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I am seeing a healthy balance of all age classes of fish, including smaller trout. The smaller fish often need to live on the fringes, due to the pressure put on them by the larger fish, who take the best territory. There sometimes are locations that will hold a lot of jeuvenilles.

Rob, I would consider an 8/9 Vision Ace DH floating head, 29g @ 10.7m. Cut the line (from the rear of the head) back too 2.5x rod lengths and add an appropriate polyleader (3m-5m). The Vision Ace DH line will Spey cast, Overhead cast, Roll cast very nicely and you can use all types of Polyleaders from floating to super fast sink rate. They are currently my favorite Scandi line. Vision Ace lines are also available in shorter lengths for casting large/weighted flies. http://www.visionflyfishing.com/page.php?p...=32&pid=128 Best of luck to you and your colleagues on your fishing holidays. Take lots of photo's/vids to show us.

Great post and pics beedhead and I am very impressed with Flygirls flyfishing skills. She's got talent, that's for sure. Keep up the good work.

You need to keep the pressure on the big trout or they will sometimes just lie on the rocks with little energy wasted or bolt downstream on you. As soon as the fight starts, put the pressure on. If they take off, let them go a little ways to burn up some steam, then pull again. Anytime they stop, put the pressure on big time. I don't often have scraps that last more than a minute or two before they are at my feet or they get away. Don't forget, we all lose some time. Also, apply lift pressure with your rod held high at the 12:00 o'clock position and if the trout jumps... yell loudly....YEEEEHAWWWWW! Just to remind yourself what a good time you're having. ps. Nice Broonies!

Those are beauty Bows. Thanks for the pics!

A big thank you to TG, adc and dryfly, for their generous contributions to the StreamWatch program. Glad that you gents found a few fishies to play with. Incredible photo's dryfly. Thanks for sharing your trip with us.

Hey Gordon, I still have not had the chance to cast the Vision Spey Ace long belly line I picked up from you. BTW, when you get out fishing on the river Spey in the next week or two, I'd like to see a few pics of those Sea run Browns that are starting to come in.

Got a chance to get out on the water for an hour to test cast the first of my set of 6 new Vision Ace shooting heads. I used the 6/7 @ 23g and 10m in length, on my Loop signature 6120 and it was a perfect match for the rod. This is one of the nicest casting Scandinavian Shooting Heads I have ever tried. Can't wait to cast them with a variety of floating/sinking polyleaders, flies and also with my other rods. I purchased the Vision Ace heads from Deschutes Anglers, in Maupin, Oregon.

Spey is for smart fisherman... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyXPp1P8rBY

It sure was a fun flyfishing adventure with some great guys. Tim did a fantastic job as our Host/Guide for the weekend. Many thanks for your generosity, hospitality and support of the Streamwatch program. A few more pics... Bloom... Rick... Greg... My new rod...Loop 6120 Signature Series. This stick absolutely rocks!

He said Cdone not Cdock...duh! Nice bullies guys. ps. See you next weekend Rick.

Well I don't have pics of any weekend carnage... but I did call in 5 poachers to R.A.P and F&W responded in a timely manner... Thanks to all of our conservation officers for their efforts. Much appreciated!

And take photo's and vids if possible, to go with your story...It'll make for some good viewing next week... Also remember that the Report-A-Poacher 1-800# is printed on the back of your fishing license.

A great cause MTB. I'll donate a guided walk and wade on the Bow River and a $100 cash donation.

Is that a reliable indicator of a business sectors economic viability? Lots of young people also don't want to work up north in the oil patch, (like their dad did..) but that does'nt mean there's no money in the oil business. My own kids want nothing to do with the industry I work in, even though I earn a respectable living doing so. ps. Back to the water issue...

Farmers grow crops to make MONEY...whether their crops are for human consumption, bird food or bio fuel...it's all about making ca$h.

It's blue skies and sunny in Calgary right now.

Wild trout in wild places...does'nt get any better than that. Thanks Neil. ps. Forgot to ask, what rod model and line are you swinging?

I use a variety of sizes, but I try and match the size of the natural aquatic worms found in the river, if I can find any. The aquatic worms I've seen recently, were about a size #8-10. As mentioned, I also use SJW's as control flys, to regulate depth, so in fast water, I use a larger/heavier worm to get the rig to the bottom, quickly. Also, try using Red Bloodworms (Midge Larva), in size #14-18. They are common in the Bow and a lot of fish will be eating them in May/June.

Just received an advanced copy of Scott Mackenzie's new DVD. Very well done. Enjoyable and instructional with beautifull scenery from the Scotish Highlands. Thanks to Speyghillie for the advanced copy, (the first in N. America)...course he'll have to take it back to Scotland and have Mr. Mackenzie autograph it for me. ps. Contact Speyghillie if you are looking to purchase a copy of the DVD. He is the N. American distributor.

Have a good one Gregg.

Check out how much of the water from the Bow river gets sent into irrigation ditches at Caresland. Remember, this water does not get returned to the river....ever. http://www3.gov.ab.ca/env/water/regions/bo...gif/bowcarm.gif

That absolutely sucks...sorry to hear about your loss. Hopefully some of your gear is recovered.

I use Corkies. They are heavier and cast much better at distance, especailly in the wind, which is often an issue on the Bow or larger rivers in general. When casting short distances, the extra weight of a corkie will help load the rod more easily. In my experience, thingamabobbers and fish pimp indicators, suck for spey casting.

I had a great time, met many nice folks and the dinner was excellent. It was a pleasure to meet and speak with Conservation Officer J. Cox, who will be the Streamwatch Officer on patrol. Congrats to the Oldman TU members/executive, for planning and hosting a great evening. See you again next time.