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Studs work great if you are still inclined to wear felts which are still the best when they are new. Just remember not to step on your line and bring a peice of carpet if someone invites you for a drift in their boat as studs rip up boat floors quickly or better yet invest in a set of those fancy pataguici crampons which are easy to remove when needed

Islanders are top drawer but take a look at the others Tibor Everglades, Riptides , Abels they are all good just need to match model to species... as Iad said buy quality and you will not need to buy it twice. Oh and by the way its a bad habit and addiction sure to cost you a lot of $$$ IMOA

I have fished a lot out of a kayak over the years without any incidents mostly on lakes but I have used it on the flats at Carseland, it made it very easy to sneak up on sippers from below. I would love to try one of these on the flats in the Bahamas or Cuba..... poor mans flats boat

Check out Silvertip Outfitters on Yellowdogflyfishing.com if you want to be on the river 24/7

Lucky #7

That will put a different twist on sight fishing

Read up on it a bit They are native to the Beaver river system(who knew not me) and may have been illegally introduced to other rivers. In all waters other than the Beaver they may be caught and kept but must be dispatched immediately.

I do not believe there are any in our rivers with the possible exception of the milk as it flows south into the Mississippi drainage. I think we are talking BC waters?

Awesome build you have talented hands!

Tie them as they are fairly simple, greens and browns and mixtures of both do the trick and remember to keep them down on the bottom for the most part as the crayfish try to stay under cover after molt as they feel vulnerable. let us know how you make out

Born and raised here but my dads parents owned a lodge on Lake of the Woods so I spent summers guiding and fishing for smallmouth with a fly. Bass prefer young crayfish in the moult stage as this makes them much more palatible to them. Crayfish moult 5-6 times in their first year and less as they get bigger. I had good luck with rusty brown wooley buggers in size 2-6 with slight variations in color. I would imagine trout would prefer similar sizes but have not fished a lake that had both....BC? We used to cast to the shallows and crawl the buggers back across the bottom(weed guards are helpful or tie your buggers clouser style but be prepared to hang up now and then) Hope this helps.. sounds like a fun lake!

Feliz Navidad..... may you all receive a bonefishing trip for Christmas

Love to see one in the NW again Troutfitters sure is missed but at least the ones in the south are on the way to the river and you can find a parking spot

Hear Hear, and the Highwood confluence in the spring Pre-Spawn

For a cheap length of climbing rope check out one of the climbing centers like Stronghold or the Crux they need to replace ropes from time to time

Perhaps we should look at closing the river a mile up and down stream of the Highwood in the spring for the staging Rainbows

Nice looking dogs Rob are they better behaved than Daves

Tis the time of year sometimes you get to see large groups feeding on the ducks and harrassing the Balds for fun

Makes you wonder if we should be promoting less handling of fish (fewer glory shots) as its when the protective mucus is removed that fish are more susceptible to the fungus obviously we see more Browns because of the time of year with lower water levels and a fall spawning period and increased stress. Higher and colder water and a spring spawn may have to do with less Rainbows being affected with fungus.

The dry fly fishing is very good but very technical at this time of year ( 5x\6x absolutely no drag) Try swinging boatmen/prince nymph /copperjohn type flies in the riffle water you will be rewarded Not as much fun or as satisfying as fishing Baetis but easier on your confidence :derby racer:

3 Years and going on the G4s.... no zipper for me Got another pair waiting for the day they do start

Or just something no one else would think of trying...... fun spot

Check them out at Costco(LTX 2s) not sure what you consider expensive but they work well in my opinion on a similar size truck

Hopefullly Josh took it home for dinner

Have used one for 5 years now and no rust yet it might be stainless but anchor still weighs 32lb same as when it was new