SilverDoctor
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AAAaaaaa.... My eyes my eyes!!!!!!!!
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rubber gloves gives you a good grip. Go to Canadian Tire and get a product called penetrating oil. Worked for me once. Soak it a couple of times. If you do get it unstuck a bit of wax helps as was already said.
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Very nice job, you should be proud of it. did you work from plans or just design as you go.
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The one pattern that I cant catch fish on are golden stonefly nymphs. I figure they should be absolutley on fire right now given that shucks are all over the rocks and the dry fly imitations are working, but all the fish are hitting the SJW or the other caddis/mayfly nymph imitations that I'm using.
Would someone mind posting a good bow river stonefly nymph pattern or two? I apologize if this topic has already been discussed.
Check my Alberta stone in the pattern area, It's been producing.
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Bring along some phesant tail andpale morning dunns. Caddis in various stages are on now.
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Did you peek in the dumpsters around where you parked? I doubt they would carry all that stuff too far..
Yes I spent 5 hours looking. Have a friend that is checking out pawnshops.
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I have had a terrible thing happen to me. I was on a business trip to Edmonton so I figured I would throw the Bamboo fly rod into van and swing around 22x on the way back and hit some of the small streams on the way back. In downtown Edmonton someone broke into my van and emptied it out.
I don’t much care about the other things that are gone or the broken window. The heartbreaker is the loss of my Thomas and Thomas Henry's Fork 5 wt. bamboo fly rod - 8 1/2' #5 (handed down from my Dad it’s Irreplaceable. I am completely heartbroken at the loss. The police say recover is slim to non and most goods with a name on it end up in a dumpster. On the very small chance someone on the board sees a bamboo fly rod for sale with the name on the case and inscription on the rod “Lornce Lisowski”. Please grab it and let me know.
Thank you all.
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Water temperature is always one of the keys. A thermometer is always a good investment. Amazing what your can find out about any body of water by a quick measure. I know areas of the Bow for example that can flux by 10 degrees in certain areas where springs etc come in and can drastically change insect and trout activity.
The rainbow trout’s ideal temperature feeding range runs from 44 degrees to 54 degrees. The ideal temperature is 54 degrees. For Browns 50 - 56 degrees, and the cutthroat’s ideal temperature is 50 degrees. This is just my personal experience.
But other factors such as cover, light and and general activity of the species as far as if they are nocturnal feeders or not. There are always those trout that act out of the norm. For example last weekend I encountered a big brown feeding along a flooded pathway 12 feet in from the river.separated from the river by 3 inches deep grass flooded water. The temptation of minnow fry was just too much.
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I applad your aim.
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I never get upset over such a small thing. Life is to short to use up with such trivial things. I usually thank my stars I was able to enjoy the fish even for a short time.
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Pflueger Trion and TFO rod. you can't go wrong with the warranty.
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"In my family, there was no clear division between religion and fly fishing."
~by Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It, 1976~
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Ditto that Lorance
Starting to occasonally hit the sweetspot on my Brad Hanson - The shooting capacity is crazy, it rips out line like mad - I love it. Already saving pennies for a 10 wt ( dreams of N Thompson and fat Salmon dancing in my head LOL)
Its funny, I have put in about 6-8 hours of practice still using nothing but a yarn indicator (the wife thinks I am full-on nuts, when I explain that I don't want a fish on the line as it would just mess up my concentration and rhythm)
I hear ya, casting those double handers are an addiction. Talk about reaching out and touching pocket water way out. wow! Love the long reach for high stick bounce and Czech Nynphing. I was swinging emergers last night and did 12 browns. The real joy was last year I had a terralbe case of tennis elbow. My quack said to quit fly fishing for a while. It hasn't returned since using the Spey rod. Much easier on the old Doc arms.
Tying up some Spey type minnow imitations for just after the flood. Took some measurements of flathead fry sizes from last year. Let your know how they work.
