I've been planting trees in the East Kootenays for a long time now so it doesn't surprise me to wake up in June drive up a couple thousand feet in elevation and get snowed on. Getting snowed on in town at the valley bottoms is a bit rare but certainly not unquestionable. So far June has brought us some cool and very damp weather which in turn has our rivers pumping brown and high so if you're thinking of coming up for seasoner opener in the Kootenay Region on the 15th...your on your own. We wont' be looking at running trips until later this month on the Elk River and that will depend on a solid week of appropriate weather. This of course are prognostications based on experience and a general feel for what's ahead and it's really too hard to predict what will actually occur. So far the forecast looks good but is showing some more rain but in moderate amounts and mixed in with some sunshine. Alberta will likely be in much better shape at that point and may even be in it's prime. I've always found the Eastslope of the Rockies to fish well in late June and early July.
So if one was to come up at that time (Jimmy Carter) head east and enjoy exploring the areas we like to go to on our days off. We have a few trips in that area at that point but have lots of openings. The rainbow and brown trout fishing can be spectacular in SW Alberta and is a nice switch from the cutthroat fishing of the Elk Valley and there really is some spectacular scenery there as well. Has a much different feel than the Fernie area.
In other news we WILL be opening a small fly shop in the Stanford Inn in Fernie this year. We will carry all our favourite brand names as well as a fly bin that will be mostly filled with Squidbeak Flies as well as Montana Fly Company's. We will be carrying the stuff that works, a collective of patterns that none of our guides would feel embarrassed about tying on. There might be the odd 'range ball' in the pile to satisfy those who love gawdy, stuff hanging everywhere kind of patterns but most of the bin is what we use in our area and it's worth checking out the selection if your planning on doing some angling on your own.
Updates will be frequent from here on in. 'Til next time....
So if one was to come up at that time (Jimmy Carter) head east and enjoy exploring the areas we like to go to on our days off. We have a few trips in that area at that point but have lots of openings. The rainbow and brown trout fishing can be spectacular in SW Alberta and is a nice switch from the cutthroat fishing of the Elk Valley and there really is some spectacular scenery there as well. Has a much different feel than the Fernie area.
In other news we WILL be opening a small fly shop in the Stanford Inn in Fernie this year. We will carry all our favourite brand names as well as a fly bin that will be mostly filled with Squidbeak Flies as well as Montana Fly Company's. We will be carrying the stuff that works, a collective of patterns that none of our guides would feel embarrassed about tying on. There might be the odd 'range ball' in the pile to satisfy those who love gawdy, stuff hanging everywhere kind of patterns but most of the bin is what we use in our area and it's worth checking out the selection if your planning on doing some angling on your own.
Updates will be frequent from here on in. 'Til next time....
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