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Thanks all for a great get together yesterday ! We snuck it in under the wire with the insane weather that showed up. 3 and 4 foot drifts up my drive this morn ! Greg & Annette we can't thank you enough for giving us your time to make this happen. Great pics & stories from everyone. Dutchie showed up with some really fantastic Hardy reels. The attention to detail that goes into building them goes to show why they still work perfect today. Thanks for bringing them in. We all had a good time ,told tales of adventure, ate too many dougnuts and lot's of coffee, but that's what it's all about ! Thanks again, Dave & Mike.

Please join Greg and Annette Lauder on Saturday 12 pm - 2 pm at the shop. They will be talking about their adventures swinging for Steelhead this past season using Spey Rods on the Skeena drainages . Annette has a lot of pictures she has taken (laptop) over the last few seasons. Bring your pictures they are also welcome. Stratagies, Flies, Lines, what ever comes up will be discussed. It will be fun and you will be able brag all you want. Because thats what is about. All you Bulkley River Metalheads should show up, because there are a lot of you, so dont be shy, Bring your Tying vises, Materials for your favs and tie one up and talk about how you fish it. Anything to get rid of this Cabin Fever, and to meet new Skeena River Pros /wannabees Thanks

Ya, any time you struggling with a pattern Darren give me a call .Haha. Thanks again. You coming to town ? Mike

With all the new changes Loop is making to their 2011 line up. There are some great deals to be had .We just received a few Multi rods . These rods have a deep, powerful action with a short recovery stroke. Life time warranty. Comes with sock and tube. Multi is the rod for you ,who want to tighten your loops, and improve your performance when present your fly. Multi - 280-3a 8' #2 wt. 3pc. reg $ 430.00 on sale for $ 240.00 Multi - 390-4a 9' #3 wt. 4 pc. reg $430.00 on sale for $ 240.00 Multi - 480-4a 8' # 4 wt. 4 pc. reg. $ 450.00 on sale for $ 250.00 Multi- 590- 4a 9' # 5 wt. 4 pc. reg $ 450.00 on sale for $ 250.00 Multi- 796-4a 9'6" # 7 4 pc. reg $ 490.00 on sale for $ 275.00 Better show up early. They will not last. Any other Loop products left in the store are 20 % off reg. price. Watch for the Loop booth at flyfishing exposition and come and cast those new Evotec rods they are sweet,precise and well balanced. Frankie will be showing off again. Any Questions give us a call 403 873-0744 Merry Christmas All the best to you and your families in the New Year

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As you guys and gals know we tie alot of our flies here at the shop and alot of you have approached us about letting you guys join us. So here goes ,Tuesday to Fridays all winter, we will be tying certain patterns all day, either Bow river patterns or suggestions from you guys. Something you guys/gals are struggling with. Let us help you tie better quality flies. Better yet it is free thats right free no charge What you need to do is bring your vise and tools ,hooks, materials etc. Give us a call to find out what we will tying or suggestions from you guys on patterns that you are having difficulty with, eg: wrong materials that are not working for you, flairing / spinning deer hair, dubbing loops , etc ,etc. River patterns will be our main topic with lake patterns ,Pike flies, Kootenay Lake bucktails, Intruders, Bonefish, Char patterns as the other patterns, but suggestions from you guys will make us all better tyers. So join us 11am to 5 pm tuesday to friday all winter long . Becoming a better tyer ,will also help you catch a few extra fish. Starting this week Dec 7 we will be tying Winter flies patterns that have been real successful. So show up and lets have fun and talk flies. I"m looking forward to helping any of you guys/gals become better tyers. Thanks Mike Mailey 403 873 - 0744 shop

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As the title suggests, GUIDELINE waders & Boots 25% discount. I have 100 day's on mine so far this year, the most comfortable zipfront wader with 0 leaks. Boots are very LIGHT and durable, beautiful for sneaking up on fish. EXOFFICIO clothing. Buy 1 @ full price get second item @ 50 % off. I have been wearing their clothing for over 15 years now and they don't wear out. SPECIAL buy on HMH vices. FLY VESTS 25% OFF LOOP All remaining Evotec & Opti Reels. 20% off. Smooth, precision, quality, style. Clearing way for new stock. Remaining Opti & Multi single hand fly rods 20% off. LOOP Multi 13' 8/9 Spey Reg, $700 now $525 LOOP Multi 14' 9/10 Spey Reg, $740 now $555 BEULAH Spey sticks, 3 available. Anyone who owns one knows. Amazing rod's plain & simple. 20% off. Guideline single hand & spey rods 20% off. The LPXE won rod of the year! New stock of Glacier gloves arrived for winter, good selection of fishing gloves & fleece lined neoprene socks. Several Renzetti vices are due any day now. The new DRAKE magazine in today. Our winter stock of Dai-Riki hooks now in. Lot's of STEELHEAD fly tying materials. Don't forget about our CTS blanks, single & 2 hand. Great Xmas presant. Thanks, SouthBow Staff 403 873 0744

