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06-26-2015, 07:07 AM
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Fly Fishing 2015
I recently inherited a lot of fishing equipment from my late father, including a small amount of fly fishing gear. I bought a TFO package and practiced a bit of casting in the park behind my house.
Went out with a buddy on June 24th for my first attempt at fly fishing. We were in the Elbow River, west of Calgary. After 20 minutes of technique work I started to take to it. This turned into a great evening of fishing. I caught a couple of brown trout, including this guy who measured in at just under 45cm. Its zero catch limit there but nevertheless I was proud.
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06-26-2015, 07:32 AM
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Oh man i only wish my first trip was succesful good job thats a wicked brown ...i still am yet to get a brown good job
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06-28-2015, 11:09 AM
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Beauty brown, well done!!
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06-28-2015, 09:23 PM
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Huge spots, cool looking brown
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06-28-2015, 10:15 PM
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Wait for itttttt.......
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06-29-2015, 08:58 AM
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Hmmm. I guess I'll say it.
Please follow prudent catch and release principles. Many would frown on letting a catch and release fish flop around on gravel. Try a knotless fish net and take a pic with the fish still submerged in water.
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06-29-2015, 07:46 PM
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45 cm is a heck of a nice Brown for your first day out on fly gear...and a great catch from the Elbow in general. Like Jadham said, you might want to work on handling/release, but it's definitely exciting to get a fish like that!
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06-29-2015, 08:12 PM
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Understandable comments on catch and release principles - just to clarify the fish was retrieved to a rubberized net and quickly returned to the water. I had him pointed upstream for a brief period of time (it was a reasonably long retrieve). Once he got his wits he darted over to the shallow bar you see in the pic - that is where my buddy took this picture.
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06-29-2015, 08:19 PM
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Browns are non-native fish anyway, kill 'em all!!!
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06-29-2015, 08:30 PM
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Browns are non-native fish anyway, kill 'em all!!!
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Funny you mention that. The fella that took the picture mentioned that legend has it years ago a truck carrying brown fry had an accident on a Calgary bridge and dumped the entire contents into the Bow, and that's how they got started there. I didn't fact check it or anything but it's a cool story anyway.
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06-29-2015, 08:36 PM
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http://www.albertasportfishing.com/sport_fish.php
According to this, they have been here since 1924. I have heard that same story as well. Always wondered how much truth there is to it.
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06-29-2015, 09:24 PM
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Nice looking brown!
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06-29-2015, 09:49 PM
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That's a beautiful catch! Good job on your first!
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06-29-2015, 09:56 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jadham
Hmmm. I guess I'll say it.
Please follow prudent catch and release principles. Many would frown on letting a catch and release fish flop around on gravel. Try a knotless fish net and take a pic with the fish still submerged in water.
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....annnnddddd,there it is.^^
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