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[newsman]

I finaly got some time off and I;m hiding out at the Big Horn Trading Post for two weeks. Hit the river this evening landed one 19 inch Bow, lost 2, and landed two Pike Minnows. The Stone hatch is on and so is a Caddis.

[DragonSpeed]

Sounds like a good time!!! 

[newsman]

Still here hitting the river every evening and teaching my youngest how to fly fish the Thom.She is 10 and doing very well hasn't been skunked yet. The bite has changed to hoppers and it was hot this evening.

[newsman]

Still hitting them! Gave the wife some private lessons yesterday missed some real nice onces. A bit more coaching and I expect we will be able to post a picture of her with her own Thompson Trophy.

[Xgolfman]

How's the stones fishing??? Any problems with Salmon in close?? Thinking of heading up this weekend as well...

[fishingbuddha]

are you fishing around bighorn to shaw springs or further up river. just wondering how the fishing is between shaw and spences bridge.

[2slow]

I drive through there at least 4 times a year and always think I should stop and wet a line....Maybe on the next run

[newsman]

Good at Shaw but the Bear is back; caught some nice ones there in the riffle last week. Been fishing all the runs between Shaw and the Nicola since the 12th, have not seen them salmon spooked yet. Stimulators (adult stones) have been good. Hoppers have been fair. Tom Thumb (red body) have produced the best. You need to keep the fly afloat (easier said than done most of the time), they rarely take after it sinks.

[Piranha]

what is the proper way to use a stone fly?   I must be doing something wrong because I haven't caught anything with it.

[Rodney]

For stonefly nymphing, I just use a floating line, tie a 8ft 6lb test leader to it, then the fly. No additional weight or sink tip is needed as the fly is usually heavy enough to reach the depth you are fishing. Cast, mend, hold on as it reaches the end of the drift and feel that strong tug. The other option would be to add a strike indicator to the above setup, which would give you better control in the drift and detect the bites more easily. It may also be the type of water you are fishing in.

[chris gadsden]

For stonefly nymphing, I just use a floating line, tie a 8ft 6lb test leader to it, then the fly. No additional weight or sink tip is needed as the fly is usually heavy enough to reach the depth you are fishing. Cast, mend, hold on as it reaches the end of the drift and feel that strong tug. The other option would be to add a strike indicator to the above setup, which would give you better control in the drift and detect the bites more easily. It may also be the type of water you are fishing in.

Thanks for the tip, may try on the next trip or should I just stick with what I used last time.

[newsman]

I'm back; my anual two weeks on the Thom are over. I sure look forward to retirement when I will live there permenatly. Anyway the high point this years was last Thursday evening when I took Kim out to fish a few of my favorite runs. She was struggling a bit so I asked her if she would like a bit of coaching. She agreed and we finished the evening of with her landing a prim 20 inch Bow. It fought like only those Thompson Bows can and Kim was thrilled. Made my day!