[Shelf In Douglasdale And Police]

The beauty of the bow are the changes every year due to ice and runoff I always look forward to exploring the new river

[When Do You Think The Bow Will Be Safe For Walk-N-Wade?]

Well at least we wont have to worry about water temps in August

[The Fishing Trivia Game]

^{Crayfish, but are they a fish other then by name one would have to google or at least I would but I believe they are a anthropod/crustacian}

[Battery Theft]

Neighbor said it was a guy in a black Infiniti car at 9am ..... and he thought this was ordinary?

[What Part Of Calgary Do You Live In Or Near.]

Nope not the same. Mike Day has no dealings with BRTF anymore and is starting his own shop. If BRTF opens one in the NW then we'll have two to choose from. I just hope they have cake at the grand openings.

Sorry Brent, Mike and new flyshop Not troutfitters When I think of Mike I think of Troutfitters

[What Part Of Calgary Do You Live In Or Near.]

Should be interesting, as I know that another fly shop is poised to open in the NW, and that Troutfitters said that they were planning to open again in the NW in a year or so.

one and the same with the old owner and new name

[Kold Kutter Ice Studs In My Wading Boots]

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

[Salt Water Reels.]

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

[Stand Up Paddle Board Fly Fishing... Thoughts?]

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

[Bow River Accommodation]

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

[Draw For Tickets To Back Cast Fly Fishing Film Festival]

Lucky #7

[Hope My Son Never Sees This]

Oh great the next thing you know the bow will be FULL of these things!!

That will put a different twist on sight fishing

[Crayfish Patterns]

red deer system has lots and a few of the lakes aswell

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.

[Crayfish Patterns]

I did not realize we had them in our fisheries, let alone that theyare also good to eat. How big do they get and how do you catch them?

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?

[Skiff Build]

Awesome build you have talented hands!

[Crayfish Patterns]

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

[Crayfish Patterns]

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!

[Wishing You A Merry Christmas]

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

[Southbow Is Closing Its Doors]

Always sad to see any kind of shop close their doors.

 

Calgary, needs a fly shop in the NW. I'm not liking the big box store in Balzac anymore.

 

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

[Would You Be In Favour Of Closing The Bow River, Above 22X From Oct 1 - Dec 31]

At least we can agree on something. I've also been advocating this for years, and have personally restricted my fishing to 22X and down from Oct1 and on thru to january...

 

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

[Replacing Drifter Anchor Rope]

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

[Would You Be In Favour Of Closing The Bow River, Above 22X From Oct 1 - Dec 31]

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

[Wanted: Pheasent Hunting Partner Thursday November 15Th]

I'm heading out on Friday.

Good luck with your chicken hunt.

Nice looking dogs Rob are they better behaved than Daves

[Golden Eagles]

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

[Sapro Fact Sheet: That White Fungus]

As a child, I had systemic yeast/fungal infections. My partner did her Masters in mycology. In medical mycology, apparently, once someone is infected, they will always be infected, it just takes the right conditions to bloom. I think that this year was an abnormally stressful year on the fish, 2 months of run-off coupled with heavy fishing might have taken their toll.

 

I think that it might be cyclical, because there is going to be an age category of fish that it seems to affect (10+ years old, for example), the young fry are going to be born into an environment with higher levels of the spores available, more likely to catch the fungus, and then express in 10 years (if that is indeed the age category) when/if the conditions are optimized.

 

I am guessing that the answer will be in the water chemistry. When my partner would make her media on which to grow the fungus, incredibly minute changes of the same compounds would allow one type of fungus to grow, but inhibit another.

 

I certainly am not ascribing to know the answer, but I am certain that it is more complicated than a simple cycle.

I think that the answers will lay in answering the questions:

Why brown trout? Why older brown trout? Why males? (Rainbows and whitefish seem unaffected, despite being salmonids)

Is this a systemic disease or is it acquired purely from the environment?

In a laboratory environment, what conditions optimize the growth of sapro, and how does that correlate to this year's environmental conditions?

 

 

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.