CopperJonny

Oh how these home sown stone's and worms find a home in the mout's of lots of trouts !! Lately!! WHHOOOWEEEE!!! Love it ! Had a beauty blush on this one , cant see it in the shine though !! Yesterday... Oh the days of High Fives and Yeeha's !! Stocking up on the stones today ....may get out this eve for a few hours . And in the morning !! Super glad I still have my versi-tip , pretty sure it will come in handy swinging streamers . Droolling as I search other threads here("what are you tying?" you guy's are deadly tyers!!) jumping in that pond here soon ....can't wait !! Cheers and may your reels scream !! Jon

I called Don , spoke with his receptionist ...she likes the idea ....just waiting to hear back from Don , may be early next week..will keep you posted!!!

I can't believe I have only found this thread , now ! You guy's really know how to tye !! Holy Smokes ! Great work here !! These are truly works of art !! Kudos , if I may learn to be 10% of what you guys are , I'm going to be one hell of a darn good tyer!

Yeah , .. proactiveness is key ! Headscan that sounds like a great idea !! I'm going to get ahold of them and see if I may help . Uber..kudos for the activeness in Saving the Castle , and this ( since ive been on here) I remember ! Its great to have someone in the know , to help bring awareness .

x2 . I for one would like to see a fishing course for first timer's , Focused on the C&R and safe handling of fish as well as species identification. This is a great idea , and will volunteer my time , but in that manner . Unless that part is covered I will help anyhow I may..

Ok so now i'm facing a problem I'm super happy to have , but dang if its not a pain . I'm bending hooks bringing fish in ! And some on the structures too , with these heavy leaders lately , using Daiichi's , Gama's , some Tiemco , and the odd Mustad ! Are there any stainless hooks or harder steeled hooks , or is it just me !!? Maybe I'm pulling them in too soon , kind of thinking that only because the heavier lines ,am I doing it like that otherwise the line would be breaking.

First Lombardi a few years back , now Regehr ....... Regehr was the rock man !! I get its old news ....... I'm still mourning though ! Dammit!!!

they told me 1 vehicle ...$50 point to point , thats for one vehicle though...im not sure what the rates are or have been . Thanks BBT , I will try and get a hold of Chris!!

I read about them somewhere , .......retired fellas working together , must be fairly new . When I called them , Mel told me they cater to darn near everybody who fly fishes the bow . Thought I would pass the number , but before I do , How do may I get more involved , so as to introduce new companies etc to this site , and so they may become a sponsor . etc ,before reaping the benefits !! so to say . Who would I ask them to contact for that information ? Or should I tell them to visit the website to learn...

www.calgarybowrivershuttles.com , Mel Franklin.....403 510 0138. Oops , ok so i have just checked and noticed that they are not on the sponsors list , sorry . Maybe they are new , either way . nice original name they have there though , sheesh.

sounds fishy ..........theres got to be more to this story .....we've got to think outside the......hockey bag! Every stone deserves nothing less than an honourable attempt at a good skipping , and to be free to tumble as they wish !

Wow , .....Hard work and Patience truly pays off ! Thank you Mother Bow , for being so good to me yesterday ! I have paid over a decade of trying to unlock secrets on this most technical of rivers . And a huge shout out to members on this forum . Thank you FFC , and the crew at Fish Tales.... I couldnt have done it without you !! ( wish I heard of this site before May 2011 ) And some SJW's , which I have found that the trout really arent that picky in coloured water anyway . I hope this luck continues...will attempt again today . Cheers. Jonathan

Been experimenting with new flies , and what a riot ! This was last night ! She was only about 16 3/4+" , but I'm happy !! Still havent cracked the 22" code yet !! Or the 20/20 ..soon , I'm feeling it !! Also , thinking of trying some of the more simple stone recipes ! Dbl edged sword with self tied flies ! Saving money!? vs. time spent tying . I spend nearly 20 minutes creating great super rubber legged stones with antennae etc , and lose em in less time on the structures near the banks .

Man , I thought TBD's are a blast to watch , these vids rule !! Love em' !! sh*t I'm going to be up all night now tying and watching these.....KUDOS Fellas....Fruin and Max and everyone else .....these are great ! Keep em coming , and Keep those Reels Screamin' !

