Andy on a wild BC river
Big cutty caught during the evening rise
We enjoy fishing near home during autumn evenings
Nick caught this fall Bow River 'bow on a tiny BWO in ten inches of water. Dry fly fishing near its best -big fish, small fly, shallow water.
Late winter can be a fun time to nymph the Bow River. Here Nick displays the results of a little persistence
A healthy rainbow
An opening day cutthroat trout
Beautiful colours on an early season fish.
Fishing in the rain can pay off, even in high and off-coloured water
This fish shows why we fish for cutthroats: beautiful colours and dry flies
Andy doing his best 1980s park warden impression, except he releases bull trout instead of tossing 'em in the bushes.
A close up of a beauty
Andy enjoying a cutthroat stream on a hot summer afternoon.
Not all small cutthroat trout streams have only small fish.
Cutts often grow more like a football than a torpedo.
A little treat of a fish that Andy caught out of a tiny outflow creek.
Andy doing a good job of staying out of the fish's eyesight.
SE British Columbia has a host of pleasing waters to fish.
Get 'em outta the wood!
You don't need to fake a smile like this. Way to go Andy!
A finished product; a hefty westslope
Colours and solitude make up for size.
Andy working the foul-weather theory.
Tim casting to a favorite creek that holds many rainbow trout.
I guess everyone looks goofy in a few pictures...
A perfect example of why rainbow trout are called 'rainbow' trout.
Andy with a bull trout that followed the salmon for who knows how far.
A pig.
Big fish can be caught even during the heat of the day.
A nice bull trout ready to be released. Keep the fish close to the water, if possible, when taking a picture.
At work.
Oh, those chinooks sometimes let us fly fish all year around.
The result of hard work and cold fingers.
Alberta's best spring creek, Stauffer, holds more brown trout that any stream has the right to.
It also has some northern pike.
Tim and Nick headed out fishing for some brown trout. Here Nick aims a cast that he hopes will avoid all the trees both in front and behind him, and at the same time not spook the hell out of the fish. It didn't work.
Creeping low let us sight-cast to some feeding browns, a few of which were duped.
Andy doing his best to bring the neon-80's back. Anyone? Anyone?
It might not be twenty inches long, but anyone who complains about a fish like this needs to take more Prozac.
Brookies can often be caught throughout the West, even if you're targeting something else entirely.
Timotov working the system.
With a shirt like that I'm not sure if andy wants to release the fish or beat it with a broom handle. Mind you, in that muggy 40˚C heat, you'd have to be crazy not to dress like you're in Louisiana.
A healthy bow heading back to the drink.
Wild BC bows have some of the best colours of any fish. Here Andy displays why that is so.
BC has a lot of places to target them, too.
Another big cutty. Tim seemed to have them wired for the better part of a year.
A net-filler.
Need I say anything?
Damn it Tim. Leave some for someone else. Kidding of course, what a chunk; What Tim would call a "finished product."
The release.
A Southern BC cutt that has a little yellowstone in it. As summer wears on, smaller flies become a convenient way to keep fish in the net.
Brookies are not just a good surprise. They are also a good eat. Keep your limit, especially in a small creek.
Some do make it back to the water, however.
Even small brooks hold good secrets. The boys make a few pleasant discoveries each year.
Sometimes fish like this are found.
Tim with some cold-hard proof that he can grapple rainbows with the best of 'em, too.
Fly-fishing isn't the only game in town. Andy with a spin caught goldeye.
Double-headers are common on the North Saskatchewan River, once you find those roaming walleyes.
Ted gets in on the action.
Being able to slip away for an hour or two lets the fishing take on a relaxing pace.
Holy &%$#! That thing must have taken Tim half way to Kentucky.
Getting to know a piece of water intimately can pay off big dividends, especially on water that can frustrate a lot of fishermen.
Beauty.
A nice cutt in flat water. Dry fly anyone?
A brookie that is about to be released into either the stream or a creel...
Spot a pool. Spot a fish. Pick the fly. Make the cast. See what happens.
Colours, colours, colours.
it looks like Newfoundland, but it isn't. Do some exploring and you never really know what you'll find.
Tim on his favorite stream, showing why it's his favorite.
Andy has an underwater camera. We suggest you pick one up.
Tim with an opening day cutthroat. Not a huge trout, but a huge relief to fish those creeks again. We look forward to them all winter.
Hopefully waiting for a strike.
Obvious dry fly water. Tim plays a little fishy on the 2-wt.
Nice fish, but one question. Tim, what the hell happened to your sandal?
Candy cane trout. Beauty.
A brown trout that was attacked by a pike, or a bird, or a bad net, or a boat motor. Hopefully he lived.
Goddam bushes. But the streams that are a bitch to fish can often be the best.
Native trout.
Even streams that don't really look like much can turn out to be very surprising.
Old fashioned flies often work wonders on small waters.
Ah. The 2wt run. This time we're using a bit more common sense and more appropriate equipment. A few nice fish were landed on this night.
We always enjoy a good falls pool, and who doesn't? This day was no exception, and we got into a few fish despite the heat.
The opposite of heat. Nick fished the Crowsnest River last February.
He claims that it was worth it, and shows why with this exceptional cutthroat.
It is a nice time of year, and it is even possible to have the Crow all to yourself.
Athabasca rainbows can be caught in almost any water, so long as it flows all year around. Nick eventually proved it was possible in this creek by landing a ten incher.
It proves to be difficult, but it is entirely possible to bugger your own shot because you didn't pay enough attention. Here Nick gets in the way from behind the camera.
Trevor fishing in a headwater stream. We didn't exactly find what was planned, but some good surprises were had!
Checking out the valley.
A rainbow like this in an ice cold river is a trophy by any standard. Way to go Trevor!
Nick and Trev apparently had had enough of the heat and went for a swim, after Trevor got that big fish, of course.
Getting into remote water can take some effort, but the rewards.. oh the rewards.
Nick gets in on the bull trout action with this nice one from Western Alberta.
The cast.
The take.
The fish.
Southern Alberta still has some pure-strain cutthroats around, if you don't mind hitting the odd dead end.
The boys always manage to get into some great country, and it is especially satisfying when we walk in.
Nick managed this nice Crowsnest bow, even in the rain.
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