flyfishfairwx Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 How many of you Bow river Bumblers clean your gear after coming of that sewage flow and hit the mountain streams ? Gear explained for some - felts, boots, waders, tailing gloves, lines, flies, sneakers, jeans etc... Before you ask - yes I do every forking time!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchy Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 I usually do.. If I don't, I find the clean mountain water does a pretty good job for me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 What's the matter Ray, you find a tampon floatin' down the Crow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfishfairwx Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 And your Walker!!! What's the matter Ray, you find a tampon floatin' down the Crow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesr1 Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 I'll give the answer that most will give if they are honest. Never. Nor will I. Call it lazy, call it irresponsible, call it whatever. Life is too busy to wash waders and boots. And if you are truly worried about this, ask the exact same question about the Crow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfishfairwx Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 Any time I come in contact with Diddiemoe I clean, which is usually on the lower Crow and OMR.. I have seen, not fished the Bow, but have seen the diddy on that river and wondered how many Bow River Fishers go to clean mountain streams and wade right in. So by your standards RickR you would rather fish that extra time for the time being until the river sys becomes overwhelmed and then go someplace else, is that about right? I washed my boots today and it took 15minutes of actual wash time, and then a soak time of 40 minutes and now they are drying.. I'll give the answer that most will give if they are honest. Never. Nor will I. Call it lazy, call it irresponsible, call it whatever. Life is too busy to wash waders and boots. And if you are truly worried about this, ask the exact same question about the Crow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhurt Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 If I know I am fishing a diffrent water system I try and remeber to clean my wading equipment, does it always happen, nope, but I do try and remeber. As for diddiemoe on the bow river, the only time I see it is just before high water, after that I do not see it, and what I do see is not that much, mostly in localize areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesr1 Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 That's about right. Either that, or I think that the issue is more than a little overblown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Din Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 I was much the same as everyone here and never really gave it much thought...but that has since changed. If you've ever been to NZ, and see the devastating effects that Didymo causes I think you may think twice about not washing your gear. As fisherman we have a responsibility to protect the waters we enjoy not only for ourselves but for all recreational users. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monger Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Iceland disinfection is law: In order to protect the quality of its salmon fishery, Iceland employs a number of protective measures. The country has remained relatively free of freshwater diseases and maintains a strict disinfection policy towards tackle and waders imported by visiting anglers. This is detailed in the "Freshwater Fisheries Law" of 2006, prohibiting the use of fishing equipment which has been used for angling abroad, unless the equipment has been disinfected according to the guidelines listed below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FraserN Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 If you want to see a river bottom covered with didymo from one bank to the other, come and fish in bowness or edworthy park. It is devastating, and as little as a decade ago, this stuff wasnt here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesr1 Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 So someone explain this to me: Isn't didymo in the Oldman pretty bad? If that is so, then it's proximity to SA waters would almost guarantee it's introduction into those waters by other vectors than just fishermen. Birds being the most obvious example. I have no problem understanding trying to keep organisms from one country getting to another country, as fishermen are the only possible (or at least the only one I can think of) carrier. But even with widespread didymo in the Oldman, one does not see it in the Castle system, at least where I am fishing. Hell, those systems are connected to the Oldman aren't they? Anyway, people can tell me how responsible I am supposed to be. Have at 'er. But for systems that are close to each other, and even connected, then fisherman washing their boots will have no impact. That is my opinion. And the fact that there is didymo in the Bow and Oldman, and fishermen in the Bow and Oldman does not necessarily mean it was introduced by the fishermen. I'm all for protecting the waterways, in fact I think my participation in several cleaning, conservation, and enforcement organizations and charities illustrate this fact. But I truly do not think that me cleaning my boots before I fish the Castle do anything whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 What's forking? I'm tempted to google it, but I'm not in the mood for 17,000,000 hits and 99% of are porn. Just a suspicion. Enlighten me. Smitty [EDIT 7 hours later: hahaha...lol. I really was actually asking. And then the 4 brain cells I have decided to work and then I figured out it was a creative way to swear. And then it just got funnier. I really thought forking was some wader cleaning method...ah shoot...I'd better stop] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kphebert Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 How many of you Bow river Bumblers clean your gear after coming of that sewage flow and hit the mountain streams ? Gear explained for some - felts, boots, waders, tailing gloves, lines, flies, sneakers, jeans etc... Before you ask - yes I do every forking time!!!! Maybe you should start a protest group and march outside off the treatment plants in calgary and the crowsnest, and stop bothering the people that fish these rivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefrog Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Hey Don't blame the wastewater plants for the garbage in the rivers. Yes, they do spit out solids, but they are water treatment facilities. Problem is, as always, a few irresponsible people misuse the facilities and make it difficult for everyone else. Friendly reminder - don't dispose solids down the toilet or sanitary sewers. The plants don't handle them very well. If garbage is removed from the wastewater, it just gets sent to the landfill anyways. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vhawk12 Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Hey Don't blame the wastewater plants for the garbage in the rivers. Yes, they do spit out solids, but they are water treatment facilities. Problem is, as always, a few irresponsible people misuse the facilities and make it difficult for everyone else. Friendly reminder - don't dispose solids down the toilet or sanitary sewers. The plants don't handle them very well. If garbage is removed from the wastewater, it just gets sent to the landfill anyways. Cheers Isn't poo considered solid waste? If I can't poop in my toilet, where can I poop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell0724 Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Diapers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanJuanWorm Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Isn't poo considered solid waste? If I can't poop in my toilet, where can I poop? Your nearest Liberal office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokerfish Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Can't there, no space, all storage full Nationally as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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