SouthBow is now accepting 8 students for tying lessons for both beginner & intermediate levels. Beginner lesson begins Oct 19th from 7 - 8 pm at the shop and run the next 4 Tues nights for a total of 5 hours of instruction. Wed October 20th is for intermediate level tying and again is from 7 - 8 pm at the shop. Beginner will focus on basic nymphs, dries and wooly buggers. A complete orientation of basic tools, threads, materials etc... will be covered. A complete list of the supplies needed for the course can be picked up at the shop upon registration. Intermediate lessons will provide a little more challenging focus. Learn how to spin deer hair, parachutes, foam, tying stimulators, hoppers, bow river buggers etc.. Again this course is for up to 8 students and has 5 hours of instruction. Courses are $75.00 plus GST Please call the shop or stop by to sign up. 403 873 0744 Thanks from the SouthBow staff. Visit My Website

Its always nice to have the comfort of a well schooled guide . Way to go Scotty. Hope you tipped him well. Nice fish Brian congrats

Francois Blanchet ( Loop Pro Staffer ) wants to come to town to give a course on how to fish Steelhead streams in B.C. Frankie is one the smoothest caster and most knowledgeable teachers in North America with many years guiding for Atlantic Salmon, Steelhead. It would be a full day course with the first half in Classroom, the afternoon on water . Course will include riggings, lines, tips , knots, casting, presentations, etc. just a little bit of everything so you would know and feel comfortable when you reach your fishing destinations. Frankie is looking for 6 to 8 students at $ 200. a head. He's thinking about wanting to be in the Calgary area in or around the 11, 12, 13th of august .He does not want to put a date on this until there is a 6 or 8 anglers interested. So if you want to be part of this great course give the shop a call so we can call Frankie and tell him to show up on one of those days. This course is for single and spey casters. The best part is his knowledge he is going to share with you guys and it will be a fun day. If you know Frankie he is a treat to hang out with. And he knows Steelhead. So if you want to catch more metal, give us a call at the shop 403 873 0744.

Lets not forget about our young kids who are not capable to fly fish but sure enjoy catching fish. just my thoughts.

Terrance just add rubber for the tail and replace biots with rubber as well . Hope that helps. Have fun on your float trip.

Try Greg Tateman boats or Don Hills . Good looking boats.. You can also buy the materials from them.

McKinnon is not as bad tho lots of beer cans. Ever since they paved the road it seems to attract more people from neighboring communities. Watch where you drive on the gravel bar stay away from the fire pits as the pin heads have been burning pallets , which mean nails and large staples. Seems to be a few flat tires hanging around the parking lot. Just not a fun way to end your day or start your next morning.

the spot tracking device is a great thing. they carry them all over in the city

The Blackfoot has been fishing great. Good reports from this week. Stoneflies and PMD's

johnny it will work no problem but it will create alot of static. just short blast with the coffee grinder will help with your time. mike

Hi all, Finally recieved our first shipment of rod blanks out of New Zealand. They look pretty sweet. 22 different blanks in all, ranging from a 1 through 9 wts in different actions. All 4 piece and in custom colors. Even have a few switch rod blanks & some spey too. Our premium cork arrived from Portugal last week as well as some burled rings. The rest of our compents are not far away now, we have quite abit of stock of threads, guides, reel seats etc.. Anyhow these blanks from CTS are top quality and now for sale. You can build, we can build & we will build some as shop rods for sale. Thanks, Staff at SouthBow

Sorry about that, I tried to make em bigger but they really are only 8" long. Dave. PS We tried to increase size of pics but to no avail???

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Remember the great dry fly fishing we had going before winter came back?

Hi Jack That is a killer pattern, fishes well, has for many years. I believe we call them Scamsels