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I think better fish handling is defined key to limit the odds on non infected fish! I've define tilt seen this on fish my whole life so I don't think removing the odd fish will eliminate the problem might slow some stuff down would be interesting to know if the low waters and higher condensed fish populations the last few seasons has something to do with a higher infection rate... I like the rubber nets far better than regular mesh I'm on board with doc and wettin your hands even during the off season fishing now to protect the slime is critical for sure in trying to limit the slime removed in tougher living conditions...

or worn a few models the optis and multis they are nice waders somewhere in the middle of the road I would rank them I really liked to option to roll down the tops and when crossing pulling them back up over my jacket and such if I needed to! they held up just as well as most other waders in similar price ranges

was great to meet everyone who attended and give a little guidance hope everyone had a great winter fishing if you choose to and get in on some more free seminars at their local shops!

toss some small klinkhammer specials in the box.. lots of midges out there also! thornburgs (somethings like that) to kinda half midge half house fly.. super small! trico patterns work well.. spend osme time looking at the water.. maybe 15mintues even walk into a tailout spook a few n see whats floating by!

sweet fish dude!

its not the skully its the materials.. either your materials are are off centre or you have too much on top or bottom... i find some flies if i get to much material underneithe and not enough on top the buoyance of the material makes the fly flip the wrong way... try pulling out some marabout too get equal mass top and bottom and at the same time making it centred.. probably have too much marabout leaning left or right typically the direction in with u wrap your thread causing everything to shift away from you.. hope that helps!

ive had korkers for years and love em with the studded rubber.... best sole for 24/7 365 fishing anywere in alberta and bc.. got the mountain goat chi with those souls

the opti searies is a awesome rod! super light weight with fast recovery! mid to tip flex definetly a rod most people can grow with and use for a long time! had one to demo for a few months when they first came out and loved it but went with the 693 for the bow instead! but as a prime all around rod the 5 is the way to go! if you want to spend a little less check out the evotec series they have 590s in mid flex mid action mid flex med fast action and tip flex fast actiuon and a little closer to your price range!!! same every thing just one rod to meet all 3 blank "styles"

if you plan to spend half your time or more not on teh bow or chucking streamers go 5! i like my 6 but use my 5 way more for nymphs n smaller streamers on teh bow only go 6 or bigger when i need big rigs heavy winds or extremely large flies! if it were a go to bow rod nymph streamner i would say 6 but the 5 will be a little nicer on the crow highwood lakes etc...

stick em in a coffee grinder fishinghogdaddy!! done it before it does work!!! same stuff as the white pouder!!! keeping the packs in nymph n streamer boxes is a good idea aswell!! specially for the big fly boxes!

still have some spots open next week if anyone is interested! rivers have bin fishing well as of late! specially if your looking to get into some good fish on streamers!

have you done a google search? ive had lots of clients with 6 and 7 piece travel rods from europe all companies are not big players over here but im sure oyu can get something sent your way!!! like bcube mentioned i would suggest spending the time stalking fish! or have a rod semi prepared i usually just have a ldear on teh spool not rigged up but the reel on teh rod sort of thing it can come in ahndy when u find a pod of fish working forsure!

it has bin a great winter and with spring officially here i figured i would post some of my favorites from the past couple months! bin lucky enought too see some good fish in all our streams come too hand and watched my girls get a few firsts as of late!!! hope yall enjoy! should be a stellar spring things are shaping up to be epic!!!

i am happy too anounce i will be offering my spring guide specials again this year on the bow and southern alberta streams for the months of april and may too all FFC forum members. over the alst 5 years i have bin lucky enough to get many members out on teh water and help them become sucessful anglers and learn some new things aswell! if you looking to master your favorite stretch or learn some new techniques/build on existing ones a day on the water with me will surely do so! specials are as listed below bow river float trips $400 1 or 2 anglers bow river walk and wade trips $300 for full day $200 for half day 1 or 2 anglers southern alberta streams $325 1 or 2 anglers lunch, terminal tackle and rods depending on the requirements are provided aswell! please email me at trips@bowcrow.ca or call 403 510 9810 for booking availability and more information!

u got it dude only reason i like my 12' 7wt for the bow is for bigger flies dont need anything more than a ype 3 tip right now but to push some big bugs u need a heavier line.. if its just little leeches n such my switch is my go to~!

nice dude!thanks for posting!

liek others have mentioned i think it is definetly growing every year i talk to and help more and more people looking to get into double handed stuff for various reasons. some learning to get ready for steelhead others want to swing big streamer rigs on teh bow or are looking for a long bomb streamer/nymph stick. i couldnt give exact numbers but definetly a growing past of the sport in my eyes. as far as a big surge im not too sure of that but constant growth forsure! wich is great!

i think the 7/9 will be fine for the MD 510 ive bin using a 8/11 classic lately on the 510 MD use to use my runner but have bin balancing my rods headier on the bottom to feel more balanced when forming the d loop... rather than the traditional way... im not afan of super heavy on the bottom but getting more that way.. i find it helps me work less with similar effort!

that is awesome!!! ive seen sculpin that big before on teh bow! they can get huge like 6"s or so!!! someone posted a photo waaaay back of a snake eating a little bow brown once! was pretty cool! ive say em hunging under water before but never with prey!! awesome stuff thanks for posting

thanks everyone! that pike had some lumps in her hope it was just a few suckers!!! and the pentax optio w80 is what ive bin using for 3 seasons... hope to start playing around with the nikon some this year!

highlight of the year for me mega bow pike on the sjw!