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I think this Davie McPhail ant gives you the resin look but still floats well. Should be easy enough to tie it in black or more of a cinnamon colour too.
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How about this? Includes all Alberta sport fish.
http://www.albertaregulations.ca/pdfs/fishing-regs/Sport-Fish-Identification.pdf
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I have Commando heads but never tried them out of the boat. Seems a lot easier to just use a short head line like an Outbound or Sonar where you can strip it right back and recast.
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On 12/17/2017 at 8:13 AM, unclebuck said:
Any updates on this matter?
Still on course afaik.
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A couple sessions about the NCNT recovery program...
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48 minutes ago, BadAndy said:
Explains why there are few details on exhibitors, and that this is a surprise to most.
I did hear the venue fee there was pretty steep and the economy has to recover before the would be enough support.
Anyone have contact with the organizers?
The organizers own this forum...
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On 11/4/2017 at 10:33 AM, bcubed said:
Not sure what that 10times site is, but it’s definitely not the shows normal site so I’d reserve judgement to see if that’s the actual date
Looks a lot like a site that scrapes other websites for content and presents it as its own for traffic. I'd take anything posted there with a grain of salt until the organizers post something. Right now the expo website 404s and the Facebook page was removed.
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Like the title says...
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in Ask the Pros
48 minutes ago, bcubed said:ya really depends on the year. forget which one it was, but there was a spring ~5 years ago that was absolutely nutty on midges, baetis and caddis all the way up to runoff. The following year they couldnt care less about the bugs on top except in pretty specific spots, even with the same number of bugs around..its super year dependent as there are tons of variables.
I remember that year. Some of the shops were running out of parachute Adams before runoff hit, so everyone had their dry boxes stocked up for the next spring and there was no top action.
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Another survey as part of the North Central Native Trout recovery, but this one is specifically for the Ram.
https://talkaep.alberta.ca/north-central-native-trout-recovery/survey_tools/ram-river-public-survey
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24 minutes ago, DougC said:
Gonna need a 28wt to cast a seabird fly.
It's a dry fly. 4wt should be fine.
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50 minutes ago, ÜberFly said:
Marc, what do you do for leveling out if you park in uneven ground? Just curious?
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Just put a rock or log in front of a tire and drive up on it until I'm level.
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You don't have to take your bedding out of the tent when you pack it up, which is also a bonus if you have to set up camp in the rain. It takes me 5-10 minutes to fully set up or take down by myself. There are lots of benefits over a regular tent, like not having to find flat ground, no worries about waking up in a puddle, don't have issues with cold ground, one less thing to pack inside your vehicle. There are tradeoffs and they aren't anyone's cup of tea, but I'll never go back to a ground tent at this point.
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I've had one for 5 years. It's mounted on a BajaRack on my 4Runner, but there are lots of less expensive options like Yakima crossbars.
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37 minutes ago, Kodak101 said:
Hmm, must have gone out of print in the last couple years. I wouldn't give it too long before Mitchell decides to do a new edition, it's too popular a book to let it stay off shelves for too long.
Depends on who owns the rights to the book since he passed away.
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2 hours ago, Welshmike said:
I checked Amazon, look at Nachako post, and Ebay. Nothing much below $500.
Mike
It's a good book but it certainly isn't required to find fish on the eastern slopes. The McLennan book should have all the hatch charts and everything else you need.
2 hours ago, Welshmike said:Hi Mate.
Forgive my ignorance, I forget how big a State Alberta is ( I am from Wales ). I will be based in Calgary, will have a 4wd and willing to drive wherever necessary. Wish to wade fish for trout, and my trophy fish days are over. Experienced, but not so keen on long hikes or bush bashing. Advice would be humbly accepted.
Mike
What do you consider a long hike and bush bashing? 4wd is nice to have but not required.
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The spammers seem to like the new format...
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3 hours ago, sldrose said:
i'm not a purest though when it comes to a traditional swing.
I'm more than happy to throw slightly upstream and add the occasional strip/jig till it starts to swing as you'd do singlehanding from the bank.No reason you can't do the same with a double hander, esp since it's big trout not steelies you're targeting
Nothing wrong with stripping your fly in with the two-hander. I'll cast, mend, then strip on one cast then on the next I'll mend, step step, swing through to the dangle and then strip.
