SilverDoctor

A couple that have worked well in the salt are the Rolled Mudder, Green Coho Mudder and the Handlebar (although it's a good Sea run Cuttie fly) its caught its share of Coho for me.

Hi Paul, like a few of my commercial flies you won't find the recipe readily online as it a tweaked original. Here it is. Hook - #8 Stimulator Tail: - Gold Turkey Bidots Body: - Yellow foam Rib: - Brass wire Underwing: - Red & Green Fashabo Wing: - Summer Deer hair or elk Body hair Legs: - Black and green Sililegs Head: - Yellow sparkle dubbing & Yellow Foam

On topic comments please. no attacks, any more and banning will be forthcoming. I will keep this forum civil. Please respect one another.

Must get up there this year.

Don't float the fish go inside to get out of the rain and there's usually much more hatches of those pesky mayfly trout food not to mention less competition on the water and Trout are less spooky. Terrible time to be out.

Yep done.

A glut of Golden Stones (Doc's Goldn Stones)

Don't forget to look at past posts on this forum. an awful lot of stuff here.

The Bow river can be an ever changing and fickle mistress, think of the love of your life, mix in a bit of Marlin Monroe and a dash of Carol Bernett. I've fished and guided on her since 86'. Most people can hang a big metal wire hook under a bobber and say they can fly fish the bow. The real difference of fisherman to fly fisherman comes with figuring out tactics for what is on the menu on the Bow, not only from season to season but run to run. Sometimes you have to fish her with your eyes long before you commit to water. Hire a guide, but ask first what they can teach you. Some will take you for a boat ride and most likely catch some trout. Others will teach you about fly fishing and the Bow River. Most likely you won't catch much but learn enough to last a lifetime. By the IMHO a 2 hour session is almost worthless. Go for a day, it offers them the opportunity to judge what you know and need to know. Just my 2 cents.

Such a wonderful selection of Fly rods here. At no point in history have we had so many great products available.

Clover is the only thing that makes my lawn green

CBC new here if you haven't read it as yet. There are a number of summer camps in the area. Hope the smell doesn't bring in too may big predators ----------------------------- Hundreds of dead fish are rotting on the shore of a lake in Kananaskis Country, after low water levels combined with above average temperatures dealt a fatal blow to the lake's trout population over the weekend. Sibbald Lake, which was freshly stocked with an additional 1,000 rainbow trout on Friday, was lined with fish corpses and swarming flies by Monday. "It's possible that everything we put in, unfortunately, has died," said Ryan Lyster, a fish hatchery technician with the province. "The main thing is disappointment … we raised these fish for a year," he added. Lyster says the temperature was about 16.5 degrees, oxygen levels were normal, and other conditions were favourable when they stocked the lake on Friday. But over the weekend, higher-than-average temperatures caused the already low water levels to warm to 23 C. "That's possibly the reason why we had a fish die-off over the weekend," he said, adding that Sibbald Lake's water level has also dropped in recent years as a result of low spring precipitation. ----------------- Calgary Sun Spiking temperatures and shallow waters are being blamed for a mass fish die-off in a Kananaskis lake. On Monday, the bodies of hundreds of rainbow trout began washing up on the shore of the lake at the gateway to Kananaskis Country, just days after officials with the provincial ministry of environment and parks stocked the pond with about 1,000 fish for anglers. Ryan Lyster, a Calgary fish hatchery technician, said officials who stocked the lake on Friday tested for water temperature, PH levels and oxygen, and all those factors aligned with provincial parameters. But with the water level being lower than normal this time of year — a combination of lack of precipitation and low run off — the water temperature soared from a comfortable 16.5 C Friday to a scorching 23 C by Monday. “With all that heat, they likely heated up very quickly and that probably substantially resulted in the fish die-off,” Lyster said. “We haven’t had any problems with that lake before now.” On Wednesday, officials removed the rotting corpses of 500 dead fish from the banks of Sibbald Lake, though Lyster acknowledges there’s likely many more still below the water that haven’t washed ashore. Calgary’s Sam Livingston Fish Hatchery produces about 1.2 million fish (primarily trout) every year to stock Alberta lakes, with more the 2 million bred across the province. Lyster said while it’s uncommon to see mass fish die-offs, it does happen, particularly in balmier regions of southern Alberta. “It’s not super frequent, but it does happen from time to time,” he said. “We raise fish for people to enjoy with their families so it’s unfortunate when something like this happens.” As for any impact on the surrounding ecosystem, Lyster said it will likely make no difference as the fish are introduced into the environment as stock for anglers. Meanwhile, Lyster added officials won’t re-stock Sibbald Lake until the province ensures it’s safe to introduce more fish.

Yep I had one, it's a good bobbin and its Canadian made but it's pricey. Although you could use standard spools of thread, I found I had to fiddle a lot during tying. My Norvice Automatic Bobbins suited my tying style much better. Plus they are a lot cheaper. I think I have about 6. It takes about a minute to transfer thread to the Norvice spool. No big deal. This is just my experience. Please try one for yourself.

