FISHING REPORTS

Bow River Report –August 31, 2011
We are actually having a Hopper year! Who’d of thought, given the late, cold, wet Spring.
Some very good Trico fishing can be found here and there. Also decent numbers of fish up on Caddis. Oh, and Hoppers, it’s been pretty decent out there. Maybe not stellar all of the time but worth doing. And when it’s been good, it’s been very good. Cloudy days will normally mean lots of foam eats. Should start to see Pseudos with the rainy weather over the next couple of days.

Hatches: Caddis, Tricos, Hoppers

Streamers: Gonga-Rust #2, Geek Leech Olive/Black #2, Bush’s Witch Doctor, Bloom’s MRS Bugger

Nymphs: Yeager’s TB Soft Hackle-Hares Ear #14, Holo Prince-Blue #14, Bloom’s Tung Dart #14, Morrish Super Pupa TB - Amber #12

Dry Flies: Bloom’s Parachute Caddis-Olive #16, Quigley’s Midget Caddis Olive- #16, Two Wing Trico Spinner #20, Quigley’s Flag Ant-Black #16, Rainy’ Grand Hopper Tan #8, Morrish Hopper - Tan #10 ,Chubby Chernobyl-Tan #10
**Guide’s Picks In Bold

Mike Guinn Photo

Mike Guinn Photo

Crowsnest River Report – August 31, 2011


Water levels are now at the point where, if you want some very cool technical fishing, the Crow is your river. Very selective fish in pools and eddies can be a lot of fun (or frustrating). Bring lots of fly patterns and 6X fluoro!

Hatches: Hoppers, Caddis

Streamers: Karnopp’s Space Invader-Brown/Yellow #4, Morrish Wooly Sculpin #4, Near Nuff Sculpin-Tan #4, Geek Leech-Brown #2

Nymphs: Bloom’s Tung Dart #14, Tung Stud-Olive #16, B/H R/L Hares Ear #14, Hogan’s Good and Plenty-Olive #14

Dries: Quigley’s Midget Caddis-Olive #16, Chubby Chernobyl-Tan #10, Slackwater Caddis #18, Yeager’s 409-Black #10, Morrish Hopper- Tan #10
**Guide’s Picks In Bold

High Country River Report – August 31, 2011


Cooler nights already! Once you allow for things to warm up in the morning, the fishing in the high country has been pretty good.

Keep hearing some pretty awesome stories from the Livingston!!!!

Hatches: Green Drakes, Stoneflies, Caddis

Streamers: Space Invader-Brown/Yellow #4, Karnopp’s Skookum - Tan #6, Hare Sculpin-Olive #4, Bush’s Witch Doctor

Nymphs: Kingrey’s Golden Stone #8, Yeager’s TB Soft Hackle-Hares Ear #14, B/H R/L Hares Ear #12

Dries: Grillo’s Hippie Stomper-Red #14, Wilcox JC Special-Olive #12, Yeager’s Neversink Drake #12, Grillo’s El Camino #8, Yeager’s Neversink Trude-Peacock #12
**Guide’s Picks In Bold

Hareline Order In

Unpacked a big order from Hareline yesterday. The fly tying wall is getting full again!

Lots of new stuff! Stop by and check it out....

Simon Gawesworth

So sorry we've been cavalier in Blog updates! This past weekend saw us hosting Simon Gawsworth and Ruben Breitkreutz, who instructed our 2-day Spey casting clinic.

Simon did a presentation here at the shop on Friday night, on fly lines, that was excellent. had no idea I could stay interested in a 90 minute presentation on fly lines. I did!

Simon and Ruben were both incredible instructors! Everyone came away as significantly better casters .

For those who haven't sat and watched Simon cast, you need to! It is absolutley amazing....

Thanks again, to Simon and ruben, for doing such an amazing job, and also all of the students who came out. You all did great, worked hard, and were a lot of fun!

Hoppers.....mmmmm.....Hoppers!!!!!

