Spruce up the Flyfishing forum!
 

So here's a few pics to get us through the winter. Although, I live in Lethbridge (the land of chinooks) so we even get some flyfishing in on the warmer winter days. Most of these were from this spring/summer? Hope you enjoy!

nice pics. nice fish. mind saying what river??

I'll play!
Taken early April, 2012.

Pic of a friend taken on the bow in the NW a month or two after the flooding. You can see a bit of scarring on the side of the pike facing the camera. The other side of it was a bit worse off (IIRC).

A bull and a sucker, both from Kananaskis Lakes earlier this year.

kevin, those pics are from all over southern ab, southern b.c and montana. The elk, the crow, and the flathead are 3 of the rivers

k, so I'm trying to add a couple more from my facebook as it says they're too big to upload.

http://https://www.facebook.com/phot...type=1&theater

posted most of these before:

http://imageshack.us/a/img512/3299/o...g282009053.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img231/4043/o...g282009036.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img15/7585/dsc000866608618.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img101/2150/beaverckcuttsr0.jpg

Man these pictures make me want to go out again so bad! Now that hunting season is done I might have to get out.

Fantastic photos everyone! Some great looking fish in there!

No reason you can't. Made it my goal last year to pull at least one fish out of the bow with the fly rod every month between the smaller stuff closing in 2012 and re-opening in 2013. Here's a pic from one of the chinooking days (unsure which month)

Something from the westcoast

Here a tickler for you guys.

http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/...psb9ab8ecc.jpg

And a little guy!

http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0274dfdc.jpg

A few from the archives-

A perfect specimen; gorgeous 23" Bow River rainbow hen...
http://imageshack.us/a/img208/9536/1000560.jpg

I caught this rainbow in my favorite creek; got him again a week later, from the exact same spot!
http://imageshack.us/a/img216/9404/203881.jpg

My bro' caught this nice brown in the same creek...
http://imageshack.us/a/img410/3631/p9210085.jpg

My bro' got this 24" Sheep River bull trout on a little olive bugger...
http://imageshack.us/a/img207/4333/p8300056.jpg

Deep-bodied, super-spotted Bow River rainbow...
http://imageshack.us/a/img147/8999/1010416.jpg

Urban brown trout...
http://imageshack.us/a/img397/2804/p4110301.jpg

A couple pics from my first crack at walleye on the fly rod...
http://imageshack.us/a/img20/9085/p5210197.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img39/7272/p5210198.jpg

22" brown from a small creek...
http://imageshack.us/a/img38/6622/396211.jpg

Beetle-eating headwaters brookie...
http://imageshack.us/a/img31/8981/45969t.jpg

Ciao, for now...

Lake brown
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y85...brownMayo7.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y85...tts07016-1.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y85...Bulls06011.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y85...Belowweir2.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y85...thebobbers.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y85...r/P1010375.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y85...r/P1010350.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y85...r/P1000326.jpg

Awesome pictures guys!!!

Great shots Taco. Thanks for sharing your "fish vision" Mr. Bobloblaw

I love trout fishing...but no dry flies were on the menu this day. :) Personal best longnose gar. For reference, I'm 6'2", 290lbs. :)

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Love the bully picture CF8. Thanks for sharing your awesome southern bows

Nice Gar Groundhogger....how do they fight?

EH?!?!
I am intrigued!! That is flippin' cool!
Baitfish patterns? Good catch rates?

Great stuff, guys!
A few more from the vaults-

Somebody likes my stonefly nymph!
http://imageshack.us/a/img114/7852/p5010032.jpg

The creek's a little low!
http://imageshack.us/a/img183/7941/p7030378.jpg

25" creek brown...
http://imageshack.us/a/img233/6198/p8080749.jpg

Medicine Lake in Jasper National Park...
http://imageshack.us/a/img4/6494/49648.jpg

Medicine lake brookie...
http://imageshack.us/a/img195/2781/p9060964.jpg

A pic from a fun weekend near Panorama, B.C.
http://imageshack.us/a/img30/564/p9120017.jpg

I caught this cutty in the Bow, here in Calgary...
http://imageshack.us/a/img717/5797/p4010918.jpg

My first & only fly-caught burbot...
http://imageshack.us/a/img138/8905/p6190345.jpg

This little whitefish came up & ate this big foam fly right at my feet...
http://imageshack.us/a/img580/5228/p8210609.jpg

My bro' fishes Upper Kananaskis Lake; we got a bunch of cutts that day...
http://imageshack.us/a/img507/5695/p8280618.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ps201fb32a.jpg

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You folks can produce some very fine photos, very enjoyable. Thanks for sharing.

Awesome fish Kritofr

Thanks GS~they're all different. This was in the spring when they're spawning. So, their energy level is a little lower...but...they're in a river vs. the open water, so more to contend with if you pin a big one like this. In the heat of the summer, you can expect about 1/3 to clear the water and/or take a pretty long run. Most of the small/young 2'-range fish will jump.