SilverDoctor

I was taught to fly fish fish in the early 60’s by Dad and my Grandpa using a floating or sinking line depending on the water depth and conditions. Back then there where no indicators and single fly was the rule. It really taught you to keep a tight line and stay in contact with the fly. You needed to develop a feel and a bit of a sixth sense. It still is indicator fishing as you are often watching your fly line tip. Times do change, and so do techniques. I find a lot of people I see on the water have a method of fishing that they are comfortable in catch fish and don’t stray a lot, and that’s great. I occasionally use an indicator, especially in very deep water where a natural drift will not work. They make it easier to watch for strikes especially if you are unfamiliar with classic nymphing techniques, or some of the newer Czech or polish nymphing standards (that are no more than the classic techniques revisited). It’s a great way to get people into fly-fishing and gives you a nice visual focus. I find more sensitivity fishing without one gives me a more natural pretension, but it’s harder and does take practice to get the drift right, it’s not for the impatient. As far as indicators go the thingamabobber is the nicest although the often overlooked humble yarn indicator is more sensitive especially for smaller streams, its more like fishing a huge dry fly. By the way I once stood on a bridge over the Bow river looking at several fly fishermen drifting nymphs under big indicators and watching the Trout swim aside as the indicator drifted over them. Food for thought, fish do learn. I love to fish, whether is throwing a delicate dry fly with a classic bamboo rod, Lake fishing for rainbows with one for my modern sticks, swinging a big Intruder with my Spey rod or chasing Lake Trout and Pike with big streamers. I am a purest, a pure fisherman.

Oh Oh I somtimes wear a Fedora.....

Some Dark Montreals wet flies, Brookie candy

Another Mustang user here,

beautiful

I believe there was a price range of under the $200 involved here. Both Humminbird and Lowrance have great units, I'm picking up a Lowrance Elite 7 in the spring for the boat but the price will be quite a bit more. I've always preferred Lawrance. Many are switching to tthe Hummingbirds to run thier iPilots and electric motors. I think it really depends on what your budget iand use is going to be. It also breaks down to what brand you like.

I worked for an Ad Agency in those days and I remember them trucking in thousands of tons of snow for the “photo ops” and commercials we shot on the hill. The snow was then donated to the local hills for the venues.

We are celebrating the anniversary of the 1988 Olympic games. The Games led to the construction of numerous sports and cultural facilities in our city, providing many athletic and recreational spaces that are still widely used today, including: The Saddledome Olympic Plaza The Olympic Oval Canada Olympic Park lmost 10,000 volunteers played an integral role in what has been deemed one of the most successful Olympic Games in modern time. The opening ceremonies alone showcased roughly 10,000 of Calgary’s youth along with 40 social and cultural groups displaying their performances to the 60,000 thunderous spectators at McMahon. These are times we shared with the world more than two decades ago, but the memories remain fresh of Olympic pin trading, glasses at Petrocanada and those Sun/Ice jackets. Anyone have other memeries?

Lots of goodies here, thanks for posting.

Hope that it will be run again.

Verry cool

Beautiful fish thansk so much for posting.

Here's a nice wooly Bugger tie. Oh just a simple fly you say, no big deal why watch until you know the tier, who is also a fishing guide has only one arm. He explanis how he ties and its a joy to watch.

Love fishing for those Brookies, should really sign up for that project for next year.

And of course when you get one the water thier bighting on what you didn't bring.

We all get a bit rusty and crusty as we age I've found that artificial materials can change over time and weather, rubber becomes more brittle and discolor, natural materials stay the same. You can see it on many classic flies.

Great pix

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I know its a commercial but I still love it and Paul Harvey. http://youtu.be/sillEgUHGC4

That is wonderful, my Mom passed last year at 97. She grew up on the prairies in a sod hut and remembers the plains Indians coming through every year, they would stay a week and slaughter a cow in exchange for furs. My Grandpa passed at 105. Fly fished till 101, (we fished together on his last outing) he could still tie flies till the end, much slower but beautiful ones that I treasure. These people are living history books, I am so glad many of my relative kept diaries.

I was raisd in BC, guided there and ran a few small businesses, been in Calgary for over 20 years now, not far from retirment age but won't go back ot BC. Calgary is home with good waters, close to the mountains, love it here.

Thanks Pepper spring is tugging at my heartstrings.

Very nice take on a mudder.

Diane does fantastic work I have a couple of her originals and always stop into the booth to see what's new.

Veryy cool thanks for posting.