Thats a great idea Birchy !! I'm going to ask around , maybe find out where they are available..Thanks for sharing ( I'm thinking I saw something along those lines at FT's )..will have to check

So I've been trying some more patterns , lately ...weighted SJW w/floss and wire + chenille tail , some first couple of Slump Buster's ( will cut the leather off from now on) And a couple of stone's , trying new materials for building up the bulky bodies , all weighted.....( spent most of the time tying up a couple of dozen SJW's . Been out on the water most minimum every other day , if not everyday. Looking forward to getting back to work , this Monday coming and for the river to get into better condition... just thought i would share , always open to ideas and methods as well as patterns. shrunk that pic too much, not sure which size to resize it to in order to work and see what the pic actually is , my phone does great size pics automatically , camera is a bit tricky. Going down to the river right now , cheers !

I just heard that a puppy pitbull was lost this past weekend playing down by the river ........too bad

Wow Man !! Those are some Brutes' !! Good job !!

Ok this doesnt really fit , unless I say "while i was tying some more flies " which I was , periodically . I happened to come across this.... and I cant help but share ... UNREAL . http://youtu.be/aP3gzee1cps

I've been looking forward to the return of the Rainbows and today was.........A day of 'Bows ! On the Bow , with the good ole Bread 'n' Butta , they didnt hit the stones for me today , just SJW.. And one of the guys caught a burbot , first thing in the morning !

Wow ! Thats One Big Sucka'! I wonder what strain of Porpoise that thing is mixed with !!

Went out last night , on the Bow with some of my SJW's ...four hrs = 2 Browns , and a couple of huge whitefish.....H'YUGE ! Thats the only reason for posting them ! one of the Browns took a golden stone...

Every single one of those douche bags involved , deserve nothing less than having their citizenships under review if not entirely revoked !! Anyone who threatens this nations safety are nothing less than a terrorist !! If I EVER face such people , My remedy rhymes with , FREE INCH MAGNUM!! Oops, hehe darn op sedation drugs.....they told me not to drive , sign anything , or play with anything sharp for 24 hrs , guess "posting on the 'puter fits the bill too" sorry for that ..... Just seeing the images on the screen , man , damn near brings a tear to my eye . kind of gives me the message that we are not much different than other countries in that sense and merely an hour or two away from total chaos . Also kind of tells us what kind of people we may be , in being pursuaded to do such rediculous and heinous acts so easily....what a Sh*tStorm . Seems the few who ruin it for the many , not only comes from the workplace , etc . Its everywhere !

Read this thread before investing in the Moffitt System: http://flyfishcalgary.com/board/index.php?...&hl=moffitt Good to see you guys are already all over that ! Wow thanks Headscan now this is a controversial issue I am willing to spend the rest of my days working on.... before i become absorbed in thought . Has there been any conclusion in the matter yet? Seems we are near 50/50 on the issue. The law IS the law! Yet , there is always room for improvement as a society i guess . If there may be any.. IMO ..flyfishing is too imitate real flies , using natural and/or synthetic materials to mimic the different stages of an insects life , wether it is a pupa , nymph , emerger , adult , and or spinner! But that is my own personal feeling towards the sport , IF anything using streamers may not fit that bill . I do understand , and respect that there are " purists" among us who disagree , and even non-purists who may disagree also...Honestly to me this merely is nothing less than a situation involving "pride". And I totally get that ! Kudos for those who have the skills and abilities to stick with it!! Maybe someday I will operate as well disciplined in my search for trout . Right now in my growth in this , I get so much pride and happiness when a fish accepts my offering after I put effort and TLC into each "fly" I tie , even more so when it is a Caddis that I tied ( and still need work on them) using hair from an elk that I have harvested myself , legally , lawfully , and ethically. The rush I experienced when landing my largest and smallest Brown ever (let alone whitefish) on my own SJW's is the greatest "High" I've ever been lucky enough to have encountered. Ok ...back on the subject.. Not willing to break the law in my search for the next rush , I have to admit that I am also operating in "pride" mode , in tying my own flies and using them 95% of the time. More importantly I feel in catch and release fishing , too give the fish the best chance at survival , actual procedure trumps any attempts at flyfishing with "pride" and "emotion". They say our gut feeling is the right way ! Regardless of what has been written in black and white , and approved by a general party who may or may not be fisherman themselves , I feel this topic is a very important one , no ...a priority above all else in this lifestyle and I hope that it is open for review and that the authorities are open to change , when a more ethical method has been found..... Thank you for the eye opener's , and the support guy's . This IS what a community is all about to me!! PS: I have absolutely nothing against streamers , as a matter of fact I am currently getting set to step into this "Realm" myself . As it also mimics a trouts natural food source....so I consider it a part of fishing with a fly rod as well ....same as mice and leeches etc . Maybe I should not regard myself as a flyfisher any more.......hmmm