ye ai agree with flyfisherfairwx they should remain teh same.. there has bin a few opening days that have teh streams so high they are barely fishable and way more dangerous than the bow or other lower gradient streams in runff(wich are still can be deadly) if u were too open up in early april like some of teh browntrout streams that wouldnt be too bad but the fish would be sluggish..... if u want early season cutties go hit the elk!
take a drive out and go look at most of the streams that are closed right now.. u coudlnt wet a line even if you wanted too.. the bow the crow and a few others places that u halfto search out on your own.....that are open right now... and they are really the only bodies of water that do not have ice on them... mianly because of bottom drawn dams/water treatment making them icefree... all the other cutty streams n whatnot are frozen completely solid across the top right now so it wouldnt make a difference anyway... and the reason why i figure they are not open during runoff/break up would be cutt/rainbow spawning times.... hope that helps dude. i thikn the regs are set almost perfect for those reasons
i have a few ideas.. take a look at your christmas tree.... some real cool stuff too "hackle" streamers n nymphs forsure! wallymart n michaels has tons of cool yarns, tinsels, ropish type stuff aswell...... should have sumn in a day or two forsure!
like others mentioned i wear my breathables all year aswell.. just layer up i throw on some thermal unerwear and a pair of sweatpants and i find im fine.. double up the sock too.. i usually wear wool.. i always buy my stuff a little bigger mainly for this reason.. if u rind oyu boots are tight with extra socks jsut wear them a little looser so u can still keep up good circulation.. remember too keep your core warm too throw on a extra layer or two around your chest too keep extra heat in.... only thing i halfto say abotu the bow in teh north end of teh city is it is usually a little more frozen and alot of teh river is frozen completely over.. centre street too 4th looks good but above too crowchild was mostly frozen last i drove past....
iahve soem ideas forsure i jsu twatned too make sure and ask a few questions.. would dubbing brushes be allowed? or concidered? basically anything wrapped that has a stem and fibers coming off either side counts?