Markusarulius

I'm no expert. Lets call it a Cut (caught-in-the) Bow trout.

A few days ago when the season opened in the NW Calgary stretch of the Bow river I landed a nice little Cutbow. I've caught a bunch of these guys in the last 2 years and didn't think much of it. But, when I downloaded the photo I felt that it looked familiar. Turns out it was the same fish I caught on my very last day of last season. The location was a little over 2km up river from where I first caught it. And, while the flies I used were similar the water features were completely opposite. Not sure how common this type of thing is, but I was surprised none the less. Check it out. Top: June 2nd 2014 Bottom: Sept 29th 2013

Thanks Hawgstoppah. All fish were catch and release. As for the fish on the rocks. My bad. I figured because it was still in the water it would not negatively affect the fish. Regardless, that was the first, and will be the last time I do that. I'll remove the shot. I still need to finish the line work and colour on that shirt. I'll share the end product here (if allowed???) when it is done later this spring.

Southern BC

Hello everyone, It is -30C. And like you I'm surfing the forums looking for pictures, videos and stories of warmer days. So, I might as well say hello and share mine. I picked up fly fishing the summer before last after breaking my foot skateboarding. While it was not long before I could walk, I needed to lay off the action sports for a few months. I always wanted to give fly fishing a try, but never made an effort. Since then I've become addicted. I've learned a lot, and caught a lot of (mostly little) fish. I usually fish the Bow near my place in Bowness and near my office in Kensington. Besides that, I've explored a number of places in AB and BC. I have fished the lower Bow twice, only to be skunked both times. I'm telling myself that this season will be different, and hope to experience the lower Bow that everyone raves about. Anyways, here are a few shots of my first two seasons fumbling around on the water. Pray for spring, Mark I also like to draw. Still working on this...