A couple of nice fish, one exceptional at 25", caught on hoppers late last week.
Thanks again to all the guys up from AFF! George, Brent, Jason, and Joe enjoyed
their days with you.

FISHING REPORTS

Bow River Report –August 24, 2011


It’s been a hot week, with mostly bright, sunny days and there isn’t any sign of it letting up. The good news is we haven’t seen any torrential downpours causing dirty water, knock on wood. Hoppers are active and fishing well. Rising fish are coming up for caddis and tricos. If you get frustrated with those size 20 trico’s, sometimes you can switch over to a small, dark caddis with a low profile with success. Hopper dropper set ups with a bead head nymph has been quite effective. Small beads fished over sighted fish also works well.
Floating line streamer fishing has produced some exciting eats as of late, but the bright sun makes the fish a bit skitterish to commit. If your moving lots of fish but not getting many hook ups try switching over to a sink tip or a very heavily weighted fly to get it down there. You won’t get the awesome visual action but you’ll likely see a higher number of committed eats.
Water levels continue to drop, currently running at 89 cms.

Although Legacy is advertised as open, it is very difficult to use and only serious four wheel drives will work.

Hatches: Caddis, Tricos, Hoppers

Streamers: Gonga-Rust #2
                 Geek Leech Olive/Black #4
                 Bush’s Witch Doctor
                 Bloom’s MRS Bugger

Nymphs: Yeager’s TB Soft Hackle-Hares Ear #14
                             Holo Prince-Blue #14
                             Bloom’s Tung Dart #14
                             Morrish Super Pupa TB - Amber #12

Dry Flies: Bloom’s Parachute Caddis-Olive #16
                Quigley’s Crime Scene Caddis #16
                Quigley’s Midget Caddis Olive- #16
                Two Wing Trico Spinner #20
                Quigley’s Flag Ant-Black #16
                Rainy’ Grand Hopper Tan #8

Crowsnest River Report – August 24, 2011


The Crow has been fishing well with less angling pressure then seen in some other parts of the province. It may be a good option to get away from some crowds. Hoppers and hopper dropper set ups are effective.

Hatches: Hoppers, Caddis, Quill Gordon Mayflies

Streamers: Karnopp’s Space Invader-Brown/Yellow #4
                 Morrish Wooly Sculpin #4
                 Near Nuff Sculpin-Tan #4
                 Geek Leech-Brown #2
Nymphs: Bloom’s Tung Dart #14
              Tung Stud-Olive #16
               B/H R/L Hares Ear #14
               Hogan’s Good and Plenty-Olive #14

Dries: Quigley’s Midget Caddis-Olive #16
          Chubby Chernobyl-Tan #10
          Slackwater Caddis #18
          Yeager’s 409-Black #10
          Morrish Hopper- Tan #10

High Country River Report – August 24, 2011


With the approaching long weekend, I would recommend getting in your high country fix before it turns into gong show! Pressure has been increasing all over the eastslopes with the worst of it over weekends. Despite the pressure, rivers have been fishing well and best in the heat of the day, which is to be expected. With the onset of some very chilly nights, it’s taking a bit more time for the streams to warm up in the morning.

Bull Trout may have already begun moving up into spawning areas as several observers have noted their absence in many high country streams. With the very cold temps, it’s quite possible.

Hatches: Green Drakes, Stoneflies, Caddis

Streamers: Space Invader-Brown/Yellow #4
                 Karnopp’s Skookum - Tan #6
                 Hare Sculpin-Olive #4
                 Bush’s Witch Doctor

Nymphs: Kingrey’s Golden Stone #8
              Yeager’s TB Soft Hackle-Hares Ear #14
               B/H R/L Hares Ear #12

Dries: Grillo’s Hippie Stomper-Red #14
          Wilcox JC Special-Olive #12
          Yeager’s Neversink Drake #12
          Grillo’s El Camino #8
          Yeager’s Neversink Trude-Peacock #12

Triggerfish Video

Video from the Seychelles from Flycastaway. Very cool tailing footage here and there. We've caught these on the flats at Christmas Island, they're a blast to fish to and they pull like feight trains!!

