where are all the fish?

[nbbarnes]

i have just got back from a few hours on the elbow off of hwy8. what amazing water, great runs and deep pools. swarms of mayflys on the water and in your face but not a fish to be seen rising for drys or nymphs. where have they gone? anyone with any tips would be great before the end of the season.

the only place i have had great fishing this year is in Fernie, BC. All my favorite streams this year have proven to be very low on producing anything good.

[Winch101]

Those Elbow fish are currently in Saskatchewan , they went there
To get away from the flood ,,,,

[nbbarnes]

thats exactly what i thought hahaha

[jeprli]

Elbow is fairly hard to fish, but when you find fish they are more than willing.

The spot you fished gets hit hard all summer, try a different location.

[nbbarnes]

It's crazy but I have been fly fishing for almost 30 years and have only fished the elbow twice. So i really don't know where to go yet. I found some nice water near Bragg creek and maybe I can get there before the season ends. I know it's taboo for most fishermen to not give advice ( which I think is ridiculous) but any help would be great. I ONLY Practice catch and release.

[rycoma]

that section is usually tough for trout have caught a lot o white fish in that area and they are running upstream now. That area, highway 22 crossing and any where near a campground worst fishing in this river. If you can get away from people there are a lot I fish to be caught and some big ones. My biggest bull came out of the elbow

[Redneckifiedup]

I found the best places to fish on the elbow were the pools. Usually took a few casts but always ended up landed a fish.

[nbbarnes]

I guess I just need to get back there and keep searching. It's a great looking river.

[BeeGuy]

Lots of structure to fish there.

Dredge the bottom IMO.