RedBeard

Wait, so all those other potential launch sites are on hold? Improve existing and then think about the future launch sites?

Those Hodgmans do look nice!

I've had two versions of the simms G4z's in recent years and both were fantastic. After about 100+ days and 3 years the first pair blew out at the seams. I spent $30 to send them back for warranty and they sent me back a brand new pair of the G4z's for free because the seams failed. It probably helped that I took care of those waders; dried them out, washed them occasionally, hung them in a dry room with no running motors, etc... The original purchase didn't break the bank either because I bought a closeout model for $500 in 2012. I could see it being hard to pony up for the full price, but still the new pair is going strong at 2 years and 30+ days per year of hiking and wading with only a handful of boat days mixed in. One tip, be careful with the Simms asian made products as they aren't the same quality as the ones made in USA. If you're thinking of going asian made Simms, I'd say go asian made Redingtons. Vhawk (not sure if he comes on here much anymore) has Patagonia Rio Gallegos waders. He loves them to death and they just replaced his old ones with failed seams for free as well.

Dammit, missed the whole auction because of vacation. I would have gone for the Jasper trip for sure

texted him for you

Yup, caught a guy culling on Chain a while back. The CO took it very seriously and came and busted him.

May be a dumb suggestion, but any way the fire department would help with their water rescue crew?

Yeah, a couple of the bow river monitoring stations are out due to construction. From the ESRD "Hi Steve, The Bow River at Calgary is a Water Survey of Canada station. WSC has stated it is down because Construction has disrupted service. Telus is working to repair line. Alternately you could use the Bearspaw Reservoirs outflows for flows on the Bow River at Calgary. Regards All flow data posted on the Environment and Parks website is provisional and preliminary. Environment Canada’s Water Survey of Canada is the official owner of this information and as such it is part of their mandate to validate the flow values and publish the finalized maximum instantaneous peak discharge values for all location in Canada on their website - http://www.ec.gc.ca/rhc-wsc/default.asp. The validation of this data does not commence until the end of each calendar year. You could also check out the new website at https://rivers.alberta.ca/"

Yup, that survey worked too!

Great read and some awesome fish photographs in there too! On the subject, if anyone is into podcasts this one with Dr. Andy Danylchuk & April Vokey is awesome on his BC steelhead study http://traffic.libsyn.com/anchoredwithaprilvokey/Anchored_With_April_Vokey-Episode_45-Andy_Danylchuk-www.aprilvokey.com.mp3?dest-id=279861 This is all fine and dandy posting this here; I'm sure we all learned something in reading this. Here's a question for you all. If you see bad handling on the water, how do you go about passing this info onto that angler without coming across as "you're fkn doing it wrong!"? I fully expect to get slammed for this, but I think there's a place in our sport for the hero shot IF done correctly. What got you into chasing bones? Steelhead? NZ browns? I'm sure part of it was just bringing a fly rod wherever your travels took you to see if you could find a fish to catch. But be honest, you probably saw a hero shot or a picture of that fish in a magazine, or on the wall in a shop, or more recently on social media that made you think "I wanna catch that!". This pisses most people off because "THEIR FISHING SPOT" gets crowded with new anglers chasing that fish.. Well guess what, your fishing spot has a whole bunch of new recruits that may eventually turn into stewards of your coveted river! Too much of anything is never a good thing, especially when someone is hero-shotting every fish they catch. All I'm saying is keep em wet and it's not a problem if you want a hero shot, as long as you do it the right way! Hell, I am not a huge fan of hero shots, but I'll probably get one of my first bone, or permit or steelhead, but I'm going to make sure to keep em wet and lift them quickly for a pic. End Redbeard's rant. -Steve

Silver Doc introduced me to Togens and they're a great source of materials. The hooks are pretty decent too, especially the heavy gauge scud and saltwater hooks. Other than that I buy bulk beads from Canadian Llama, and all my other materials from Fish Tales (maybe they'll do an order for you and ship it?), and a few other shops.

Thanks for the links guys

What an awesome video. Loved the elation when he hooked his first on the fly!

Thanks for the link.. Feedback sent!

Haha, yeah me too.. the more you know! lol

oooooo spiffy!

Also have the fishpond thunderhead sling. I opted for it because of price and all the external tabs and rings for attaching my beanie boos. In all seriousness though, it's one of the best purchases I've made. I usually carry my DSLR, 2 lenses, 3 fly boxes, plus all my accessories and there's always plenty of room remaining. Before I replaced the soles on my wading boots I took a few falls into the river, and one that completely submerged my sling. In all cases, no moisture got through the zipper and into the bag. I did throw a couple of silica packs from a delivery box into the bag though just to keep the moisture out. The other plus that I just realized, when the zippper is shut tight the sling pack holds air in very well making it an inadvertent pfd. Too bad it's on my back though and would make me float face down

Good work on bagging him Muha

Why wait so many times to report him?

Just bought a 7wt spey myself.. Looking forward to learning the world of spey on the Bow

Why not strap some gaiters on during your bushwhacking portions of the day? https://www.mec.ca/en/product/5014-265/Kokanee-2-GORE-TEX-Gaiters

Ditto to what Bron said Trout move up higher in the riffles when it's hot. The faster moving water over the riffle has much more oxygen than the deep runs. When the water temps approach critical levels, the trout will be looking for oxygen

Have you tried emailing them? They've responded within a day every time I've emailed them. service@loonoutdoors.com

I'm looking for some of your experiences with Hardy's rod warranty dept in terms of turnaround time, cost, etc. Did you deal with Hardy directly or through a fly shop? Thanks Steve