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Have a good one Gregg.
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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
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That absolutely sucks...sorry to hear about your loss. Hopefully some of your gear is recovered.
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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.
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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.
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You know it's kind of funny reading this thread...I grew up on the Atlantic Ocean, in a community of fisherman who spent their entire lives on the water and I can't remember many of them wearing sunglasses very often...Wonder why they never went blind like the Sunglass company's said they could?
Personally I wear $15 welding glasses...shatter proof and everything. Actually, I rarely wear sunglasses...except when I'm brazing in the Toolshop! Hmmmm, maybe I can sell you guys my specail glasses too...say $500 pr...call now!
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It's true. I was in at Wholesale sports today talking to a few folks.
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Beauty trout!
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Have a good one Brett!
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Much better for the fish than dip nets, in my view.
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Rick, Brett, Tim, I'm booked this weekend, but next week or weekend, works for me.
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Larger Trout can bend out softer/thinner hooks, but most often, hooks get bent out from snagging on bottom. Check your flies every 10 drifts or so or anytime you hang up on bottom.
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I think that the folks who oppose the concept of fishing at a natural barrier for staging trout, feel that it is un-sportsman. For some folks, Flyfishing is supposed to be about sportsmanship. On some rivers, nymphing with indicators is considered un-sportsman. Fishing for Atlantics with a sink tip/weight on the fly or line, is considered unsportsman on many of the rivers in the Maritime provinces and is illegal on the waters where I grew up. So, I don't think this discussion is really about ethics, but mostly about sportsmanship.
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Fishing for the migrating/staging Rainbows, has no serious impact on the spawing numbers. This issue was examined and studied by SRD, in 2000 I believe. These trout are in the prime of their lives. Beyond that, I feel it's personal choice. I don't fish down there at this time of year, but I don't care if anyone else does. I like to avoid the crowds and prefer hunting for Browns.
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Ask toolman, he should have fished it by now with the double hander
Yes...and it's a good thing I brought the 15' 11wt. too, some of those casts were at least 15' to the opposite bank.
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If the trout is landed, handled and release properly, it has a very good chance of survival. Fish conserve energy to grow larger and stronger which helps them gain a better position in the hierarchy, which means more food, territory, opportunites to spawn etc.
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LOL...Hey Steve, that excellent article was written by our good buddy Dan Jackson.
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When you come to fish the Bow, those worms will give you enough hero shots to last a lifetime! Plus, you must have been fishing them all wrong...Now tell me how, where and I'll try and diagnose your problems.
First question, was there a hole in the ice where you were fishing?
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I think I sent you a larger one...a size #28
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If you find yourself in BC shoot me!
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It was very clever of you to include several types of worms, so I do not know *exactly* which ones are the secret ones How the hell am I supposed to fish that little itty bitty number 40-something blue thing
:blink:The tiny blue thing is a Spring Creek midge pupa...use 7x fluro...and drift it in the film.
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Dr.B, just pm the donor to make arrangements. Having your books mailed too you would probably be easiest, so include your name and mailing address with your pm.
Tako...I forgot to include the fishing instructions for my secret worms...so here they are.
Big worms for Big Water, little worms for little water...
Big Worms for little water...and lastly...little worms for Big Water.... Failproof!
Good Luck...
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Happy birthday Brian...now go slam a couple dozen today! Trout that is....
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I just try and give everybody their space and that's all I expect from anyone else.
That said, this season I'm going back to wearing my trademark orange wading jacket and fishin' hat, as a warning beacon for the drifters. That way the oarsman will see me from a mile away and he can give me a wide berth, as I plan on casting my fly all the way across the Fa#King Bow River too the opposite bank, with my Loop Blueline 15' 11wt....
There may be a possibility of a low flying 700grain Shooting head, with 15' of T-14 attached, coming out of the bushes and passing overhead, especailly in low light conditions.....
Scott Mackenzie's Spey Casting Masterclass
in Spey Casters Lounge
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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.