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12-23-2012, 09:30 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: High River
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Highwood river?
I am new to fly fishing so what flies work best on the highwood river in high river? thanks
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12-24-2012, 09:08 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Cochrane
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DRIES
BWO - emergers, parachutes & adult patterns, sizes 14-20
March Brown - emergers, parachutes & adult patterns, sizes 14-18
Caddis - emergers, Elk Hair patterns, Goddard Caddis, LaFontaine's Dancing Caddis, etc. in browns and tans, sizes 12-20...Orange Simulators, etc. for Fall caddis in 12's & 14's
PMD - emergers, parachutes & adult patterns, sizes 16-20
Golden Stonefly - yellow- or tan-bodied Stimulators, sizes 4-10
Green Drake - emergers, paradrakes & Crystal Green Drake, sizes 8-12
Trico - primarily spinner patterns, sizes 18-22
Terrestrials - Dave's Hopper, Letort Hopper, Stimulators in sizes 4-12...Black, Red, and Flying ants in sizes 16-20
NYMPHS
Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear - beadhead and unweighted, sizes 12-18
Pheasant Tail - beadhead and unweighted, sizes 14-20
Prince Nymph - sizes 14-20
Stonefly nymphs - Brooks, Montana, others in black, browns and golden, sizes 4-8
Baetis - natural and flashback in both beadhead and unweighted, sizes 14-18
Caddis - pupae and emerger patterns, softhackles in sizes 14-20
STREAMERS
Bow River Bugger - black, white, browns and olive, sizes 0-8
Clouser Minnow - all colours especially those with black, brown, pink/coral and chartreuse, sizes 2-8
Sculpin - Muddler Minnows and other darker patterns, sizes 2-6
Wooly Buggers - black, browns, olive, white in sizes 2-8
OTHERS
San Juan Worm - larva lace & wire patterns especially in red, copper, sizes 8-12
Damselfly nymphs - sizes 6-12
Backswimmers - browns, olive and peacock, sizes 8-14
Scuds - tan, coral & olive, sizes 10-18
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12-24-2012, 04:01 PM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Edmonton
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Wow thats a list. Should be enough to fish pretty near anywhere.
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12-24-2012, 04:12 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Calgary
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Wow is right...that is a large list.
Glad I didn't hafta type that hahaha
You should package that list and sell it as an all round fly box set haha
Hmmm no wait....maybe I'll do it hahahaha
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12-24-2012, 04:20 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Calgary
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A shorter version would read. Woolley buggers any colour. H and L variant size 12. Double bunny. Hopper patterns. Big bushy hoppers.
Enjoy!
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12-24-2012, 05:31 PM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: down by the river
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fishingaddict
I am new to fly fishing so what flies work best on the highwood river in high river? thanks
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Got any fly gear?
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12-25-2012, 07:42 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: High River
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Originally Posted by BeeGuy
Got any fly gear?
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Ya got it for birthday and christmas last year
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12-26-2012, 11:01 PM
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by BeeGuy
Got any fly gear?
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Lol Be nice!
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12-26-2012, 11:01 PM
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BBT
DRIES
BWO - emergers, parachutes & adult patterns, sizes 14-20
March Brown - emergers, parachutes & adult patterns, sizes 14-18
Caddis - emergers, Elk Hair patterns, Goddard Caddis, LaFontaine's Dancing Caddis, etc. in browns and tans, sizes 12-20...Orange Simulators, etc. for Fall caddis in 12's & 14's
PMD - emergers, parachutes & adult patterns, sizes 16-20
Golden Stonefly - yellow- or tan-bodied Stimulators, sizes 4-10
Green Drake - emergers, paradrakes & Crystal Green Drake, sizes 8-12
Trico - primarily spinner patterns, sizes 18-22
Terrestrials - Dave's Hopper, Letort Hopper, Stimulators in sizes 4-12...Black, Red, and Flying ants in sizes 16-20
NYMPHS
Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear - beadhead and unweighted, sizes 12-18
Pheasant Tail - beadhead and unweighted, sizes 14-20
Prince Nymph - sizes 14-20
Stonefly nymphs - Brooks, Montana, others in black, browns and golden, sizes 4-8
Baetis - natural and flashback in both beadhead and unweighted, sizes 14-18
Caddis - pupae and emerger patterns, softhackles in sizes 14-20
STREAMERS
Bow River Bugger - black, white, browns and olive, sizes 0-8
Clouser Minnow - all colours especially those with black, brown, pink/coral and chartreuse, sizes 2-8
Sculpin - Muddler Minnows and other darker patterns, sizes 2-6
Wooly Buggers - black, browns, olive, white in sizes 2-8
OTHERS
San Juan Worm - larva lace & wire patterns especially in red, copper, sizes 8-12
Damselfly nymphs - sizes 6-12
Backswimmers - browns, olive and peacock, sizes 8-14
Scuds - tan, coral & olive, sizes 10-18
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What a list! I should put a set like this together, Seems like a good all around kit.
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12-27-2012, 01:42 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Prince George, BC
Posts: 1,190
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Originally Posted by Mutter87
Lol Be nice!
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hahaha, was going to say to say the same thing.
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12-28-2012, 08:24 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Calgary, Ab
Posts: 2,835
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mutter87
What a list! I should put a set like this together, Seems like a good all around kit.
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x2 - fantastic list for this river, and many rivers/small streams in the area!
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