FishFury Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Im new to the bow and was wondering what are some of the basic flys that produce good? If you don't mind me asking, what would you say your top 3 nymphs, 3 drys and 3 streamers are. Im just trying to produce a bit of a starter box for tackling the bow. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpinkster Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Nymphs: dirty worm, stonefly nymph, hares ear Dries: Stimulator, Chernobyl Ant, Parachute Adams Streamer: Bow River Bugger, 1/4 Lbs bugger, Double Bunny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinglibin Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Check the archives as well. Lots of good suggestions. And welcome to FFC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfishy Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Wecome to the board , first what part of the mighty Bow are you fishing ?Banff upper ,NW , or Calgary south, or down down south No minnows. Hahaa i'v seen a lot on FFC and even a better sport fly guy! My fans say Flyfishy...say, sharing is your best part! So I say bring it all. A Dear friend of mine showed me the Tom thumb (dry/wet) , a deer head wooly bugger ( leech style)and a caddis/egg bead head. So do what I did! Baby steps . You tying your bugs? If not start, sayin GO/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishFury Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 Thanks so far guys. Ive lived in Cochrane my whole life but have only recently decided to start fly fishing the bow. I may be new to this forum, but im defiantly not new to fly fishing. Been at it for almost 5 years now and am having a blast. But i have been mostly fishing small stream sch as the dog pound, so when i got to the bow i was a little intimidated. But once i got going that all went away. With the water being so cold, and being attacked by chunks of ice every few seconds has made it hard to fish. But that has not stopped me. Last weekend and then again two days ago were actually the first time's ive fished the lower bow at policeman's flats. Not really knowing what to tye on i just rigged up simple; a san juan worm, phesant tail nymph, some lead and an indicator. I had one nice sized fish on the pheasant tail but it hugged the bottom in the fast current and eventually spit the fly out. It was still a blast! Flyfishy- i will be fishing a bit of upper bow, just south of Canmore. But mostly just south of the city. Ya i tye my own flys and am on my way to some bow river boxes. Already got some size 6 bow river buggers in olive and white tyed up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgyguy Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Welcome to the board Fishfury! Hope you find this site informative and friendly! Just a word of caution, please be careful on the river at this time! Many of us have taken a bath of two while fishing, but at this time of year, it could be very dangerous. Make sure you have good footing and an extra pair of the woolies just in case! Jeesh I sound like a father! Anyhoo, nice to have you on board, there are some great archived articles to read here. You wont be disappointed! Stay warm and safe! All the best! Cgyguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monger Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 You may want some caddis flies and small mayfly dries in your box as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverDoctor Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Some good suggestions here but look at fly fishing no so much hearing about a magic fly, but study the water, flip rocks and look at what aquatic life is in your stretch of water and look at getting flies that are close to size and color. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverDoctor Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 It may sound silly but one of my most important tools isn't my fly rod, is a pair of folding scissors that I use to clip my existing flies stream side to have a closer profile to the naturals. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpinkster Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 It may sound silly but one of my most important tools isn't my fly rod, is a pair of folding scissors that I use to clip my existing flies stream side to have a closer profile to the naturals. That is brilliant feedback Silver. Such a simple concept, but likely something 90% of us neglect to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjbailey Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 If I really had to boil it down to just three of each, I'd say top three nymphs for me are a pheasant tail, a dark stonefly (I typically just tie the jimmy legs), and a wire worm. For dries, a parachute Adams, an elk hair caddis, and a stoneflopper (or something else to double for adult golden stones and hoppers). Unless you're having multiple sizes of each, you're asking each one to cover quite a range of hatches (for example, the Adams would need to cover both BWOs and PMDs as well as other mayfly hatches. If I were only tying 9 flies I'd probably give up two of the streamers and stick with a heavily weighted bugger or slumpbuster and add two emerger patterns, a midge, or a trico pattern. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfishy Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 What flys ,gear and food bring it all ! Here's a funny last year went for a jet boat float brought a fly tying kit good idea and all the wind... O my over the top. Had marabou flying everywhere tons of laughts , tying in his boat, Nailed the biggest of the day with that fluffy unit . Still Hahaaa On that day. Just have fun , and be safe with this sport, and don't forget long walk back to the truck. Full Edit. Sorry it was funnier before . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfishy Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Well it's late, feeling like sharing ! Buzz kill on my last post! Big p.m's / sayin" don't care, I suck at saying it like the pros spell it. Love the Bow man all parts ,treasure it. Pals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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