River Etiquette

    There's been discussion already, on our blog as well as on other sites and forums, about river etiquette and courtesy.

Unfortunately, it's worth mentioning again! In the past, the trend has been to look at new drift boat owners as needing to learn proper courtesy and there are still instances where inexperience causes issues.
I would hope that with days on the river, the large number of individuals who have recently purchased drift boats will learn to enjoy the river and not adversely affect anyone elses day.

Confusing to me, is that the worst offenders, as time goes by, are some of the "Professional Guides" on the Bow. I have never seen so many instances of cut-offs, impolite proximity, you name it. Most committed by guides!

Let me clarify a little with a couple of examples (not all, just the big ones):

When rowing a drift boat and fishing a bank, DO NOT pull across the river in front of another drift boat. If you absolutely want the other bank, then hold up, let the boat on the other bank go by, and pull in behind. And not right on their tail either, give them some room! It starts with checking behind you before you pull across.

When passing anglers on the bank, pull away a reasonable distance upstream, stay out until below the angler, and then pull back to the bank.

If you wish to fish an outside line, then do so without affecting other anglers. Don't float right on the bank and fish out to an outside line. If you want to fish an outside line, pull out and fish in to it. Some, who fish techniques not requiring indicators, spend some time fishing the banks and a boat running 5 feet off does not help. THIS APPLIES TO PONTOON BOATS AS WELL!

When pulling in to have a break, fish from foot, etc., it would be nice if some thought was put into where fish actually live. Parking on some of the best holding water in a stretch doesn't help you or those coming later.

When someone in another drift boat says something to you about being cut off or something else, maybe try taking a second and thinking about what just happened. Maybe you did slip, maybe an apology is in order, maybe you might learn something. Or you could just quickly tell them to
F%$$ OFF!, that always helps.

   These are just a few of the inconsiderate actions that have become commonplace of late. And I stress again, some of the guides are the worst. Not only newer guys, I have seen some boldly inconsiderate actions from more experienced individuals, even outfitters/owners.

Coming in a later installment, Guiding Out Of Jet Boats Above Carseland, I think everyone will find that one interesting!

THEY"RE HERE!!!!!

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Patagonia Sale!!!

While Supplies Last!

Patagonia Riverwalker Felt Wading Boots   30% OFF
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Patagonia Rock Grip Wading Boot 30% OFF
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Patagonia Rio Gallegos Waders  30% OFF
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Patagonia Mens L/S Island Hopper Shirts   40% OFF
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Customer Photos

"Hey guys, here is a couple of shots I caught on your flies last week.
Best Regards, Steve Ward "

Very nice Steve! Glad the ammo worked. Keep sending in your great photos.

FISHING REPORTS

Bow River Report –August 17, 2011

Water levels continue to drop, with the exception of the occasional bump after monsoon-like rain storms like we saw on Monday. Thankfully, the river came back into shape within about 5 or 6 hours.

We continue to see PMD’s (weirdest year ever), with lots of Caddis and Tricos. Hoppers are getting more active along the river, and a number of fish are being caught on Hopper patterns in the last week. There have been a good numbers of rising fish on PMD’s, Caddis, and Tricos. Brent took some cools shots of snouts over the last week.

To check ‘em out, go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/Country-Pleasures-Fly-Fishing/190498957636231

You can also check out the short article on “snout tips” at 

http://countrypleasuresff.blogspot.com/2011/08/snouts.html

Hopper/Bead, using small to mid-size (#12 to #16) tungsten bead nymphs has been quite effective. Small beads fished over sighted fish also works well.

