Aiptasia

What a fantastic term. Thank you for this, as I have never come across it.

Well, if it was a female it should be spey. Unless you wanted to breed her. I guess if it's a male and you neuter him you could call him barbless. But actually: Pike Fly Bow Snag Leader Rise I think ultimately "San Juan" would be a good Schnauzer name. Okay, maybe not good. But I will try and think of more.

Really having fun playing with articulated flies. Slowly, ever so slowly, they are improving.

Had a tonne of fun chucking this streamer this weekend, worked really well.

She is getting there, I don't know if she will ever go crazy like me - but it is definitely nice to have her as a potential fishing partner. Also is nice because now she is probably more willing to go out on the boat and I have an extra person able to row!

Not really sure where to post this, but I figure I should share as it was a pretty special experience for me. So, this weekend I went out to my favourite spot on the Oldman and I convinced my fiancé to join me on the river. She isn't overly interested in fishing, but she wanted to go for a hike and bring her book and maybe try fishing for a little bit. After a decent first few hours where I was fishing and she was reading/snoozing she wakes up and decides she wants to try. Now, I was fishing with a orange stimi with a dropper and catching everything under the surface with not a sniff to my overly fluffy strike indicator. Most of the fish were fairly small, besides the whitefish which were actually pretty decent sized. Point is, I had no action on the surface so had very little expectation for this when I pass her my rod and give her a few casting instructions on where she should put the fly. So, maybe her 10th cast she puts it behind this rock right besides the bank which was more or less right under her feet -- I place I would have never thought to place a fly. Sure enough, a respectably size bull trout comes up and has a savage take on that stimulator. Her very first fish is a bull trout on the surface, on a day when more or less everything was under the water - I have never had a bull trout come up on the surface for me in my life. She didn't want to lift the fish out of the water even for a second because she wanted it to stay wet and happy. This was the only photo where you can even tell she had a fish as she was repositioning her grip on the net. What a champ, I was very proud and it was a special day for me to see her be so excited afterwards. I think it will be easier to convince her to go fishing the next time.

Ahh too bad! I would have bought it. I'm sure you will find someone - thanks for the heads up.

Thanks for the replies everyone! I ended up going with the pyramid anchor from fish tales. At the end of the day, I would much rather support them than Bass pro anyways. See y'all on the water!

Quick question to those experienced with drift boats on the bow. I'm in need of an anchor, and am considering two options: Option 1: 30lb pyramid anchor from fish tales. I know it will work just fine. $130 Option 2: 30lb "river anchor" http://www.basspro.com/Bass-Pro-Shops-River-Anchor/product/45253/# it is $55 Option 2 is clearly cheaper, but I am leery to spend the money on something that wont really work only to then have to buy the anchor I know will work. Is option 2 an option at all? Thanks!

Hmmm, this is a really good idea that I never would have considered. Thanks for the input!

Hi everyone, I mostly lurk around this forum, which I appreciate because there is some great information (thank you!). This said, I was wondering if anyone knows where I would be able to rent a drift boat from? I saw some adds on Kijiji but they never returned my e-mails. I'm thinking about buying maybe next season and in the meantime want to get out without hiring a guide.