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Awesome pic's Jeff....Sorry to hear about the theft! I'm glad you two made the best out of a bad situation.

Got out on the Bow again today.....Water visibility very poor but the fish don't seem to mind.

Johnk from fly fish BC. Here's part 1 of his post. http://www.flyfishbc.com/forums/threads/49...ade-Of-(Part-I) Here's part 2 http://www.flyfishbc.com/forums/threads/49...de-Of-(Part-II)

Happy birthday Brian, have a great day

Charging more money is not the answer, all that does is too make it harder and harder for those who don't earn as much, to enjoy the magnificent sport of fishing wether it be fly fishing or spin fishing!!! When I was a child we moved to the UK for five years where everything is private and only the wealthy can enjoy the pleasures of fishing.....It wasn't until we returned home to Canada that my dad could afford to take me fishing.....Lets not have that happen here.....Which is what I was trying to share with the enhancement societies on Vancouver Island, in the classified waters thread.....What it really takes is people who actually give a damn about the fish and their habitat!! And who are willing to donate their time and effort to the enhancement of the fishery. That is definitely not to say that some moneys are not needed, but there are other ways of achieving that without putting it out of reach of the lower income group.

I have three Islanders, one Ross, one old Orvis, and a whole bunch of Hardy's, which are older than a great deal of the people on this forum. They all have seen a tremendous amount of use in both fresh and salt water. All are still in great shape and still in use. None of the newer reels come even close to the Hardy's or the old Orvis, but they do make reasonable back ups. As you can imagine they don't get used much, only the ones with specialty lines on them, because I ran out of spare spools for my Hardys. What a sweet sound those Hardy's make with a fish on . Quiet reels how boring!!!!

This will cheer you all up!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You're right Clive that's an awesome song....What a great time it was to be alive Ahhhhhhhhhh nostalgia :rolleyes:

Snow :$*%&: :$*%&: :$*%&: :$*%&: :$*%&: :$*%&: :$*%&: But the Dean Martin video made me feel better!!!!! Ooooop's there I go showing my age again

The Crow definitely has some of the healthiest looking bows to be found anywhere. Thanks for sharing.

The river is quite dirty from the melt over the last few days but the fish are still co-operating.

Lynn I am so sorry for your loss....My thoughts and best wishes are with you.

Awesome pic's Jeff!

I just had to take advantage of the great weather the last couple of day, so off to the river I went.....Most of this winter the fish I caught where either browns, or whitefish, with the occasional sucker thrown in for good luck , however the last few times out it's been all bows....Water visibility today was quite poor.....A big old bow river leech has been my best fly over the last couple of days, but I did get a few on midges yesterday.

Rick, I think you gave him a real gift by sharing your knowledge, and it is also one of the most important things anyone can do for the sport....I am very sorry to hear about your friend.

Got out again today and had a fantastic afternoon.

Thanks for all the nice comments....This fish was quite sluggish, and came in very quickly.

Was another nice warm day on the river today, and she treated me well.

As far as I am concerned any time is the right time, except for run off.....My favorite time of year is late August, September, and early October!

Awesome! I can't wait to get out a few times this week.

Absolutely, 9 ft. 6 wt. would be perfect.

I will assume because this is a fly fishing site that you will be using fly fishing equipment, so I will answer with that in mind. I have not fished lake trout or whitefish of the size you mentioned but I do fish Chinook and Coho Salmon every year of that size and sometimes larger. When fishing for Chinook in rivers I use 12lb. tippets for the most part, occasionally 15lb. with 20lb. backing on my reel. I have two other reels set up with 30lb. backing but I still fish 12lb. most of the time, however I could go up to 20 to 25lb. if need be. A lot of force can be applied to a fish using 12 lb. without it breaking. I would use the same leader and backing for lakers, and I'm sure they would be more than adequate. My main concern is that I can break a fish off should it becomes necessary, without loosing all my backing and fly line, because sometimes in salt water larger critters will take your salmon and head for parts unknown

I have fished Hawaii before but it was deep sea fishing not beach fishing and it was many years ago (paid in advance, tip at the end of the day if you felt it was worth one). Seems to me it was quite pricy when I went, and I shared the boat with two other clients. Everything that was caught was killed, and at the end of the day I had to demand some of the meat from the fish that were caught. (Yellow Fin Tuna)....At the time I went I had not heard of any decent fly fishing for bones off the beaches, but that certainly doesn't mean there isn't....There is one island, I believe it is Kauai that has Peacock Bass in one of its lakes, they certainly could be fun on a fly rod. When I beach fish off of Vancouver Island, it's not so much the wind that bothers me but the surf. It can be awful hard to stand up when the surf is trying to knock you down or the waves break right in front of you and fill your waders. If your fishing in secluded bays, you probably won't have to worry about the surf. (you won't need waders in Hawaii ) But hay if it wasn't fun I wouldn't keep doing it. In my opinion a good guide should also be a good teacher....Keep practicing your casting as the more proficient you get, the greater your odds become, and don't let anyone tell you that if you can't cast at least X amount of distance, you shouldn't go, that is just plain nonsense....Just remember, the more proficient you become the more you increase your odds, and you don't get proficient without practice....Good luck and have a great trip!

And a good opinion it is, I think you have hit the nail square on the head....What is more important is to know how to fish the imitations you are using....Even when suspending an imitation from a strike indicator there are subtle little tricks that one can do to improve his or her catch rate.....And by getting rid of the indicator all together can produce amazing results....Sorry, this sort of moves away from the original topic but I am trying to make a point.....Here are a couple of pic's from the same lake, one using a strike indicator from a boat depicting a nice fish, the other from shore without the use of a strike indicator, depicting an even larger fish.....Two fish two different chironomids....In my opinion a throat pump is a very invasive and unnecessary device.