Streamer fishing has been good to excellent most days. Cloudy days will likely be kind of crazy. Water levels are down to the point that, if the fish are happy, floating lines are completely doable with streamers. Sink tips save the day when fishing gets tough.

Although Legacy is advertised as open, it is very difficult to use and only serious four wheel drives will work.

Hatches: Caddis, PMDs, Tricos, Hoppers

Streamers: Gonga-Rust #2

                   Mini Loop Sculpin-Tan #6

                   Garrett’s Bellydancer Bullhead-Olive #4

                   Bush’s Witch Doctor

Nymphs:  Yeager’s TB Soft Hackle-Hares Ear #14

                Holo Prince-Blue #14

                Bloom’s Tung Dart #14

                Morrish Super Pupa TB - Amber #12

Dry Flies: Bloom’s Parachute Caddis-Olive #16

                 Bloom’s CDC Caddis-Olive #16

                 Berrett’s Mutant Stone #8

                 Yeager’s Tantrum-Tan #10

                 Quigley’s Film Critic-PMD #16

                 Quigley’s Flag Ant-Black #16

                

Crowsnest River Report – August 17, 2011

Clear and wadeable, the Crow is a good place to spend some time in the next while. You might need to resort to Hopper/Bead when it’s really hot and bright, but in the morning and evening, and on cloudy days, look for the snouts!

Hatches: Yellow and Lime Sally Stoneflies, Caddis, PMD’s, Quill Gordon Mayflies

Streamers: Karnopp’s Space Invader-Brown/Yellow #4
                   Morrish Wooly Sculpin #4
                   Near Nuff Sculpin-Tan #4
                   C/H R/L Bow River Bugger-Black #6
                   Geek Leech-Brown #2
                   Chamois Leech-Black #2

Nymphs:    Bloom’s Tung Dart #14
                  Tung Stud-Olive #16
                  Karnopp’s Keystone-Golden #8
                  Reeses Pieces #8
                  B/H R/L Hares Ear #14
                  Hogan’s Good and Plenty-Olive #14

Dries:         Green Drake Parachute #12

                  Quigley’s Midget Caddis-Olive #16

                  Hogan’s Sipper-PMD #16

                  Chubby Chernobyl-Tan #10

                  Slackwater Caddis #18

                  Yeager’s 409-Black #10

High Country River Report – August 17, 2011

Reports from the high country have been a little mixed. The Upper Highwood and Livingtone sound like they’re fishing quite good. The Oldman has been fishing a little tougher, but the fish being caught are big!

A lot of Bull Trout have been seen, and a few caught, in several of the eat slope streams.

Hatches:  Stoneflies, Caddis, PMDs, Green Drakes

Streamers:  Space Invader-Brown/Yellow #4

                    Karnopp’s Skookum - Tan #6

                    Hare Sculpin-Olive #4

                    Bush’s Witch Doctor

                    Kiwi Muddler #2

Nymphs:  Kingrey’s Golden Stone #8

                Yeager’s TB Soft Hackle-Hares Ear #14

                B/H R/L Hares Ear #12

Dries:  Wilcox JC Special-Olive #12

            Yeager’s Neversink Drake #12

            Grillo’s El Camino #8

            Yeager’s Tantrum-Tan #10

Coming from out of town to fish the Bow? Need ammo? Order a couple days ahead from http://www.countrypleasures.com/store/

All the flies listed in our reports are available at our online store.....          

JUST ARRIVED FROM ORVIS!

Safe Passage® Travel Rod Case

Carry your oversized fly rods safely and securely. Triangular rod tube designed to hold two 4-piece rods up to 11' for the traveling angler. Large comfortable carry handle and adjustable, removable shoulder strap. Business card pocket for easy identification. Fly rod cases in aurora. Dimensions: 38¾"L x 4"H x 4"W. Weight: 2 lbs.

