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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.

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

Remember its not always what you use but what you do with it and practice your line control as a lot of the time people do not realize a fish has taken their fly! ie "you drive for show and putt for dough" do not worry about making the long cast as much as fishing effectively with a shorter cast. Again as Rickr said tag along with a more experienced angler if possible.

Go one step further and cover it in tin and you will not leave lead in the river

And most of those tend to have a red tinge to their fins and hang out in back waters ie Esok Lucius.....put one in the weigh net on the weekend just shy of 6kg=13lbs taped at 35 inches so a 8-10 lb bow is rather rare in the Bow

Much like the other trout strains as they get bigger their diet tends to change. If you want to catch bigger cuts fish streamers as the big boys prefer meat including their own young Caught many a big cut fishing for bullies not to say they won't take a dry,nymph etc.... after all they tend to be opportunists because of their location

Its a cannon,great for punchin through those breezes we seen to get whether its a hopper, a streamer or a crazy charlie.