fishalot

Something about Dune's experience hit a nerve with me such that I think it warrants a few words of support, and maybe a chance to expand the rant a little. This is from somebody who has fished the Bow for over 30 years and has seen first hand the changes in the quality of the experience of fishing the Bow during that time. Obviously, going from a population of 600,000 to over a million since the late 70's has meant more pressure on the fishery. For many years this was not much of a problem as the majority of had a sense of flyfishing etiquette, but I have to agree with Whataniceguy that there has be a marked increase in ignorant and inconsiderate behaviour in the past few years. A few of my pet peeves; Crowding of fishermen that have walked into a run by drift boats as per Dune's day from hell Guide boats that drift through a run, then the guide jumps out and walks the boat back upstream so his sports can keep casting to the middle of the river. The guide has just waded through prime holding water with no consideration to anyone else fishing the run. You're on the water at first light during stonefly season. You're the first or second boat on the water, drifting down casting large dries to the bank. An hour into your drift a couple of ignoramuses in a power boat zoom past you, get to the next run, drift down while fishing through the run, motor back up and hammer the run several times before you get there. Then they proceed to the next run and repeat the performance. Same or similar-minded individuals speed past you in their jet propelled water craft, so close to you while you are wading that you have to back out of the water to avoid being swamped. And for tose guilty parties- don't use the excuse that the faster you go the smaller the wake. Power boats on a blue ribbon river just seems to me to be a travesty There - I've had my rant. This is from somebody who has been around a while, but rarely posts on FFC. I would be curious to know if there are others out there with similar years of experience on the Bow who might have the same issues, and usually keep their frustrations to themselves. Or maybe it's time for me to hang up the rods

I have 3 Orvis Helios rods, 4 and 5 wt mid flex and a 6 wt tip flex, all 9ft. I have been flyfishing for over 30 years, fished Sage, Loomis and earlier Orvis rods. IMHO there is no better rod than the Helios. Extremely versatile, effortless casting from dries to streamers.