Safe Passage® Fly Organizer

Keep all your fly fishing supplies organized both at home and on a trip. Easily packed and carried Safe Passage fly organizer. Use your own boxes or buy it fully loaded with four boxes. Perfect for saltwater and freshwater fly fishing supply organization. Makes it easy to customize smaller boxes from a single source. Comes with three removable dividers. Loaded version with four boxes.
9"L x 8"W x 7"D.                       

Gale Force Chest Pack
The perfect fly fishing chest pack for foul weather. One large compartment with interior organization for ample storage and organization of your gear. Perforated foam and ergonomically shaped neck pad ensures comfort and breathability. Two sizes of neck straps and girth straps for a perfect fit. Thick foam-padded back panel with built-in channels for air ventilation. Durable Zinger attachment patches with magnets underneath to catch tools. Velcro® patch on top panel for foam fly-patch attachment. Fly fishing chest pack features front weather-resistant zip pocket, forceps grab tabs on front panel, and carry handle with comfortable rubber grip.
11"H x 7"L x 4½" D; 346 cu in. Weighs 10.4 ounces.

Gale Force Fly Organizer
Keep your fly fishing gear organized and ready to use in this versatile bag. Rigid build for easier access to gear. Secure water-resistant zipper closure. Removable & adjustable interior dividers. Easy-grip zipper pullers. In gray.
8"H x 10"L x 9"D; 720 cu. in. Weighs 1.9 pounds.

New Vid from Lo Fi Fly

Take a minute to watch this genius new work from Lo Fi Fly.

Hydros Rod Sale Update

Not very many Hydros left! They are currently 30% OFF......

The only rods left are:

One left - Hydros 904-4 Mid   9 foot, 4 weight, 4 piece  ** Now $388.50

One left - Hydros 908-4 Tip   9 foot, 8 weight, 4 piece ** Now $416.50

One left - Hydros 911-4 Tip   9 foot, 11 weight, 4 piece ** Now $416.50

One left - Hydros 912-4 Tip   9 foot, 4 weight, 4 piece ** Now $416.50

Once these are gone their are no more! If you want one, stop in or go to http://www.countrypleasures.com/store/

New Stuff From Patagonia For 2012

Patagonia Inc., the outdoor apparel company, announces two brand new wading footwear innovations for Spring 2012 – The Rock Grip Aluminum Bar Boot and River Crampon. Developed in the original Chouinard Equipment blacksmith shop in Ventura, California, these products are the direct result of Patagonia founder/owner Yvon Chouinard’s development work and tinkering over the last year.

“In late summer 2010 in the same blacksmith shop where we revolutionized the ice crampon for mountaineering, I assembled the first prototype of the River Crampon and cobbled together a pair of boots with aluminum bars,” notes Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia Inc. founder/owner, “The boot and crampon have been heavily tested over the last year on the Columbia, Madison, Kispiox, Skeena, Dean, Ponoi and many other rivers that provide challenging wading conditions. Everyone involved in the testing agreed that they would never go back to studs or felt soles, as the aluminum bars offer a level of security that can not be matched. The testers, myself included, feel naked wading without them.”

Inspired by the mountaineering crampon but adapted for the river, the River Crampon (MSRP $199 USD) is the fishing industry’s most innovative traction device for wading. The performance is derived from soft, malleable aluminum bars which are riveted to a burley, stainless steel adjustable frame with highly corrosion resistant brass rivets. The soft aluminum cuts through weeds and moss on the slickest of river bottoms and grips rock like no other traction device. The crampon can be used with most wading boots on the market.

The Rock Grip Aluminum Bar Boot (MSRP $239 USD) utilizes similar technology but is a full featured wading boot with permanently affixed aluminum bars on the outsole of the boot to provide superior support and traction in extreme wading conditions. Other features include a compression-molded EVA midsole and polypropylene insole for rigidity and support and a highly abrasion-resistant toe bumper with a reinforced toe box for protection. Additionally, testing shows that the aluminum bars are much easier on boat interiors than traditional cleats.

