Garlicmarshmellow

I was having lunch with a group at Chilis and watching a fishing show with the hosts initials I L. He was catching bass and landing them using what looked not to be a rubber net and stood there talking while holding the fish. I even said out loud a couple of times" Put the fish back". While leaving I counting 2 times amount of time the fish were out of the water. Near 27 steamboats. Bass might be tougher, maybe not, but this is no way to handle fish on a network show. Land the fish, release it, then talk. Boo brother quartz to that host and no he wasn't flyfishing.

Why do want the fish cleaning station removed? This is not a total C and R lake. Simple way to catch someone with an undersized trout is when they are cleaning it at the station.

I got a D10also and love it. Something to look at if you have young kids. I lost my S50 and another canon digital to the little hands in my house. Simple mistakes they made but those digital point and shots don't take much abuse. This camera should/does take the drops and spills that occur. Plus, on holidays this year i was wondering if there was a bass under the dock I was fishing. Stuck the camera in the water under the deck and sure enough mr bass showed up on my camera. Picture quality is also great. Got some great shots of the kids in the pool swimming. Basically its an elf in a waterproof case. Little more bulky than the olympus and pentax, but I'm a canon fan and this is a must have if your and outdoors person. Rick should get one with the amount of spills he takes in the river. Pic of brown in my avatar was taken with the d10

Decent day on the water and netted one of my top 3 nicest looking brown. Amazing spawning colors. All the rest of the browns were not showing their fall colors.

Maybe if the people in Bragg creek do their part more, there might be more nutrients to enhance bug activity. I would love to see the Elbow produce more consistently. Where we were there were hardly any tracks except for the elk but it was pretty scarce habitat. Hopefully the money goes to good use on the elbow.

I fished the elbow on Sunday below 22 and there seemed to be good quantities of fish, especailly browns. That brown on my avatar was caught there on Sunday. Lots of walking between holes and braided channels everywhere. The problem with the Elbow in that region is lack of good holding water. I did notice a high amount of stone shucks near the shoreline compared to previous years. All fish were released including some hog whites.

Uber, It's two individuals that Don and I both know that are around his circle that have done some part for the fish. I didn't want to list their names. I believe Don will understand the message.

FFF 3 things - A. If the trout you were fishing for are so precious and fragile, WHY are you fishing for them? If you think they need special protection, maybe lobby to get the regs changed to "closed" instead of just fly-fishing. B. It’s apparent you have no knowledge of anything other than FF when it comes to angling so let me put your mind at ease. The rig you showed had a large leader attached to the spinner. Golden trout are known to tough to catch correct. If you threw that rig you showed to a hatchery released fish that was starving, he wouldn't take it. The leader kills all the action of the spinner therefore the fish knows it is artificial and will not take it. If a golden got caught on that rig, maybe it should be removed from the gene pool. The bonus is that the spinner was actual barbed because debarbed trebles have a higher mortality rate (treble hook phenomenon or something like that). Learned it back in LCC. So "Who Is So God Damn Insecure And Weak"? Not me, but if I were using that panther martin up there it would be on 4 lb test on an ultralight rod, no leader, with a couple of split shots 10" above it so I could cover lots of water. C. Does my name bother you or any true Fly fisher persons since it really has nothing to do with fly fishing, but a form of bait. Maybe in my next life I'll be known as "Salmon eggs" from canadian tire. Everybody has different methods to accomplish a task. For example. I can eat a McDonalds cheeseburger in 4 bites. My wife takes at least ten bites to complete the same task. Does it drive me crazy? For sure (why does it take so long for someone to eat a dam cheeseburger), but until one of us wants to change our methods of attacking the cheesburger, neither will change. Benefits to both methods, speed vs better for the digestion, but it basically comes down to how you personally enjoy your experience at completing the task you set out to do. Don Worm dunkers you know who have made a difference. One guy we know is just finished school to be a pharmacist and once your young student. Look at his past. Did plenty for the fish. Dunked worms with him plenty too. Who was the president of the Dixon club who were instrumental in creating Beaver at that time? Dunked worms with him plenty also. We occasional worm dunkers may not be as noticeable as some, but we do what we can. GM PS I was reading this thread waiting for one of you to pick up on how the leader was hampering the rig and none of you mentioned it. You guys are posers when it comes to other methods of angling

I install these products for Telus at customers houses. Most customers tell me they are switching to Telus because it is cheaper. Additionally, we techs are suppose to give out our cards to these customers who can then call you back if they have issues. Does Shaw do this? Not. Also out of the hundreds I've installed, not many call backs. Basically, Tv is Tv. Some like this company, some like that. It's all a matter of preference. Each have their goods and bads.

