onthefly7 Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Is it possible/ practical to wetwade all of july? Or should I buy waders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ÜberFly Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Absolutely!! But what are you going to do on those very late evening hatches! P Is it possible/ practical to wetwade all of july? Or should I buy waders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Din Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Will never catch me wet wading the bow in the south end of the city! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthefly7 Posted June 14, 2009 Author Share Posted June 14, 2009 So buy waders for sanitary reasons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteZahut Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 I wet waded yesterday on Fallentimber. Perfect day for it. I refuse to wet wade the Bow any time of the year. Personal choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 If its 30c then i'm wet wading but i don't go in past my knees.As evening comes around i put on my breathables.Bowriver water is very hard,after a day of wet wading your legs will be very dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthefly7 Posted June 14, 2009 Author Share Posted June 14, 2009 why is it hard? chemical runoff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acurrie Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Don't forget about mosquito's either. When you wet wade in the middle of Skeeter season the Muskol comes right off and you'll get eaten alive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ÜberFly Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Yes, and the fact that Calgary water is very "hard" to begin with. P why is it hard? chemical runoff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesr1 Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 I wet wade below town post runoff. Havent noticed any lesions or oozing sores because of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad29 Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Depends on your tolerance to cold water, and if you like stone flies crawling up into your gaunch, LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigalcal Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 I wet wade 90% of the time. I mostly fish SW Alberta streams and usually stand on the bank or very shallow water, so I rarely get above the knees. I will be wet wading on June 16. Last year I had to use my waders only in the fall. As for the Bow..never fished it! Then again, I wear shorts all year round except for church weddings, funerals and Xmas staff party. 7 years and counting!! Oh.... and I cycle to work every day!! Those UPS guys are pussies! HaHa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castuserraticus Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Hard water = abundance calcium. The main rock along the Bow is limestone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headscan Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Why I don't wet wade the Bow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jksnijders Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Is that a rubber? Nice. Alot of awesome things turn up in there.. Friend of my dad's found a dead body in the Bow once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headscan Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Is that a rubber? Yup, the other kind of Bow river whitefish... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jksnijders Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Yup, the other kind of Bow river whitefish... I quite like that analogy.... Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headscan Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Wish I could take credit for it, but it's just a play on Coney Island whitefish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jksnijders Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Hehe... That's awesome.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherwoman Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 why is it hard? chemical runoff? Hi I wet wade, Yesterday I found the water was cooold, Today I wet wade and found it better, maybe my legs needed to get used to the water, I wear a skirt.. I like going deep where I can, but I look at the water first to see if it is good water if not. I don't wet wade.. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beedhead Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Wet Wade when ever you feel so to be comfy....I wet wade in the summer almost always ...But cant see me doin that in the lower Bow... Cheers...Jeff.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jksnijders Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Hi I wet wade, Yesterday I found the water was cooold, Today I wet wade and found it better, maybe my legs needed to get used to the water, I wear a skirt.. I like going deep where I can, but I look at the water first to see if it is good water if not. I don't wet wade.. Thanks Where are you from, FlyFisherWoman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherwoman Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Where are you from, FlyFisherWoman? Calgary, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jksnijders Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 I ask because when you write it seems as though you have an accent... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherwoman Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Ohhh, I get asked that alot! What does my accent look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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