“I have over 100 days on the water testing Patagonia’s new Aluminum Bar technology, fishing in some of the most difficult wading in the lower 48 like the Bear Trap Canyon of the Madison and Box Canyon of the Henry’s Fork,” notes Craig Mathews, owner of Blue Ribbon Flies and Patagonia ambassador, “I can honestly say that this represents a breakthrough in wading technology. I have been able to wade safely and confidently to areas on the river that I had not previously been able to reach in my 30 years of fishing these home waters. This technology is a game changer.”

Products will be available January 1, 2012. USA PATENT PENDING

Snouts?

In search of rising snouts? Finding and landing a rising fish can be a very frustrating experience. Here's some tips to increase your success rate.

Walk slowly. Locating rising fish can be the most difficult part so take your time. Walk slow and scan the water for signs of a rising fish. Sometimes you'll only see the tip of a nose, other times only the tail. Depending on their mood, bugs and a variety of other variables, rising fish may eat on the surface every 2-10 seconds or much less frequently so moving too quickly can result in pushing fish before you even know they are there. 
Invest in good sunglasses. While they don't give you laser vision, polarized sunglasses do help spot fish. Bigger splash does not mean bigger fish. In fact, the most subtle rises tend to be the largest fish. This brings us back to the first tip, the biggest fish are the hardest to find so move slowly and attentively. When you locate a rising fish, gently enter the river (if you weren't in it already) and get into position. I prefer to cast at a fish from a slight angle, either the left or right if it is possible to reduce the chances of lining the fish (landing the leader or fly line on the fish and spooking it.) 
Take a minute to observe the insects in the air and on the water, and try to replicate them with a fly as best you can. Remember to cast upstream of the rise form to allow the fly to enter the fish's field of vision just a natural dead drifting insect would. If you have the option of multiple fish, cast to the fish furthest downstream first. Most often, fish will run downstream when hooked so by casting to the upstream fish first you likely spook all the fish if you hook it. Why catch one fish when you could catch all of them?! Theoretically, this will allow us to "pick them off" one at a time from downstream up. 
If you get an eat, resist the urge to strike the minute you see him eat. The fish needs to eat the fly, and turn down before you should strike. This will likely be a very excruciating experience but hold your breath for a couple seconds and then strike. If the stars align and you have enough luck, it will all happen perfectly, as planned the first time. More likely then not, there will be multiple attempts and a lot of swearing involved but give it a try and don't give up. Good luck!

Some More Arrived, Only A few Left!

Simms G3 Guide Pant

The G3 Guide Pant offers all of the durability & performance that you love in a wader, but in the convenience of a pant. Another product offered by Simms that is made in the USA.    

Available at the shop, or got to   http://www.countrypleasures.com/store/

        

FISHING REPORTS

Bow River Report –August 10, 2011

Water levels are at their lowest for 2011 so far and very little color is left. Sight fishing is more than possible with this visibility.

Seeing more and more fish on Caddis and yes, still PMD’s as the water has dropped. Tricos starting to show up but likely a little while before we a lot of fish on them. Seeing way more Hoppers on banks than there should be considering the cool, wet spring. Some banks are actually loaded with Hoppers. Could be good for the next couple of months if the weather stays somewhat dry and stable.

Hopper/Dropper has been producing well over the last few days with fish showing up high on bars and seams for the first time this year.

Streamer fishing has been up and down, with some days being electric and others being just plain work. If it’s cloudy the streamer fishing will almost certainly be good.

Although Legacy is advertised as open, it is very difficult to use and only serious four wheel drives will work.

