Friday, September 2, 2011
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
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
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
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
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| 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
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
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....
Monday, August 29, 2011
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....
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!
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!
Thursday, August 25, 2011
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.
Thanks again to all the guys up from AFF! George, Brent, Jason, and Joe enjoyed
their days with you.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
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
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
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
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!!
Monday, August 22, 2011
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!
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!
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