Fish of the Day

April 15th ... winter just dosn,t want to leave ... three years ago I thought April was the best month of the year on the Crow .. two years ago .. not quite so hot .. and this year it,s been cold and alot of nymph fishing has been going on .. my dry fly only freinds have gone into deep depression .. me, I fish anything and everything .. Dave O and I went out in blizzard planing on a short fish ... it turned out to be beautiful, peacefull and big fluffy snow flakes added to the silence on the water .. Fish were caught , dogs swam... The snow was 4 inches deeper when Dave and I plodded back to the truck.. this is the longest coldest , whitest winter I have seen down south here in the Pass. If the weather stays the same count on little Black stones and midges ... Suzy and I are OUT of HERE ! ..West coast steelhead are calling us .. hope we get there before the blossoms fall off the fruit trees ..G##*&!!!-W*#!!&!!-M?!!-- Global Warming..the Crowsnest Cafe' and Fly Shop is CLOSED for the WEEK .... AL B.

Too exhausted from snow shoveling to write...but now the slow melt is on,small black stones are out,(as well as a rare golden)the Crow remains low ,and clear.Yes spring is here. Still lots of snow in the mountains ,so we must hope for a long and consistent run-off....Skwallas should be on show on the Oldman soon...So don't forget to renew your licence and check out below highway 22 on the oldman...Crow is open for fishing from downstream of East Hillcrest bridge to the top of Lundbrek Falls,and downstream of highway 3. Lots of new patterns at the shop...all the best to everyone.Susan

Merry Christmas tidings ! Al has finished hunting ...lots of cdc feathers for next years little green men. We wish all of you a warm and happy season. Here's to warmer temps and great winter fishing!

susies first pike

Mid November and BWO'S are still being taken up top...our sweet cdc elk hair caddis has been my fav this fall...really lucky to have had the month of October off to fish...and fish we did,perfect conditions with co-operative trout!The shopis open again 8-5 wed-sun...my first pike.

finally SUNSHINE

To those of you who persevered thru the last 10 days of grizzly weather,casting size 18 to 24 blue winged olives,astounded that green drakes were still coming off and figuring out emergers were usually,but not always the answer;CHEERS!!!Finally sunshine and the waters are cleaning up quickly.Maybe they'll turn onto hoppers,and larger insects, but give me B.W.O.'s anytime...pic of Al weathering it out and yes this brown was caught on a size 18 blue wing olive. Till later...Susan

september coming

Waters are all low now and easily wadeable. The fishing; as usual is extremely productive even with the bigger trout starting into their finicky phase! Don't be counting on the big guys rising ,they're willing and ready ,but hanging back for a nice presentation of imitative patterns. Green drakes on the Oldman are still coming off,but we'll soon be seeing lots of the smaller insects in profusion.New patterns are in the shop,hours remain the same from 8-6 everyday.Get ready this September is going to be awesome!!Susan