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Sweet rig Brent, I'm jealous as hell. That is slicker than rabbit turds.

Usually 2x for streamers, 3x for nymphing and 4x or 5x for dries on the bow. Most often it's S.A. mono. I tie my own leaders cause I'm cheap.

Tyson at Troutfitters was telling me the Sharkskin is the best line he's ever cast, I think I'll have to try some out, even at the high price it sounds like it's worth it. I've been using the GPX and I really like it, but maybe Santa will bring me a spool of Sharkskin this Dec.

Thank you, Ladystrange, because this forum wasn't wasting quite enough of my work day. I love the guys southern accent when he sings.

My girlfriend won a pen. That's right, a whole pen.

I use one as my main reel, no complaints at all. Keep the discs clean and you shouldn't have any problems.

9' 6wt St. Croix, but with a nice bonus coming at the end of the month, I get to go rod shopping! Gonna get a nice 5wt 4 piece.

Great shots DryFly! Those first two remind me why the Crow is my favorite river in the fall.

If it isn't hooked in the gills, eyes, or deeply in the flesh, it is no more harmful than in the top of the mouth. Still leaves a bad taste in my mouth though. BTW, the large group of big browns I stumbled onto last night were taking a size 12 pheasant tail. If anyone happened to notice a guy cackling wildly in the hail while he landed big fish after big fish, that was me.

Tremendous. Truly spectacular. Can't see it being any other way while I can still walk to the river and throw line. I had planned this spring to spend as much time down south as I could, but circumstances kept me on the central brown trout streams more often, which worked out well. I discovered the Crowsnest this year and was able to squeeze in three trips there, including one where I could do no wrong, and the 'bows launched themselves suicidally at my Adams all day long. I finally caught my first brookie, I finally caught a trout on the Dogpound, and I finally caught a real bow river brown on a dry fly. From south to north, I fished Crowsnest, the Oldman, Livingstone, Dutch, Cataract, Highwood, Sheep, Threepoint, Elbow, Canyon, Bow, Jumpingpound, Sibbald, Dogpound, Little Red, Harold, Grease, FallenTimber, BurntTimber, James, Red Deer, South Raven, North Raven, and a few trickles I can't recall the names of. I even caught trout from a few of these streams! I also discovered that I'm willing to hike quite a way to find large cutthroat, and there are a few lakes I will be returning to next summer, and a few I will be trying out. Most importantly, I know more than I did this spring, and that's what counts. Thanks for your help and advice everyone, the knowledge and experience on this site has helped me catch more trout.

I usually catch some little trout and lots of whitefish just nymphing close to the bank, they usually stack up in the current deflections. Try the reservoir right before ice-up, and right after ice-out. That's when I catch my larger fish there, at least.

Not Cataract, but don't worry, it's no secret hot-spot. Didn't even see a fish.

The fishing sucked, but it was a nice place to wet a line.

Incredible, HikeToFish. I will continue to live viscariously through your posts.

I save my streamer box for the winter mostly. Big brown or black or olive buggers are pretty much all I use once the snow hits. Nymphing works well too I'm sure, but I rarely feel the need to change from streamers. I caught more trout this february than I did this july. The key to cold water fishing in the Bow is to keep it deep. The trout typically won't move an inch to take your fly, so you've gotta put it right in their mouths for them. A quick sinking-tip line is helpful, as is some vaseline on your guides and tip, it'll help keep water from beading and freezing on your rod. I'm always disapointed at the end of a summer on the Bow, but I know I'll be slamming the big ones all winter. Of course, Toolman's spey techniques must take the cake in the winter, he can swing a streamer alot further than I can with my one-hander.

Is there really such a thing as secret classified water? Isn't that why it's classified? Because it's no bloody secret? Never stop with the fish porn man!

Gentlemen, I am beginning to rethink my opinion of a "big" bull trout. It appears I may have been mistaken. Looks like a blast.

My summer rod is a St. Croix, so it doesn't break. Buy one without a warranty and accidental snappings decrease immediately.

Yeah, like Terry said, it's hardly worth it to throw a fly out here right now. Sorry to hear it man, but we'll save you some trout for next summer.

Nice pic man. I love little brookies, which is good, because I've never caught one bigger than that. Very purty.

Looks like a blast! Those are some huge cutts man.

Hat and some stickers.

Twenty six, or, as my mother still tells me, "Old enough to know better".

Bow river; Catch a 25" + 'bow. Cutthroat stream; Fish virgin water. It's gotta be possible, somewhere. This wish could be directly related to my last trip to the Livingstone. Still water; Not smoke a pack of cigarettes while waiting for my indie to bob.

That bow is almost as long as your boy is!