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cool, I think I'll tie some of those up for my next outing. I like the idea of keeping the front chenille shorter. Thanks for sharing!

It looks like this was filmed in Japan, but I am not positive.

-sightfishing for New Zealand browns -backpack and fish Yellowstone Park -Patagonia/Jurassic Lake retreat -Northern Manitoba for pike and brookies -South Ram River Canyon trip (working on that)

I picked up on a whole bunch of tungsten beads from Pieroway for .10 cents a piece

it's whatever you want it to be, but I'd say it's a little deeper than a sport.

great photos man, I especially like those larches

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Yeah, the didymo in my favourite fishing holes is much worse than the didymo I have found downstream. I am not sure why the didymo has not made it way downstream into the lower Bow (or has it?), but I'm sure glad it hasn't. I found it was particularly bad this year, especially during that week or two of floating weeds in the fall. The river was absolutely unfishable in the NW for a few days because it would coat your leader, tippet, fly, etc. on every cast! It is a major reason why I don't bother nymphing even at the best of times and prefer to focus on the hatches or toss streamers.

I've heard rumblings about this forever, glad I chose rubber soled again. On a side note, Montana has some of the most slippery wading I've ever experienced so I'd be interested to see how well this is recieved by anglers whose swear by felt. I don't want to get into the debate because I just don't know enough of the science behind, let alone the latest research) But...if felt is a problem, I'm glad western states like Montana are banning felt because it might protect our waters as well when they come up here. I thought Maryland, Vermont and Alaska did as well. And New Zealand?

Agreed, this stuff is a pain to dub but it sure makes a nice leech. Nice tie!

Fantastic fly, good job! I used to keep these shrimp called "ghost shrimp" or "glass shrimp" in my freshwater aquariums because they were great scavengers and cleaned the gravel real well, your flies look EXACTLY like them! http://www.fishlore.com/profile-ghostshrimp.htm

The rubber-soled boot isn't bad in most situations, but I think studded is a must on slimy rocks. I agree the rubber is very good for long hikes on mountain streams where slippery rocks are less likely and just for the hiking as well. The problem is the rubber is fantastic on dry rocks, but adding the studs makes you slide around on rock faces and some larger boulders. Without the studs you are ok on clean rock bottom streams but you will slip around in streams where there's alot of algae. I fish a bit in Montana and the guides out there appreciated when I left my felt boots at home. One of the reasons I got another pair of rubber-soled boots was because I heard that Montana was going to ban it real soon. Both pairs I've owned have been Simms. I think stuff like fly line, flies, neoprenes etc. dry between uses for the most part. Felt holds moisture longer and gives the didymo a place to survive between uses, at least that's what I've read. Another point that has been made is that the felt is rubbing up against the bottom of the river and picking up that stuff directly (although nymphs do a pretty good job at that as well).

That's good to know I can get a reprint, I don't know why the CO said I'd have to buy one then. Thanks Terry

I had an outing this year that goes down as the shortest fishing trip ever. Got up at 5:00 am and drove down south to a small stream on the FTR to meet a friend and fish fo the day...first day since the season opened and I was real stoked to catch my first cutty of the year and do a little exploring. Since we had two vehicles we parked one upstream and took the other downstream at least a few kms so we wouldn't have to walk back to the truck. Everything looked perfect...no other anglers, even had time to rig-up at the truck. Got geared-up and started to head down to the creek when a CO pulls up and asks us for our licences. "No problem, I've got mine in my... son-of-a-bitch!!!!" I emptied my wallet prior to my trip to the Bahamas and had forgotten to put it back in, so I pleaded with the guy and even offered to give him all my info so he could check that I had a licence. I explained that I had just drove 2 1/2 hours from Calgary and really wanted to fish. The guy ouldn't budge, he told me to drive to Coleman and buy a new one. I already did buy one and wasn't going to buy another one (besides they're bought online now) so I told my buddy forget it, I'll just head home and he could fish himself.

those Scierra CC3 waders are really durable and good value, they have lasted three hard seasons. I don't think Wholesale in Calgary carries them anymore, can't remember why but I think it had something to do with Scierra pulling back into Europe.

the only guy that keeps dwelling on the indicator is you Nobody said in their post that they use an indicator on small streams, let alone claim its neceassary. Some guys responded that they would take nymphs to a mountain stream. Get over it. Oh BTW, I ran into beedhead on the Crow several years ago and I didn't see an indicator on his line. Of course, I was using one

not always, that's when trying new flies helps. Sometimes people start early in the season or early morning and have a little more luck with nymphs on the dropper. Ilike fishing two dries during the mid-day too.

Why not just use a hopper dropper? When the cutty eats your "indicator" you still win.

orange/yellow stimulator, green paradrake, small parachute adams, flashback pheasant tail, and a realistic golden stonefly nymph

nice!

you took some pretty nice shots there, you captured it well in those pics from a few weeks back as well. Thanks for sharing!

so what's your problem? Is it the fact that more people are fishing the Bow or that more guys catching fish on the Bow nymphing with a worm? I have a suggestion, quit living in the past and just be lucky you got to fish the Bow before the pressure got to where it is now. I've flyfished the Bow only since the late-90's because I'm fairly young and lived in Sask half my life, you have a problem with me moving here? I don't need the Bow river reports from guys on here to know what to fish and where. This has been covered in countless articles in articles and books. Hatch charts are easy to find anywhere. I don't get your logic. Try fishing almost anywhere in Montana and the whole state has less people than Calgary. Maybe the problem is the increased fishing pressue is pissing you off because perhaps they've gotten harder to catch? The numbers are still pretty high based on the studies I've read, although I'd like to see them manage the whitefish fishery a bit better. So again what's your problem? Having to walk more than 10 minutes from your car to find some room?

wow, it's really great to hear stories about douchebags getting issued tickets, way to go Trailhead. I fish this general stretch a ton during the summer so I'm glad to hear there are people out there keeping an eye on things. I've called the RAP line on lots of fisherman, only had one confirmed conviction though. I 'd like to see a few more signs stating the regs in some of the more popular parks and access points in the city. I think if you could point at a sign it might be more convincing too.

I'm pretty sure that Vibram StreamTread is not the same as the old Aquastealth. There is a difference between the 2 and 3 year old rubber soles and new ones offered by Simms. Maybe I'm missing something and am totally wrong. I agree that Aquastealth wears away quick, which is why I think two seasons at most are possible with these soles. The new Vibram rubber is supposed to last longer than aquastealth and also grip wet and algae covered rocks better. I can't keep my boots from disintegrating (even Simms) so I don't care if my soles wear out... I need a new pair anyway.

I've owned some cheapies in the past and was lucky to get a full year out of them. My last pair of Simms L2s lasted twos seasons until the Aquastealth sole had finally worn away and the seams were starting to come undone. I went to Troutfitters a couple weeks ago and picked up a new pair of Simms Riversheds with studded Aquastealth for 25% off. I think they still have a bunch of boots there. I like the Aquastealth rubber but feel it is almost necessary to have studs to break through the slime so the rubber can stick. I know Simms switched to Vibram soles fairly recently. This could have been because some people complained about slipping on slimy rocks and stuff. These are not on clearance and I didn't pay the extra cash for the new Vibram sole, so I went with the old Aquastealth. Maybe somebody could vouch for the new rubber Simms uses compared to the old? All I've heard is the vibram is a bit better and cutting through the algae and its a bit harder of a rubber than the Aquastealth.