Hatches: Caddis, PMDs, Tricos

Streamers: Gonga-Rust #2

                   Mini Loop Sculpin-Tan #6

                   Clouser Deep Minnow-Black/White #2

                   Garrett’s Bellydancer Bullhead-Olive #4

                   Bush’s Witch Doctor

Nymphs:  Morrish Conestone-Golden #8

                Yeager’s TB Soft Hackle-Hares Ear #14

                Holo Prince-Blue #14

                Kingrey’s Golden Stone #8

                Bloom’s Tung Dart #14

                Morrish Super Pupa TB - Amber #12

Dry Flies: Bloom’s Parachute Caddis-Olive #16

                 Bloom’s CDC Caddis-Olive #16

                 Berrett’s Mutant Stone #8

                 Yeager’s Tantrum-Tan #10

                 Quigley’s Film Critic-PMD #16

Crowsnest River Report – August 10, 2011

Reports from anglers who have fished the Crow indicate fishing from kind of tough to really good, depending on the day, or even time of day.

One thing for sure, there are some very big fish being caught on the Crow this year.

Hopper/Dropper techniques with smaller bead heads have been quite effective.

If you keep looking, you’ll likely see some rising fish here and there.

Hatches: Golden Stoneflies, Yellow and Lime Sally Stoneflies, Caddis, PMD’s, Quill Gordon, and Green Drakes

Streamers: Karnopp’s Space Invader-Brown/Yellow #4

                   Morrish Wooly Sculpin #4
                   Near Nuff Sculpin-Tan #4
                   C/H R/L Bow River Bugger-Black #6
                   Geek Leech-Brown #2
                   Chamois Leech-Black #2

 Nymphs:    Bloom’s Tung Dart #14

                  Tung Stud-Olive #16
                  Karnopp’s Keystone-Golden #8
                  B/H R/L Hares Ear #14
                 

Dries:         Green Drake Parachute #12

                  Quigley’s Midget Caddis-Olive #16

                  Hogan’s Sipper-PMD #16

                  Chubby Chernobyl-Tan #10

                  Yeager’s 409-Black #10

High Country River Report – August 10, 2011

For the most part, it sounds like the high country stuff is getting to summer quality fishing. VERY large Cuthroat have been caught in a few of the streams this year!

Typical of this time of year, it’s dry fly time!

Hatches:  Stoneflies, Caddis, PMDs, Green Drakes

Streamers:  Space invader-Brown/Yellow #4

                    Karnopp’s Skookum - Tan #6

                    Hare Sculpin-Olive #4

                    Bush’s Witch Doctor

                    Kiwi Muddler #2

Nymphs:  Kingrey’s Golden Stone #8

                Yeager’s TB Soft Hackle-Hares Ear #14

                B/H R/L Hares Ear #12

Dries:  Wilcox JC Special-Olive #12

            Yeager’s Neversink Drake #12

            Grillo’s El Camino #8

            Yeager’s Tantrum-Tan #10

           

 

                

Rising Fish Video

Short one from late last week.

Sophie Bartlett Gets A Pig Of A Cutthroat!

Sophie Bartlett, with her dad Curtis, shows off her slab of a Cutty.
Way to go Sophie! Don't find those in Toronto, eh?

Now In Stock!

Simms Streamtread Sandal

This is the only true sandal built for fishing. Simms built it on a wading boot outsole that helps you feel stable on the boat or the bank.              

Simms Riprap Shoe

I love those warm water days when I'm fishing in sandals, but a lot of the time I need more. That's when I grab these wading shoes and end up wearing them wherever the day takes me. They have everything a shoe should have, and technical features most don't.              

Stop by to check 'em out or pick them up at http://www.countrypleasures.com/store/

'How's the Bow Fishing"?

In the shop today after being on the river the last 7 days, and had a few customers ask how the Bow was fishing.

To put it simply, the world is not ending, and the Bow is fishing as good in the past 3 days as it had been in the 'core' of the season. The clarity had been improving to the clearest we've seen all summer (before the big storm on Friday night), and fish are to be found in their normal spots for this time of year.

Yes, they're eating on top.

The streamer fishing has been quite good, and there are a ton of rising fish if you spend some time looking! This is certainly the first year that I can claim that I've caught fish on PMD's in August...

Time to get out on the river!


Brent