Dangus

Ya, that’s what I heard...

What kind of breathable material is it?

Well, you can still attach a whopping 250kb picture. So that’s cool!

Forgot to insert winking emoji and/or poking stick emoji. I’m just teasing you.

Toolman has put his two bits in, which means the discussion, on the discussion forum, is now over. Refer to bow river population thread to continue discussion regarding the sky falling.

Really? My buddy tried out his new G3 vibrams yesterday on the bow and said he was impressed. I Didn't ask, but maybe he just had really low expectations haha his plan was to put studs in them anyways and keep the felts for the boat but let us know how it works out for you as I Was going to do the same thing

In fact, it's tighter than ever.

Or it was a true story and coincidental timing. Doesn't that make you feel a little more warm and fuzzy? (I'm not mike)

Whirling disease? seems like the right timing to me. Pressure also steadily increased, while retention remained. I haven't fished it for 20 years, but I'd imagine with more fish the size was smaller on average? You can correct me if I'm wrong. either way, Id take this number and size over a couple inches shorter on average and double the number of fish.

Getting late in th season too...that fact and Lower temperatures in general have got to play into it as well, no?

Selective fishing is a joke. You see that putz that posted about "selectively" catching bulls in a Lower mainland stream on a big pink streamer?

I see the part on accumulative effects. One thing to consider, which is mentioned at the start of the article, is local adaptation to specific streams. Some fish adapted to live in conditions well above what "normal" rainbows existed at. Consider the artifical selection pressure heavy angling and no temperature closure has on the population. These fish get hammered. Only the strong survive. Given that it's still a world class fishery despite Mans best efforts to **** it up, it makes me wonder. Mind you, that depends on a large gene pool. Small, isolated cutty streams don't have that luxury, and my impression is that they'd be more susceptible.

Care to offer some literature that explains the trout stress response ( and it's apparent persistence)? I have only heard people beak about this, I've not come across an article. I appreciate your sentiment, but your hyperbole kills the mood.

Ya, of the retractable style, the dr slick is the best. I got a couple years out of mine before it retired. The sprIng system inside blew up. I think it got pulled out too far at one point.

They're all pretty shitty imo, but I've had the best luck with the Simms type

The grain window is like that to let you know what will adequately load or over load the rod. If you're using heavier tips and bigger flies, or like to feel more flex to time your cast, maybe err on the heavier side of the window. I think I've seen guys on spey pages chatter about liking the heavier heads on that rod. Bcube will call me out on this, but...t14 in the fall? Seems a little wild. How late in the season are you going? Usually type 6 handles it all...even in winter. I filed the 14 away and just fish 6 with a change the weight of the fly and my casting angle. Your arms might thank you at the end of the day!

Oh shitty. Just was flipping trough ironbows ad today and saw them but I didn't read closely.

I can turn over 6-7" streamers on a 6 weight switch with a 350 head. Generally not breaking the 50-60 foot mark though...not that you need to. I've broken the rod once, so I'm flirting with disaster. 7 spey is a lot of gun for the bow. switch is generally lighter. A 6/7 spey would work for most situations you listed other than chinook maybe, but I'd rather have a 4/5/6 for trout. I use the same 6 for summer steelhead. A fish won't be satisfying on a big 6/7 until its well into the 20s. A bit of a ramble but I guess my message is even my 6 switch is still a little heavy for the bow. I'd go for lighter rod and tie flies smarter (sparse, synthetics etc), then get a separate rod for atlantics and steelhead.

Did you check fishpond?

Why does this old article keep getting posted?

Ya jp, bulls have a wild range as well. There are some radiotelemetry studies on the koocanusa bulls and some individuals used most of the Tribs at one point or another while some just stuck to one.

My first thought is that there is more than enough room for the population. It's not a salmon run with millions of spawning pairs. I just wish the elbow had a more Natural flow. Probably let BC chime in on this one.

So they're eating streamers?

I'm Glad you only play dumb

5 am. I'm going fishing. Hugs and tight lines.