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18 minutes ago, eagleflyfisher said:
This may derail this thread.
if it wasn't so frowned upon I'd like to go back to my felts of old.
i mentioned this to friend yesterday and he made a pretty valid point I thought.
for every fisherman wearing felt soles how many hundreds or thousands of waterfowl are flying from one water body to the next transferring the whirling parasite.
It's likely whirling disease has been around for a good long time and is wearing felt soles really making the problem worse?
If you're only using them on a single water body or drainage it's not going to be much of an issue. If you're the type who might fish the Elk one day, then the Oldman the next don't use felt and clean your gear. Whirling disease isn't the only thing to worry about either.
The vibrams take a little getting used to. I'm pretty used to them and even I noticed that the Bow has more slime or whatever on the rocks this year than usual so I grabbed a few studs and put them in.
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1 hour ago, KnotLikely said:
You also have the less expensive option of simply purchasing a single hand Skagit head for an existing rod like the OPST commando heads with floating or various sink tips. I have a 225 grain head that I'll often use on my 6wt Z-axis and it's great for the Bow. You can still do all your Skagit style casts in tight quarters (or just because you want to), and in general keep your fly in the water longer without having to false cast. You can bomb out big flies with long casts (especially with mono running line), actively strip or just swing; that said, I wouldn't say it's the best method for short line indicator nymphing.
If you decide you like that style of casting/fishing then get yourself the appropriate sized two-handed rod for the job i.e. 8wt or beefy 7wt for BC steelhead, and most likely east coast Atlantics, 9wt or better for chinook , maybe even get addicted an get yourself a more traditional 15' 10wt. and throw some long bellys!
I've been fishing an OPST for a long time and they're definitely great shooting heads for single-hand rods and short switches. But, I think it's a lot easier to learn the casts on a two-handed rod first then apply that knowledge to the single-handed rod. I learned to single-hand spey using a rod with a fighting butt and any time I was unsure of the casting motion I'd put my left hand on that as though it were the lower handle of a two-handed rod. So if the OP wants to do some steelheading in NW BC the 7wt two-handed rod is ideal and he can use that to learn the casts, then later get the OPST head for a single-handed rod on the Bow. Personally, there are some days I like to go out with the micro spey on the Bow and others where I take my 9'6 7wt with an OPST setup on one reel and indicator line on another.
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1 hour ago, bcubed said:
I remember when the spey fad hit here in a big way and guys were using 8-9 weights so they could turn over massive bull trout flies, until they realized that a 13' spey rod was essentially useless on the oldman/sheep/highwood. If you're just wanting to chuck seriously big bugs, you're not necessarily looking at the right tool for the job..
What are you talking about? I use my spey rod to chuck tricos on Stauffer all the time!
I agree with what Bron and bcubed have already said. My suggestion would be if you're going to start with one rod, go with a 7 or 8 in 12'6 to 13'6 neighbourhood. It'll be good for steelhead and you can still use it on the Bow but it'll still be a little overkill. Then if you decide you like it enough you can branch out and get a smaller 4 or 5 for the Bow and possibly a larger 8 or 9 for chinooks and atlantics (full disclosure: I have never fished for atlantics but I suspect you'd want a long rod with floating line for them). I've got my 12'6 7wt TCX for steel, a little 5wt Winston Micro Spey for the Bow, and a 14'3 9wt Z-Axis for chinooks. I think that gives me everything I need.
Another thing to keep in mind that I don't think anyone has mentioned yet. Spey casting is not entirely about distance, contrary to popular belief. It's about keeping your fly in the water longer because you aren't doing a ton of false casting. You don't need to be bombing 90 foot casts to catch fish, even steelheading.
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9 hours ago, Bron said:
What kind of breathable material is it?
Does the rubbing alcohol trick only work on Gore-Tex? I'm guessing that's what you were getting at.
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Went out for what was probably my last camping trip of the year. Wasn't as quiet as it was during the OHV ban but the beautiful fall scenery helped make up for it.
First campfire in months! Luckily I still remembered how to split wood and light a match.
Found some fish.
This guy broke someone off before I got him. If you want to reclaim your fly, sorry but it slipped out of my fingers and floated away.
Ciao!
The clouds kept threatening all weekend but other than a shower on Sunday morning it stayed dry.
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Fish more so they don't dry out to begin with...
I've also got a pair of Patagonia Ultralights and they're the same. To be honest, I always thought it happened with every wading boot and that's why Korkers made those rear entry ones.
Winter Fishing Article: Yesterday was almost the last day of my life
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Logs, out of control boats, rabid beavers, etc. can take you out in the summer too.