SilverDoctor

A shame, it was nice and close to waters I fish and a nice meeting palace.

Do you have the book "Trout" by Bergman? It's his definitive work on wet flies.

Very nice thanks for posting.

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No difference that I’ve noticed, I walk and wade a goodly part of the time. Good places in the entire river. Mind you I often look for places that have less traffic.

Wonderful, congratulation’s!

Looks like a Coachman wet, nice job. They fish great.

I noticed this on another site and wanted to share it. The power of words http://www.youtube.c...5m7oU&vq=medium

I realize that this is a hot topic but please treat other members with respect.

Wonderful piece of art.

Some of us that are not old and moss covered like old Doc here may not know what snelled hooks are. I’ve heard it referred to a many times as a barbed hook on a number of forums. It’s actually a knot we used years ago that permanently attached eight or nine inches of leader to the fly, with a loop at the end of the line. It allowed quick change up of loop to loop to a brace of flies. In essence droppers tied to flies. I still use this system in some fishing situations.

The peeking caddis copies the cased caddis. If you turn over stones on a reualr basis on the Bow for example you’ll find them in sizes from about a half inch to a couple inches long. The case they buildis always longer than the caddis itself by about a quarter.

I phoned Fish and Wildlife this morning, I tie commercial flies and need to know the current standards. Yes the barbless hook law is not being enforced "at this time". The person I talked to said this is due to the Canadian Fisheries act which was rewritten and the Barbed/Barbless hook section was not included. I was also told to carefully watch for a change back to barbless. They could not give me a time just to be careful and keep an eye on future changes. I personally am against barbed hooks for catch and release simply because of the damage I've seen. I've guided in Ontario, BC and Alberta and witnessed fishers who get frustrated because a barb is stuck in a fish. The result is ripping it out, instead of taking the time to extract it properly, it does take time to do properly . The other problem is barbed hooks take longer to extract resulting in a fish being out of water longer. A deterrent to catch and release. I will continue to pinch down the barbs on all the hooks I use. I have fished for well over 50 years and have nothing but the highest respect for all the species of fish I pursue.

Not sure how this happened, I thought it was law as it's in the regs. My own use of barbless will continue. Such a shame. The biggest problem I see here is the lack of knowledge as to how to remove a barbed hook properly from a fish without ripping and damaging delicate parts

Only if one carries two small silver cups to toast the fish.

Good peeking caddis, a fly most people don't use but very effective if fished right.

Wool or a blend

Nice job on the quill wings. At one time they where a standard in dry flies.

Absalutly wonderful pictures, thanks for posting.

Nice job on the Steelhead flies Adrienne, they look real tasty.

Bought a 55" LG at costco last year, wonderful picture.

Nice Stimmy Jordo, I always love the pumpkin color legs

Well with winter showing itself its not a bad time to check you fly gear. Certainly some of us fish through the year but traditionally winter is a nice time to check out your equipment and dream about the new season. Some of the things you might want to start with. Clean you cork fly rod grips with dish soap and water Wipe down clean and wax your fly rods Clean your fly lines Wash those vests and other equipment Scrub your boots down and add preservative where applicable Sort through flies Sharpen hooks Clean sunglasses Check expiry date on bear spray Replace old leaders and terminal tackle (check for kinks and nicks) Replenish Scotch supply (or other necessary beverage) I wrote an equipment care article a while back that you could have a peek at if you like. http://lornce.wordpress.com/how-to/

Fished them over the summer with good results. They float low which is what one expects from foam but don't completely sink when the other materials are saturated. Certainly give you a few more casts before you need to change up. Without materials they float better than a hook with just body material that sinks.