bigalcal

I set up the "Cutty Hut" this past weekend. Pulled it up the FTR from Coleman the rainy Saturday. A few flakes of snow at Dutch Creek overnight Saturday but Racehorse got a few inches. It was pretty wet and cold for a few days but cleared up. River levels are way below average

A great start but we all know that there is no manpower to enforce these regulations....it's nice to know that a citizen can provide a video or a licence plate and get results. I'm telling!!

I just got one and I'm going to spool it up on the Galvan reel I won at the Fly fishing expo, then attach it on my new 3wt (Winston Nexus) for "Cutty" season. I will give you a review mid June!!

If you are around the Oldman/Livingston area.....drop by the "Cutty Hut"!!

How he and you react to this is key!!! If he really want's it....he'll get it. If you want it more than him.....different story.

I just discovered "tippet rings". Anyone tried them? Thoughts?

Unless I was doing something illegal, and I don't, I would have no problem having a drone film me.....I would be flattered. What's the big deal?

Don't get me started!!

This makes me even more appreciative of winning a Galvan reel at the Fly Fishing Expo!!

Coooool!!

If you live in Calgary head down to the Fly Fishing Expo next week and try out all the new gear.....

Taco.....I was referring to myself. The 14" wheels and a '93 Mazda truck can't do much more than that!! But back to carrying rods....when I hole hop I have a magnetic rod holder that I purchased from Cabela's that I attach on the truck just above the windshield and then slide the reel under my wiper and placing the rod in the holder. I have customized the holder by adding a strap which holds the rods in their groove in the magnetic holder securely. It may be risky.... but so far no problems. I only use it going to and from my campsite to the fishing spots. If I could copy and paste links on here I would show you the holder.

Are you looking to build something for high speeds on Deerfoot (110kph) or rambling down the Forestry Trunk Rd(50 KPH)....big difference.

Haha!! BBT...you're killing me!!

Have you tried adding an insole to your current boots? This would fill the gap that was taken up by the neoprene from your waders. I wear Cloudveil wading boots (since discontinued) and they came with an insole for wet wading. Might be worth a try.

Flyfishfairwx..........Always love gratuitous plugs of the "Cutty Hut" in the "Multimedia"!!

I'm no expert but can't you move your head more than your chest ? It seems like a no brainer...but that's just me. I enjoy viewing all fly fishing moments!!

Hope you find it 'cause I would enjoy seeing the pics. Every year the area changes. Some stretches disappear only to uncover new ones.

My vision is OK for long distance but sucks close up. I wear progressive glasses at work because I can't wear "readers" as every thing else is blurred when looking "up". For fishing I wear polarized bifocal readers. I have a few pairs of the "Guidelines" as well as a recently purchased (E-Bay) pair of Smiths. All work well and were less than $70. I would guess from my experience. that if your vision is OK except for reading etc. polarized bifocals may work better than progressives as the progressive lens is set up to look straight ahead and the peripheral is blurred. You may miss a rising fish "in the corner of your eye". ...my .02 centavos.

I believe "Streamwatch" was an attempt at improving enforcement in some areas. It was a privately funded program that paid for a student from a Conservation program to patrol the rivers etc. It has seemed to have fallen to the wayside. This forum did a lot of fundraising for it. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

While in my teens my family would camp near Lake Placid in New York state's Adirondack Mountains (Early '70's). There were a lot of stocked lakes and I was mesmerized watching people fly cast. later I worked in a sporting goods store and bought a rod and reel with my staff discount. I used to practice casting in my back yard and then go back and fish those very lakes with minimum success. I would also fish the Ausable and Chateauguay rivers, I moved to Banff in '78 and a co-worker and I would hike to high lakes and fly fish there. I then stopped fly fishing for 20 years. I then met a guy 11 years ago who would get me back into fly fishing and camping. We would go fishing/camping to Waiporous as well as the Upper Oldman area. It was awesome to be out there again. He would leave me on the river and he taught me nothing about the sport as I realized, being self taught. that I had a lot to learn. I began to tag along with a couple of customers from the pub that enjoyed fly fishing. We would go to the Crow and the Oldman and I fell in love with that area. I bought my own vehicle and I'd go camping down to the Oldman every week on my days off. I would be camping every week from opening day until October. I did this for a few years and then I bought a trailer and would park it there seasonally. The trailer was subsequently named the "Cutty Hut!! I have just finished my 5th season with the "Cutty Hut" and I have to admit I'm starting to know what I'm doing. For sure I have a wrinkle in my casting that I need fixed and I'm not a good nympher and I've never thrown a streamer but I feel more confident out there, I've had many FFC members join me at the "Cutty Hut" and I enjoy there advice and listening to their stories. I feel that no one knows everything about fly fishing but I enjoy gleaning bits and pieces from the people I meet. Oh.....I've never fished the Bow!!! Look at me!!!!!!!!!! I have 1,000 posts!!!

Try all the rods you mentioned and more until you find the one that feels right, ie Don't look at the name, cast it. You might be surprised.

It's crowded enough down there!!!!

Are they in the rock on the river? If it was the Liv I would say holes from shotguns!!

Yup......There's always something going on if you look around while fishing. To stop and "smell the roses" is an understatement. Thanks for sharing your experience(s)!!