johnbransfield

When czech nymphing i like using flouro because it doesn't strech and you feel every little tap, strike, ect.... But I know people that prefer to boil their flouro leaders to get that strech that mono has. Todd Oishi also put me onto making coiled leaders for czech nymphing with visibility stren to indicate even the slightest strike. For clear water, and spookier fish it is possible to use 20 pound mono coil about six inches in length as well.

That news report is from 2000 two summers prior to the buyout of the greenland salmon fishery, in the summer of 2002 which goes untill this summer. ASF and bill are currently and have been negotiating what is going forward, there have been reports on this in ASF magazine. SInce 2000 and the 5 year agreement runs have come back pretty good. Yeah man no disrespect what so ever, just sheading some light on the fact that the futur and what i halp out with at asf is going to be bright and is working. here a little bit from the ASF website and the link http://asf-ca.sitepreview.ca/issues.php?id=14 The Greenland Conservation Agreement - The Moment to Act is Now This is the last year of the five-year conservation agreement with Greenland’s commercial fishermen’s organization (KNAPK) to suspend their salmon fishery. Now is an important time to act - to renew the agreement. Numbers of returning Atlantic salmon have increased since the Agreement was put in place. More larger salmon are returning. About 96% of the returning salmon are of Canadian origin, 4% of US origin. If fishermen in Greenland return to fishing, we will lose the benefits we’ve gained over the past four years. KNAPK and its partners have been developing alternative economic development programs. Freshwater conditions in both North America and southern Europe are better, more anglers are practicing live release, research is being conducted into at-sea mortality, and if the salmon are allowed to return from Greenland; then their overall chances of spawning are better than they have been in decades. The Government of Canada can help finance the agreement; now much of the funding comes from the US. Canada must take this special opportunity to safeguard the future of wild Atlantic salmon.

Most of the sea runs we were getting were around 17", some around 19", and a few that taped out just over 20", it was a great trip. I gotta admit fishin 17" sea runs with big bommer's definatly holdes a candle up to fishin big browns during a caddis hatch on the bow in my books! Not really sure about marimachi suffering, it had one of its best years recorded last yearsince they pulled the nets out of marimachi bay, with the hghest number of spring salmon being caught by sports at wilson's camp this spring. Honestly since ASF baught out the fishery in greenland the fishing has been terrific, the salmon have really reacted positivly in the marimachi since the by outof the greenland fishery, with more returning spawning fish. It is really exciting to see this many fish in the river again, at pond's salmon camp on the northwest marimachi they caught 32 salmon yesterday, all released as it is a catch-and-release camp. Anyways don't mean to come across as a know it all ***hole this is just what i have witnessed and heard, and i hear a few things living out here on the eastcoast. You can trust me my rootts are on the main marimachi river and out in the marimachi bay area!!!!

Well not quiet so early as you would think, the early run of females are usually in around early june, mid first or seconde week the big 20 pound plus hens come in, then around the last week of june first of july we see some mid range hens and males and a huge run of grilse come in. In fact this year the salmon are late. Was fishing in the upper marimachi the seconde week of june and got into some huge searun brookies, but out of seven of use only one salmon raised. We usually have landed two by the end of the third day, but non the whole week. Its been a late summer out here on the east coast, can't wait to get out to cowtown for the summer though!

I totally agree with you smitty, Don has done a great thing for one of the few and far between spring creeks of alberta. Steelhead, why be so negative, Don has shed light on a terrible thing that could have happened to a very pretty creek that many people enjoy, that could have been changed for the worst. Why shoot him down???? Just how i feel.....

Hmmmm, i think i'll look into that....

Hey there does anyone need a student for part time work this summer in the calgary area? Im going to be living in Calgary over the summer and am looking to work at a fly shop, I have plenty of experience I have been fly fishing for 11 years and am representing canada for the seconde time this year at the youth world fly fishing championships so i know a few things about treading a stream. I will send my resume if anyone is interested. BTW i used to be a member of fly fish calgary my username was johnthegreat. If this is against any forum rules take it down, it wont hurt my feelings. John