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Pocket water is where the river cascades into broken white pools, places where the water swirls drifts and eddies into tiny smooth pools, broken by rocks and boulders scattered all over the river and cause pockets of short water all around them. The water tends to move in all directions. Pocket water is easy to distinguish from other sections of the river because it has an almost whitewater rapids appearance. It is not easy water to read or fish. When you are going to fish pocket water, the harder it is to get to a spot, the better the fishing will usually be when you get there.
Start at the back of the pocket run and work your way to the front. Target one current break at a time, such as a large rock, and fish it until you are satisfied that the fish will no longer bite. I love targeting pockets with large Wruff flies before deep nymphing.
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Darn, another Spey rod to save up for.
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yes give us a full review.
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They take flies very well. Nymphs and dries.
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I'll post it when I get proper illustrations done, with step by step instructions, as it requires the visual component to make it easy to learn and tie. Hey Doc, could you do the illustrations for it and I can write the text etc?
Sure, I'll work on it next week. Spending the weekend on some of the small streams near Sundre.
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The Palomar knot is on many web sites, its not much of a secret. Didn't know it was your knot thou Toolman, I've been using it for 20 years, must be a varition.
Actually the Palomar is a normal knot but Toolman has developed a variation of it for hook bend tying that is superb. Very original.
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I really love Partridge of Reddich. Solid hook and scary sharp. They're barbless Flashpoint series is great.
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Too bad there isn't a Mac verson
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I did find the 67(8) wt Rio multitip in a dusty back corner that Brad Hanson, the rod builder reccomended (my rod is 11'6" 67 wt) - and TM, I did end up with the Flueger 12wt reel for about $160 - the line was $150 and I went with 250 yds of 30 lbs gelspun backing (funny when you consider the rod cost me less than $200 eh) - still tons of room for disattentive reel-in if need be. Got out on the bow for a few hours and sent a few nice casts - the water was a bit to fast and I ended up skating lot so I am heading to Wapta one night to try a little more manageable water. So far I am loving it - still can't determine if I should use the weight compensator sub tip or not - will have to mess around a bit I guess (I think it would be better to figure it out myself instead of asking the builder)
What backing to line knots are you guys using - salesman told me the albright would slip with a big fish - so as a temp I have an albright but I loon UV knotted it for extra strength - I plan to change it to an albright on a bimini twist - just wondering what you guys are doing for this one ?
Also leader-wise I cut the toothy critter portion off one of my Pike leaders and added 3' of 2x tippet (10lbs) - it seemed to lift and roll a clouser no problem at all this weekend - just curious what you guys are running for a leader recipe ?
My son bought me a Rio Windcutter for Fathers day so I'm anxious to try it out. I like the loop to loop connections and have used the Rio Braided Loops, they are made for the larger Spey lines.
I actually have a number of leader combos depending on how and where I'm fishing.like Toolman I use a tapered leader, about 6 feet of the butt end. I then add 2 - 3 feet of leader material depending if I'm nymphing with droppers or setting up a Czech Nymphing rig. I've been using a furled leader for dries and a straight 3 ft 8 lb for streamers. I'm still experimenting with different rigs.
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With light wire on small flies (18 - 20) I lay on the entire shaft then wrap; tying thread the entire length. With heavier wire on large flies I'll often flatten the wire with smooth pliers first. Tie in a tag facing forward then double back the wire before wrapping the length of the shaft with tying thread. I always try to tie in the wire under the hook shank. It's less obtrusive that way. With larger flies I start my dubbing or other body material a wrap or two behind the wire rib before starting the rib winds. Starting ribbing from the very end on larger flies has a tendency to roll off the end of the body material. It also helps to bend the wire after tying it in at a 90 degree angle before starting your wraps.
hope this helps
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This is my most successful golden stone taken after the Alberta stone pattern. Simple and quick to tie.
What Would You Do....
in General Chat - Fishing Related
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I wold leap several times to throw the hook. If that didn't work head for some submerged dead falls to wrap around.Other than that I wold hope it was catch and release water. Sounds likde a Pita question.