I believe the area above the Highway #1 bridge on the JP is the area that the landowners indeed own the streambed. The landowners down by the bow and up aways aren't always the most friendlist to anglers

I am a fisherman not a snob! Words to live by brother. Nice video and good quick releases

Well said Missing the bow. I know and fish with that certain individual also and he is a hell of a good fisherman and I can't recall him ever telling me about keeping any fish. He mainly swings flies like the rest of us and would probably school most of us on this board. There aren't many centerpinnners on the bow but you guys sound like your classifying all centrepinners as poachers. No wonder the fishing community thinks we are a bunch of elitists. As soon as you see someone not flyfishing and catching decent numbers, you, check that, some of you instantly assume that something illegal must be happening. The guy that MTB and I know has a great understanding of CP and covers a ton of water with his method so maybe that's why he does so well. Plus, I've never had a problem getting a hold of the regs at any can tire, maybe check he fishing section and you'll see them. That's a load of hoo-wee

Me and a buddy ran into a couple of guys below Policemans this early spring at the hole below power line and asked the guy how much room he wanted. He asked the guy he was fishing with and the guy wanted "about 50 yards upstream to that corner and about 50 yards downstream." We were ok dude and went downstream and before we left the guy with stated he was a guide on the river and when come back up stop by and he'll give us one of his cards. Never did go back for his card. We we wrong to be a little peeved at this guy or is that acceptable?

Don't expect to stay for a long time. Usually 2 hours for my 2 boys, same age and it's time to go home. They might become disinterested rather quickly and start playing around. I usually watch their rods and call them when they get a fish. I use spinnig rods for them and dare I say BAIT. I found they can use the open face better than closed face reels. If it's their first time or they are learning to cast, I bent the hook or removed it without them seeing for their safety and mine. I also bought one of those $10 tackle boxes from can tire. Bring a net because mine love using the net to discover the lek bottom. Good luck and remember you're out there for them and bring loads of patience. PS Don't forget the camera

Dryfly you hit it on the nose. Nothing drives me more crazy than holding the door or giving your seat to a lady on the bus and they act as if it were your duty to do that and no thanks given. I'll thank a guy or lady when they hold the door for me when entering a store. I want to know what happen to the wave when you let someone in or make a space in traffic for the person to get in your lane. I believe it boils down to the lack of respect people show these days to each other.

Fisheries Management Branch of Sustainable Resource Management developed a discussion paper, with input from the Provincial Fisheries Management Round Table, on the subject of Quality Stocked Trout Fisheries in the province. According to the Quality Stocked Fishery Survey Results September 2008 question 6, 55% of those surveyed believe that Winter angling should be available on quality stocked trout fisheries as long as the goals of quality fishery can still be. It did not sound like most of the ice auger crowd were using bait on Bullshead or on Police according to reports on this site either. AND Garlic marshmallows don't work that good either 1/64 oz jigs tied with olive marabou are killers when fishing for rainbows though the ice

Maybe you guys are misinterpreting what I said or I misinterpreted what adc meant. I'm not against zero limit lakes, I'm against trying to designated a lake as a fly fishing only lake. After rereading Al's post I believe he meant to change the regs to a zero limit. I thought he was put off by the method of angling. My bad

And while we are making the changes to the regs can we make that only people that only use Sage fly rods can fish it. You've helped changed the regs from a popular put and take bait lake to a limited harvest no bait lake and you're still not happy. I guess what you're saying if the fly anglers can't fish it, other methods shouldn't either even if they are following the regs. That's a bit of an me and methods only are right attitude

I think this was a great change to the regs. Now those buck bios who think that they'll throw some perch in this lake and come back in a few years and reap the reward now have their reward removed. This is a move by the government to combat those anglers or bucket bios that are doing this for harvest reasons soley. Places like Cow are a popular perch fishery now were once a great trout fishery. Too bad you can not keep any from Cow now, but were there really any quality fish coming out of there now in good numbers? I think this was a bold move and maybe the only move the Government had left to combat these clowns. If there is no reward why risk getting caught?

Whack them in the head right away, process them (gut or fillet were size not n issue) as soon as possible and keep them cool. I can't believe the way folks teat the trout out of Arbour Lake. Some just throw them on the grass or in a bag in the heat of day alive and and let them bake in the sun. I'd rather eat my socks after a day of wet wading below the treatment plant than eat those fish. The only fish I've kept in the last couple of years have come from Spray lakes after ice out. I'd never keep a fish out of a pothole lake in the summer. They tend to taste really muddy and their flesh is not firm as in the winter. The worst fish I ever ate came from the bow about 25 - 30 years ago. My dad caught a large rainbow from below the city. My grandmother was in town and we thought we'd treat her with this great catch. One taste and everyone spit it out. I don't know why the poachers on the Bow take the fish home. Worse fish ever

Got a Norvise at Christmas and won't go back. The added bonus of emailing the manufactor himself is well worth the money. I needed the arbour for spooling the thread, emailed Norm and he sent one to me no extra charge. Another bonus is that I mounted it to a thick board and now I can sit on my couch and watch my shows while tying flies comfortable. I'm not stuck at my bench tying anymore. It takes a little to get use to but I'm 250 + flies since Christmas and I love it

I loved bouncing stoneflys down the upper bow when I was younger and would do it today if it was legal. That was some great action

What percentage do you folks believe that you are using bead headed flies over non bead headed flies. I notice with my tying lately that less and less flies are of the non beaded variety. Other than the worm, 80% of my flies fished are now of the beaded variety.

Thanks for bringing this up silverdoctor. Just got a batch I order online never thought to test them till I read your post. To make a long story short they are being sent back. They don't nearly compared to Mustad and Tiemco hooks when I bend them with a small pair of pliers. They snap easily. You get what you pay for I guess

Thanks Doc, I'll look at these in the next couple of days. Appeciate the help