Yep

Carried the cheap ones for years. They seemed to dull quickly, sure lost a few of those. I think the best pair I have are a set of SIMMs that was a xmas ift. Very sharp and handy. You can also buy replacement blades for them which is nice but I often sharpened the cheap ones after a season. The ones the OP described also are nice but bulkier. I have a pair on my tying desk that I use for general cutting. They would be really nice for cutting heavier tippets.

Most of the Fly Vests I have bought in the past have had a drying patch where you could pin your fly to dry, add a fly as you are changing patterns or just hold you existing fly as you are fumbling through your box. This last vest didn't have one. I've always used a fleece patch but flies do tend to fall off as the fleece gets matted. I've also had foam ripple ones that hold better and last quite a while. Some of the store bought ones are great but thought I would build my own. Here is an idea and I'm sure you can do one up if you need to. Start with a chunk of closed cell foam cut to size and a Safety pin, I'm using a piece of 1" thick foam here. Make a slot in the foam big enough to run the head of the safety pin through, I used an eXacto Knife. Of course taking care not to plunge the blade through yourself. We don't want the foam to change color. Put the knife away so you don't sit on it. Push the head of the Safety Pin through the slot in the foam. Oooo the suspense. Pin it to your favourite vest. Nice thing is you can make a few for vests, bags straps etc. Sometimes during hot summer days for a quick trip I just wander small waters with a couple of patches pinned to my shirt filled with flies. Hope this gives someone some Ideas.

For years I tied these quite large in the 4 to 6 + range. But after doing a few custom orders for guys fishing the Henry's Fork in 12 to 14 I found that although they are smaller than the real bugs, the trout cue into them without any problem. Plus that size is easier to cast.

Another thing I wonder is how the past 2 years of low water will effect our small stream fisheries. I know that Brookies can stand more fluctuations and warm water occurrences than Cutties. Our streams are again low the bit of rain has helped but they are far from average rates. I have to agree also with Jim. The size of Cuts have increased. Perhaps a factor with less competition of food sources. Size may equal more robusque spawners in the long run. It should be interesting to see what happens to the target streams over the next few years and how the balance will pan out.

I think we can see it as an experiment that showed what removing Brookies by anglers would do. I was chatting with Lindley the Provincial Biologist involved and he said basically although the Brookies were reduced Cutties and Bulls didn't move back in in bigger numbers. Too many other factors in play. The biggest positive that came out of the program is public awareness and the angler involvement with proper fish ID. I enjoyed the program while it lasted and am grateful to have been a part of it. I have to say I have always loved Brook Trout because of their beauty. And the opportunity got me out to some streams I might have missed. Along with that met some great people Except for Taco, who topped my totals every year.

Yep, been in the Bow for many years (I first saw it in the Bow in the 90's). Seems to "Bloom" more heavily in low water years. Chunks break off and float down and make it hard in some shallower areas to fish. Remember to rinse you wader's if you fish the Bwo and then other bodis of water. It is an invasive species.

They only send the Regulations to stores that sell licences.

By the way, you can also order them online and they will be mailed to our home.

I picked up 3 at the Beacon Hill CT with no problems. In the Geezer boat also. Maybe change CT's

I've processed a great many skins. Clean and trim as much fat off the flesh as you can. This is where a good small skinning knife shines. Pat down the inside with a paper towel to remove moisture Like albertatrout I give em a quick wash in dish soap to remove blood and dirt then rinse (you can forgo this step if it has been frozen, it will kill any bug eggs) although I do like to wash and clean skins and feathers. Makes them shine. Bow dry a bit and then air dry overnight Rub the inside of the skin with Borax (use lots) heap it on, salt also works but Borax works better Prop the skin open or as I like to do pin it flat on a board with thumbtacks, open it as much as possible, including pinning open tail and wings Add a bit more the next day, look for greasy patches to add to, keep an eye on it and add more as needed I sprinkle a bit of Borax on the fur or feathers also, keeps the critters away Leave it in a well air circulated area, in a garage is great, this is where pinning to a board is nice as you can lean it against a wall If grease or damp spots appear it means that you didn't clean enough fat from the skin. Give it another scrape in those areas I usually give it a couple of months, you can tell after that if you scrape a bit off and it is dry. When dry put the skin in a plastic bag on its own, keep it opened not zip locked for the first year. Avoid using Mothballs or the like. The smell never comes out and it can loosen fur Ceder chips or just pieces of Ceder wood does a great job of keeping pests away With small animal skins (not hoofed critters) I like to shampoo (a shampoo with lanolin) the skin and rinse, makes the fur really nice to work with. There was a time when the only real source of fur and feathers for our fly tying family was hunting in the fall. The wife still cringes when I stop to have a peek at a road kill. She hasn't quite housebroken me yet. Give me a shout if you have any questions on prepping.