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Thanks for the reply! I havnt been home from work yet to go try one out but have read a couple decent reviews and am looking to try some different rods outs. I noticed the link at the fly fishing show and was curious what improvements were made compared to the cpx but I need to try casting it. And at the price I feel it could be a good deal. Let me know how your trip to the river goes!

I'm just curious if anyone has tried the Redington Link as I have only been able to find a few reviews on it. I am looking at getting a 5wt and I realize that this is the high end of Redington price wise and equivalant to some mid-priced Sage rods, so just curious if it would be worth while to get it or just go for a sage. Thanks, any advice would be great.

Those are some nice fish, looks like you guys had a great day!!

Sorry the pics are so big, dont know how to make them smaller.

Thats my standard worm hook, and I have yet to get a fish in the eye... havnt had too much luck with this one, was just experimenting The standard sanjuan which has caught its share

Thanks for the reply, just wanted an idea before I head out. Cant pass up this beauty weather, definetly better then sitting on the couch.

Does anyone know what the clarity is like? Thinking of heading out today!

We were the only ones there at that time other then the one guy that left earlier. They showed up after the 30 min, we were just trying to figure out some flys. I like to fish in sections from shore which takes a bit of time and this was a completely new river for me. When they asked to fish behind, one hopped right in, as the other gave some direction. As i said, "im not too sure if thats how it is in BC but here that would not fly! So i kept my mouth shut". I appreciate the information and now I have learned what's proper etiquette. If I was them I'd be annoyed of the out of province fisherman too but they could have gave a little info like kritofr got, all depends on the person i guess. I did research before I went but hard to get all the info you need. Anyways next time will be a different story, takes time to learn. Thanks for all the replies guys.

No worries jbear, I would have been fine with it if he would have asked that in the first place. I don't mind sharing water, especially if i can see a fish pulled out, let's me know their there. After a bit though they both hopped in there and kinda booted us out. Little frustrating but gave us a chance to find a new spot that was much nice'er to fish. Anyways i'll defienetly be heading back.

Just great scenary! Parking lot Walk to the river Friend fishing Sorry no fish this time....

Well I'm back from Victoria was a great trip! Had an awesome time out on the river for the 6 hours we (my bro, our buddy, and myself) were able to get out for, didnt manage to get any steelhead but the scenery was amazing. We started off at one spot and walked down river till we found a fishable spot, one guy was just leaving as we got there and said he managed a couple browns. There was three of us fishing one 50 ft run for maybe 30 min when a couple guys showed up asking if they could fish downstream I said "ye no problem" thinking they would go "downstream". One guy grabbed his spey rod hopped right in-between my brother and I, which was pretty frustrating as I was back casting with my one handed rod and my bro and I were only 15ft apart, while our buddy was down a bit more from us using gear. I was pretty irritated and then the guy that was on shore comes up to me and says " you know just so its fair, after you cast take a step down so everyone can get a fair shot at the water." Well at this point im pissed im not too sure if thats how it is in BC but here that would not fly! So i kept my mouth shut , threw a few more cast and had a cigar too cool off. As you can see I was a little irritated, sorry just had to vent a bit about that. Then we just decided to drive to a different spot of the river, which was much nice'er and lots of room for the three of us. Had a great time here, didnt catch any but had a couple chase our egg sucking leech's. We did see a guy using gear bring one in right infront of us, he said sorry for coming downstream into our area as the fish got away from him. But we were totally fine with it since we got to see one up close and he was very apologetic. Cant wait to get back and give it a go, getting one of those fish on a fly rod would be unreal. Next trip is going to be strickly fishing, gotta slay the steel! Anyways Thanks for all the info and ill see if i can post some scenery pics.

I have a snowbee geo reel that i have owned for the past year or more and now the odd time when i pull line out it will free spool and the line will become loose and bunch up in the reel. (hopefully this makes sense) Im just wondering if this has happened to anyone else? and what it could be, as i dont believe im doing anything wrong and the drag is set enough that this should not happen. Any help would be great!

HAHAHA great post, just made my day a little better.

Thanks for the pattern, ill have to tie up a few before i go, definetly worth a try.

Thanks thats good to know, I have lots of bow river buggers, but not too sure I've seen the ones with bead chain eyes. Do most shops carry them or am I better off tying my own. I've heard from a couple people now that depth is key, so last week I ordered the rio pack of tips which will give me a variety of sink rates.

Sounds good, thanks for all the advice guys.

Thanks alan, that will help out a ton since i wont have much time this trip to venture around too much. Do you think Id be better off bringing my 6wt or 9wt?

Thanks for the reply Don, I've been reading up on the regs and ff only zones. I still need to do some research but your information is a big help. From what ive been reading i here the river does blow out pretty easily and i only have a small window of time to get out there so im hoping for little rain.... which i hear may be a pipe dream. The guys at the shop my brother goes to gave him a couple locations so hopefully we will be able to get to the river. Anyways thanks for all the advice.

Hey all, my borther has recently moved to victoria and i am heading out to visit him mid feb. We are hoping to get out fishing for a day or two but i have never been out there before, so just looking for a bit of advice. He was told by one of the shops that the cowichan would be a good option for us at the is time of year, but as i have no idea i was hoping to get a bit of input. Any help would be appreciated.

Looks like a fun stream, nice fish!! thanks for the post

hahah nice

Those are some killer shots man, nice work!!

Pictures from yesterday....

, , , , Just a few patterns i have been toying with can't wait to try them out!

Great video!!! but its over too soon...