[Brown Trout Lakes In Alberta?]

Also Gap Lake near Exshaw.

[Brown Trout Lakes In Alberta?]

Swan Lake in the Rocky Mtn. House area has brown trout. I think.

[Lake Kookanusa]

You could try for bull trout along the embankment at the bridge across Koocanusa. Streamers or lures work for the bull trout. Trolling for gerrard rainbows is best in the fall but is not a high percentage endeavour.

[Upper Oldman Bulls]

Stealth is important on a small piece of water as MTB says. Don't concentrate on the slack water in pools where you see bull trout resting. Bull trout feed in areas where whitefish and trout feed. Dead drifting streamers works well. It's hard to dead drift in some currents though. Hope this helps.

[Dry Fly Hook Setting ...]

Chernobyl ants are a tough pattern for hook setting. Lots of trout are attracted to Chernobyls but getting the whole thing in their mouth is another matter.

[Fishing The Bank]

It is often said that walk and wade fishermen walk through some of the best water along the bank when fishing rivers. Downstream casting is one method to avoid disturbing the fish. What other methods work well without walking into the river?

[Fins]

Put them over your wading boots. Make sure you have a safety line attached to the fins because they don't float.

 

 

 

I know nothing about these tube thingys.............................do the fins go over you wader boots or do just go over the sock foot of your waders. I see that force fins go on your sock foot wader but others go on the wading boot. I would think that on you boot ones would be more convinent but the force fins seem to be everyone chioce............help please.

[Thoughts And Prayers For Jim Mclennan]

Hope you are feeling better Jim. Best wishes!

[Bone Fishing Near Veradero]

I am going to Veradero next week for some R & R. Might try a day of flats fishing if it isn't too much trouble. I read that the best fishing is a couple of hours east of Veradero near Las Salinas. Does anyone have recent experience fly fishing in this area of Cuba? Thanks in advance.

[Should Fishing Guides Be Licensed?]

Excellent thread Don. Alberta should have done something 15 years ago. Allocating rod days would be the way to make a positive impact on the Alberta trout fishery. I wouldn't want that job.

[My Way Of Saying Thanks....]

Thanks MTB. Very moving. FFC is more than fishing.

[Wading Safety]

Wading boots with metal cleats are the ticket to wading in fast current with slippery rocks. You still have to use common sense though. A wading belt is a good idea as well.

[This Post Is About Babies]

Congratulations Russ! He looks beautiful.

[Jumping Browns And Dogging Rainbows]

I caught three browns on the weekend that jumped high and continuously. Somewhat unusual IMO. Maybe because brownie spawning season is close. I also caught some rainbows that didn't jump once. Go figure.

[Yarn Indicators]

I agree with Rusty. Try nymphing without an indicator once in a while. It works very well once you have confidence in the technique. If using a yarn indicator, lots of floatant will keep it buoyant for a long time.

[The Big One]

Taking all possible slack out of the line while nymphing is extremely important IMO. Big fish can spit a nymph out in a microsecond. You must mend the line immediately after casting then strip all slack out as quickly. It takes line control to catch larger trout. It's a delicate balance between a natural drift and a relatively tight line.

[Hoppers...fact Or Fiction?]

One of the best threads I have seen on a FF board. I often wondered why hopper fishing changes dramatically from year to year. Some of the ideas and observations posted here help explain. Thanks!