Icky Fly Works
4604 37 St SW PO Box 35069 Sarcee T3K 7C7 Calgary, AB, Canada

Fished Bullshead for the first time this year. Very little wind and very active fish which was nice. Fished sink tip line from shore with a black woolly bugger and a small boatman or evil weevil trailer. 4-5" slow strips was most productive and they were hitting them on the pause.

Legacy Island launch is now open so we checked out the water downstream of McKinnon flats for the first time this year. The fish were hitting hoppers early until about 10AM. Switched to nymphing and Z-wing caddis was the best producer .

Just back from 5 days fishing SW streams. Plenty of cutties to the net! Livingstone - greenish tinge with 2-3 feet visibility and fishing was slower than typical. Upper Oldman - similar visibility to the Livingston but fish were much more willing to rise to a fly.... Racehorse and Dutch Creek - both very clear and probably the most productive waters we fished over the last week. Castle & Carbondale - both clear and fishing well. Fish weren't too picky and were very eager to hit stimulators but western green drakes were the most productive fly of the trip.

Flow rates have dropped substantially and the river is crystal clear resulting in long float times and some picky fish! Good size trout are moving for streamers though.

Another Police to McKinnon Flats float this weekend, with the same results. Fishing was slow early on but picked up in mid-morning. The streamer bite was on with double bunnies moving fish and the black prince and hoppers producing.