[Fishing Chironomids Without An Indicator]

Thanks Don. That's what I was talking about.

[Fishing Chironomids Without An Indicator]

I witnessed someone fishing chironomids without an indicator last spring on a lake in the East Kootenays. They explained the technique as follows. Tie approximately 15 to 20 feet of fluorocarbon to a floating line, cast out to target area and then slowly hand retrieve. It worked very well. Not sure whether there is more to it. I tried to no avail. Any enlightenment would be appreciated.

[Lost Mec Serratus Hiking Pack Loaded With Fishing Gear,on Grave Creek Roads Or At Coleman Subway On Sunday September 21,2014]

This pack was found and returned to the owner.

[Forum Upgrade]

Personal Messaging. Has it changed? How can you tell if messages have been sent?

[Lost Sage Rpl At Suzanne Lake Near Jaffray]

Big fish took my trusty old Sage RPL to the bottom of Suzanne Lake last Tuesday. It was lost at the south end of the lake in about 20 feet of water. Reward of $100.

[Fishing With Backswimmers]

Fish backswimmers like streamers (stripping) or nymphs (dead drift). Very effective this time of year.

[No Flagging Tape Please]

Please do NOT tie orange flagging onto sign posts, trees and bushes. I live in the East Kootenays and see way to much orange flagging tape used for directions or marking good fishing spots. It isn't only a BC problem of course. With modern GPS technology and detailed directions, flagging tape is unnecessary. It looks tacky and detracts from everyone's outdoor experience!!!!!

[Cutthroat Trout Flies]

I will leave out terrestrials for this thread. Of course terrestrials would be near the top when conditions are right.

 

EHC

Green Drake

Stimulators

Turks Tarantula

Royal Wulff

Parachute Adams

Irresistable Adams

H&L Variant

Griffiths Gnat

LIME TRUDE !!!!!

[4 Piece Orvis Fly Rod At Deep Lake (July 1St)]

Lost an Orvis 4 piece fly rod with dark case at Deep Lake (several km. west of Cutts Marina at Lake Koocanusa BC) around July 1st. Please call Fred at (250)529-7656
Reward offered.

[Why Montana Went Wild!]

I read somewhere that an Alberta fisheries biologist advocated the same thing years ago. It may have been at the Sam Livingston trout hatchery.

[Be Careful Out There]

Had a funny experience with otters on the Elk River several years ago. I was fishing from shore when a mother otter and two kits swam close by me. The mother otter had the most disdainful look on her face. It was a "what the hell are you doing here" look. I will always remember it. Never had any trouble with otters on lakes in the East Kootenays yet.

[Favorite Dry Flies]

Parachute Adams, Elk Hair Caddis and Royal Wulff for an attractor fly.

[We Lost One Of Our Own]

Jeff was a true angler in every respect. May you find good water wherever you are Jeff. God bless.

[First Season In Ab]

Lovely photos. Definitely professional calibre.

[Air Travel]

I have carried my rod tube on the plane several times.

[Most Fun You Can Have With Your Fly Rod]

I vote that the most fun you can have flyfishing is site fishing lakes for rainbows with a water boatman on the surface. Watching a big rainbow race 20 feet for the boatman is more than exciting. The larger trout are sometimes the most aggressive at this time of year. The travelling sedge hatch in July on BC lakes must be awesome as well but never have experienced it.

[Cutthroat Sizes]

Upper Elk (above Sparwood): Up to 24". Average adult size 16" to 20"

Elk (below Sparwood): Up to 22". Average adult size 15" to 17"

Michel Creek: Up to 22". Average adult size 16" to 19"

Wigwam: Up to 22". Average adult size 16" to 19"

I am sure there are inaccuracies here but it is a snapshot of general sizes in the Elk drainage for the last couple of years. Sorry no pictures.

[Mystery Cutty Hatch]

Guessing it was BWO emergers. Hard to imitate the naturals exactly. Smaller is better in MHO.

[That Moment.....]

I saw a legitimate 10 lb. rainbow at Bankside 3 or 4 years ago. I was crossing the side channel on the way out to the island and saw it cruising in calm water about 2 ft. deep. It was at least 32 inches if not more. Very impressive. Somebody I met fishing at Bankside told me there were rainbows over 10 lb.'s along the far bank. I thought he was exaggerating of course. He wasn't.

[Sickening Feeling]

That's heart breaking Brian. The biggest problem is remembering all the things you lost. Good luck replacing.

[Put A Power Boat Ban On The Bow]

Brookie - unless your going to give us all fake indian cards i dont think your plan will work.

 

OK. No motorized boats below Carseland either. Look at the Elk River in BC. It has banned motorized boats to the benefit of fly fisherman and the general public.

[Put A Power Boat Ban On The Bow]

Ban motorized boats between Calgary and Carseland. Allow motorized boats below Carseland. Simple. Jet boats originated in remote river systems in New Zealand. The Bow is not a remote river from Calgary to Carseland. They are not necessary. Maybe convenient but not necessary. Spend a few bucks on a shuttle.

[Third Time's The Charm]

Good show HiketoFish! Your persistence paid off. I fished Turquoise Lake three times in the late 1970's. The route was marked then and probably was in better shape. There was a ledge near the top with major exposure but other than that it wasn't horrific. We caught splake of 14 to 16 inches on the first trip but the size of fish decreased on following trips. There was lake trout as well as splake. A very wild place to say the least.

[Second Try And Still No Luck]

How did Turquoise fish? I used to fish it in the late 1970's. We caught splake and lake trout. The hike was marked with white paint at the start of the scrambling portion. It wasn't nearly as scary as the route you followed. Nice vantage to say the least.

[Damsel Fly Presentation]

What is the best method for fishing weed beds with a damsel fly? Cast into the shallows or away from the shallows? What type of stripping action?

Thanks!