SilverDoctor

With new wild stuff I usually put them aside for a month or so in a plastic bag away from other stuff to see if anything developes. I always wash wild feathers and fur with hot water and hair shampoo. Air dry and stem the feathers to get the shape back. Seems to do the trick. My containers have some ceder in the bottoms and it seems to help. Never had a problem but I did once buy an eay cape that developed mites and ate up the cape in one week. never again from that seller.

Not a plug but I happened to slip by the Fishing Hole in the NE yesterday (damm them they're on my way from work) and they have just stocked their fly tying area. Lots of goodies. Fishtails also has a great selections right now when I was there last Saturday picking up rod building supplies. Supplies tend to thin down and get picked over as the winter goes on and stuff gets thinned down. take care all

Good survey, everyone should take it.

redd noun 1. A spawning nest made by a fish. 1. * 2007, Michael Klesius, Fishes' Riches, National Geographic (March 2007), 32, * * : A female chinook salmon digs her , or nest, prior to spawning in Oregon's John Day River. verb 1. (colloquial) To put on order; to make tidy; generally with up. ''to red up a house. 1. (colloquial) To free from entanglement. 2. (colloquial) To free from embarrassment. 3. (context, Scotland, and, Northern England) To fix boundries. 4. (context, Scotland, and, Northern England) To comb hair. 5. (context, Scotland, and, Northern England) To seperate combatants. 6. (context, Scotland, and, Northern England) To settle, usually a quarrel.

I detest intolerance. I have a number of gay friends that I am proud to know. This might be a banner served up along with someone's posted message. Would like to see it.

Economic slowdown.

If you have time could you post some pictures of it and the line. I love looking at old rods.

I've also seen a second and different female beat the hell out of a previous redd and use it.

I've seen redds in between less than 1 foot and 4 feet of water, I believe its more to do with the fish finding the right bottom structure that is the right sub straight with smaller pea gravel under a bit larger rocks. That with a combination of the right type of moving water and perhaps water temp in a given area. There is certainly common factors here that I see. Watching browns spawn over the years the females after digging rounded saucer-shaped nests in the clean gravel that lines the bottom to deposit to their eggs in. The area is created by the fish while lying on its side and beating its tail, allowing the current to move the gravel slightly downstream. After spawning with a mail or two the female then moves to the upstream edge of the redd, beating its tail one more time on the stream bottom, burying the eggs in lighter gravel. It's quite amazing. The freeze usually only gets to the tops of the heavier rocks because I assume the of the moving water. I have often checked on redds that I have noted the position on and there always seems to be moving water above them. I am certainly not a biologist but I believe the eggs incubate through the winter, hatch during late winter I believe, and the fry emerge from the gravel during the first warming days of spring. Anyone with more information on a biological level would be welcome to jump in here.

I only had to work half a day as my employer owed me some time. This isn't a fishing report. Two of the areas I hit had numerous redds. A few with with browns on them. One southern stretch has enough to make me not fish the area at alll. Please if you see light cleared patches patches of gravel and rocks... stay well away from the area and give it a very wide berth. These areas are very important and we should all act as thier guardians so treat them gently. Lots of places to still fish the Bow. Thank you all.

Here you go birchy, I lightened it a bit. apologies to flyon for altering the picture.

I normally get about 60. Our neighborhood in Marborough is getting older with more teens and empty nesters now. I usually turn out the lights at about 8:30 or 9:00. The little ones finish by then.

Lessons we don't do no darn lessons.

Had the opportunity to cast an old Greenheart with no markings last spring in BC and was impressed. Mind you splicing on a rod is interesting. I love bamboo, and fish it on small streams there is something about a rod with life. Also fish an old 7 wt Southbend on the bow. Mind you I need to rewrap it for next season. Does this mean you'll be making Greenheart rods? He He, Have you built any cane Speys?

What it does for me is allow me long distance casting with no back cast, double handed I find is easier on my body than double hauling. It's a good way to throw heavy rigs like large streamers and nymph rigs. There seems to be a misconception about the Spey casting and have seen posts that the rods are too heavy for the Bow. The rods I use are 5 and 6 wt and allow a good battle with a small trout. This is not to say I only use double handed rods all the time but on big rivers it's great. Keep your eye open for the next Spey gathering Toolman has and come and take a look.

Really great report

Yea I tie variations of all of these, the real trick of course is knowing when and how to fish them.

Always carry water. I have to much junk in my vest. I shouldn't fish alone as much. A dropped fly will never be found. There is a lot for fishing junk being sold out there. Rainbows are well named. Browns should be called Jewels. After 50 years of tying I still enjoy it and learn new things. A morning on a trout stream will add 20 years to your life. As you get older the rocks get bigger and the water gets faster. A sandwich at the bottom of your pack turns into something else. There are days on the bow when a bottle of scotch is better than a fishing rod. 30" + rainbows don't want to come all the way in for a picture for some reason. 20 minutes spent studying the water is always more productive in the long run than fishing it. Some of my old bamboo and fiberglass rods and classic reels fish equally as well as "modern" hi tech "better" ones. I love fly fishing.

Great post and pictures, looks like a wee bit of ice there. Just about ime for the long woollies.

Good point. There a a few high end reels that I would love to have, but don't need.

The season ends? Nobody told me that i fish all year.

Ouch!!!!!!!

Cut a taper at the end of your tinsel at the tie in point, make sure that your under wraps that the tinsel is wrapping over are smoth with a slight taper on the thorax, wrap with touching not overlapping wraps. Once you achieve a good wrap consistently try covering the underwraps with a bit of head cement then wrap. Makes it tooth proof.

Yea I fish the Skeena when I can, was raised in BC so know the waters. Sadly I won't make it out there this year. It smacks of a monopoly and cash grab to me. Just a bunch of guys trying to close the market and waters for themselves is my opinion. Email writing time.

Lots of excellent choices here, I do like my Islander except it's a bit to flashy looking. Probably depends on your budget and tastes. I have a couple of Pflueger Presidents that I'm happy with for a solid reel that you can bang around. Though one of my fav's is still my old Hardy Marquis. Something about them old clickers.