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Sallieus jaundisae,ha! Actually...serious question about these stoneflies....are the females much larger than the males,as in almost twice as large? Reason being,I was at FCP mid afternoon the other day,and the grass/bushes held loads of these Sallys.I noticed a small "Sally" (sz14ish?) mounted on the back of a much larger (sz 8-10?) Sally in what I assume was some mating ritual? Anyhow....the smaller ones (males?)seem much more common...just wondering which, if either,is more significant from an angler's perspective?

Fwiw,this winter I watched an interesting Kelly Galloup video that advocates using dull flies and beads vs. bright beads and flashy patterns on dark,overcast days,the theory being that bright beads imitate the gaseous bubbles created by nymphs which reflect sunlight on bright days.He claims that bright beads on dark days appear unnatural to the fish,and better success using dark beads in such conditions?I haven't had the chance to test his claims in a side by side comparison....say,using two identical nymphs on a dark day aside from the beads being the only difference.....but who am I to argue with KG? It makes sense to me in theory at least.....and maybe gives some validity to an old Atlantic Salmon adage..."dark day/dark fly,bright day/bright fly"? So that said....my offer to take those flies off yer hands still stands,haha.

Dull beads can't be shined up and won't catch fish,especially if they are already tied into a fly pattern,you need to discard all of them immediately.Just so happens I'm making a dump run this weekend and will properly dispose of them for you. Address?

By chance is BBT and Halfsack from SoA one in the same? Sorry they killed you off man....that was sad.

I don't nymph much neither,but I've used them swinging tandem wet rigs,or a bugger and wet etc.?I just tie the ring to end of leader/tippet as per usual,then about 2' of tippet to the (heavier)point fly,and 6" of tippet to the dropper.I use perfection loops to attach the flies to the ring,and snug them up real tight on the ring at 90degrees to each other.

IF4 2016 nominee!

Thx for the road report,but I'm back in Rocky for a few days,then home in CGY for 7 off starting Sunday.

Hmmm,I wasn't on the Elk at all,just round and round between Lovett and #2 mine entrance staging out of Edson .....but the Trunk was nice from Elk-Nordegg travelling to and fro Rocky a few times this month.

Tri-drive quad wagon.....Jerkn dirt n pushn pebbles. I tell the ladies I make the earth move....40 tonnes at a time. ......and no,they're usually not impressed.

It only makes sense that black bear attacks are more common then grizzly with close to 1 million black bears inhabiting the entire 4 corners of the continent vs <20,000(?) grizzlies confined to mostly remote areas in a handful of Rocky Mt states and provinces. At least 50x more blacks than grizzlies in North America,but nowheres near 50x more attacks from blacks.Id think grizzlies are far more aggressive,there's just not as many of them.Not even sure if "aggressive" is the proper term,but they are simply an apex predator that doesn't need to flee nor take any crap from anybody nor anything? Just be thankful there's not a million grizzlies roaming the continent?

Theres a poster/sign at the 22X boat launch parking lot that gives the approximate times for the popular floats...Glenmore-22X-Police-Mckinnons-Caresland. I "had it" saved to my previous phone pics,but lost that phone without backup.along with almost 1000 pics and 400 mostly irreplaceable contacts ....arrrrggggggg!!! Anyhow,if you live nearby,have a look.Sorry,I can't spit out the times off the top of my head,but I'm sure most experienced floaters can. Fwiw.....I would think late June would be pretty fast floating as well as potentially the most dangerous time of year for a bunch of inexperienced kids in canoes of all things....I'd reconsider your timing.

Just a heads up for anybody fishing south of Robb.....Embarrass River to Pembina Forks/Elk R. Rd area,Lovett R.,the pit lakes etc.....ripn up and down the trunk road 10x/day for the last 2 weeks,I've had over a dozen sightings and identified at least 7 different grizzlies. ....so that said,I would recommend wet wading in sneakers,and bringing along your fat lil fishn buddy in his neoprene chest waders for insurance,haha.

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Haha....I'm hardly what you'd call "sophisticated"....and actually do wear a hardhat daily in my blue collar oil patch world.....but never while fishing.Never been a fan of weighted streamers,at least not casting them with SH rods,and much prefer sink tips in that regard.Ive only relatively recently accepted moderately weighted flies into my arsenal since being bit by the Spey bug,as the 2H'ers do indeed launch them safely and efficiently.....but I decided well over 2 decades ago that attempting to double haul a dumbbell streamer to swing thru a lie 80' away was just a bad idea all around.Most of my streamer/wet fly swingn' is done with sink tips,Spey,or both these days,the SH rods are reserved for tiny creeks and/or dry fly duty......no hardhats required,although on occasion I've seriously considered getting one of those sports novelty/double beer holder hardhats specifically for fishing.

I "had" a kayak,and if I was to do-over,it would DEFINATELY be a sit-on fishing/hunting style vs. the traditional sit-in cockpit like my previous boat. It was fine for what it was,that being a touring model with fore and aft watertight bulkheads with loads of storage room for overnighters(OldTown Heron 14')......but I just found it very difficult to get in and out of safely on anything other than a relatively flat beach,shoreline,or extreme shallow water where you could ground it out. I "thought" it was gonna be the catsazz for fishing and warerfowling,but on a river like Bow for instance,it's tricky to get out of in most places if you want to wade,or on smaller streams if you need to walk it down thru some rough stretches,and on an icy cold November duck marsh in knee deep water.....good luck not taking a cold dunk. Sit-on tops are far better suited for hunting/fishing applications.

Envious!!!How'd things turn out with your stolen boat?Recovered?Replaced?

If you strike out at FTs,Cdn Tire Shawville has lotsa FishPond gear,not sure about the tippet holder though?WTF,you'll be in the neighbourhood anyway?

Yea they're pricey but....buy once,cry once.

That's how I like my women too.

Born n raised NBer,the Restigouche is still on my bucket list,and unfortunately now as a non-res can no longer apply for the Crown Reserve water. Always got my chrome fix on the Miramichi,with lotsa family along it's banks and Dad now retired to his camp near Doaktown.Many years of fishn Boisetown-Blackville on the Main SW,with the odd day here and there on the tribs,Cains,Renous,Dungarvon,Sevogle,Little SW,and one of my favorite trips was doing overnighter floats on occasion way up in the SW from Juniper-Half Moon.

I find nymphing with compact heads,whether Scandi or Skagit ,is fine at close to medium range,but for distant drifts the running line isn't conducive to ease of mending.I've considered picking up the full length Speydicator line,but can't really justify it for the little amount of nymphing that I do,plus consider it would require having to carry a dedicated spool.....but for an enthusiastic 2H nympher,it seems like it would be the answer?

"Dreaming of summer in NB/stuck in Alberta" ......fixed it for ya.

Montana?

These work no doubt...looks like a winner,very nice tie as always Doc.

I have the exact same setup and it's my #1 go-to for the Bow...swingn soft hackles. Love swinging those soft hackles.