reports from Spey casters who were involved in the developement and testing and the word is...awesome rods.
Thanks for posting.
Well.. now I know what to get if I want to try out a Spey rod! haha.
No problem.
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We're going to catch a couple of these tonight:
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Two parrots were sitting on a perch. One said to the other, "It smells fishy around here."
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Mcleod - anytime just PM well in advance
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..that means a brookie is on the line LOL
Last couple years have had great surface hatch on opening evening....biggest hook-ups usually feature the mottled dorsal you seek...
Can't wait!
Gets me thinking.. how do brookies compare to bull's when it comes to the fight? I've heard that bull trout are the hardest fighting trout, but I've heard lots about the brookies too!
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cdock
what day are you heading up i am thinking about wensday for me
We're going today after work.
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I hope for their sake that's not a trout on the ground next to this guy with its belly slung open....
No kidding! Almost looks like a pike to me though..
About THAT picture... yeh, let's hold this sucker up with a rapala by his FRICKIN GILLS!! Cause that's good for him.
I seriously hate these guys.
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And bear spray.. we're bringing bear spray. haha
Thanks for the tips guys.. We'll report in for sure.
With pictures.
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CDock and I are going to hit the K Lakes tomorrow evening. First time out there for me.. not sure about CDock.
Any advice?
From what I've gathered from you guys so far I'm thinking just stripping streamers?
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Awesome!! Can't wait to hit the highwood!
Which Species Of Trout Fights The Hardest?
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Excellent!
Know if there's any fly shops in the area that I could check out?