Commonwealth FFC 2014 - Belinda Thomas, Team New Zealand Silver Flies Men

Photo, courtesy Belinda Thomas. (Belinda, left in photo)

Commonwealth FFC 2014 - from Belinda Thomas, Team New Zealand Silver Flies Men

From Session 4, Sat June 7

"The best session this afternoon on Fernworthy with Lisa Isles (Team England Ladies) and out completely out of control controller.

Lisa cleaned up and took the session and I came third. Happy!!"

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Commonwealth FFC 2014 - Session 4, Saturday June 7

Photos: Kennick, Session 4 Group D, courtesy Commonwealth FFC

Commonwealth FFC 2014 - Session 4, Saturday June 7

Fly Fishing Team Canada

After Session 4, Andy Larkin from Team Canada Red is the leading Canadian in #13 spot out of 76 competitors.

Colin Huff, from Team Canada White, is breathing down Andy's neck, in #14 spot. Keefer Pitfield and Ian Troup, both from Team Canada White, are at #20 and #31.

In Team standings, Canada White is in #7 spot, with Canada Red at #13, out of a total of 15 teams.

Provisional Team and Individual Results after Session 4: http://bit.ly/1kIi9xS

http://www.cwffe.co.uk/

GoPro Mountain Games - June 5-8, 2014

 GoPro Mountain Games - June 5-8, 2014

Commonwealth FFC 2014 - Session 3, Saturday June 7

Photo: River Dart, Session 3 Group B, courtesy Commonwealth FFC

Commonwealth FFC 2014 - Session 3, Saturday June 7

Fly Fishing Team Canada

After Session 3, Andy Larkin from Team Canada Red is the leading Canadian in #9 spot out of 76 competitors.

Keefer Pitfield and Colin Huff, both from Team Canada White, are in spots #17 and #18.

In Team standings, Canada White and Canada Red are in #9 and #13 spots, out of a total of 15 teams.

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Beavers act as 'ecosystem engineers' in Alberta (video)

Photograph by: Crystal Schick, Calgary Herald

Beavers act as 'ecosystem engineers' in Alberta (video)

Greg Shyba and Lorne Fitch discuss the importance of beavers at the Ann and Sandy Cross Conservation Area (ASCCA) located just southwest of Calgary, on May 15. The 4,800 acres of rolling foothills land was donated by Ann and Sandy Cross for the protection of wildlife habitat, such as beavers, and conservation education.

Watch video here:  http://bit.ly/SCyjO1

June 05 River Report courtesy Alberta Fishing Guide Magazine

Salmonfly. Photo, courtesy Jensen Fly Fishing Productions/Alberta Fishing Guide Magazine

June 05 River Report courtesy Alberta Fishing Guide Magazine

This morning, many people south to north woke to snow on their decks and BBQs. It's cold. The mountains are white and the snow line is shockingly low.
The irony isn't lost that we're 2 weeks from the longest day of the year.
This latest, fast moving cold front didn't drop an enormous amount of precip but did cool everything off, just as things were - sort of - warming up.

Read report here:  http://bit.ly/1uzID7o

Commonwealth FFC 2014 - Session 2, Friday June 6

Photo: Wimbleball Session 2 Group E, courtesy Commonwealth FFC

Commonwealth FFC 2014 - Session 2, Friday June 6

Fly Fishing Team Canada

After Session 2, Andy Larkin (he with the beard :-)) from Team Canada Red is the leading Canadian in #9 spot out of 75 competitors.

Andy Larkin writes: "Just on the bus back from the bank session. This morning I fished kennick and it was completely different than when we practiced and it kicked a lot of people's butts. I managed 3 with the most caught being 5 so I think it landed me somewhere around 4th-ish. This afternoon I won my bank session on sibliback with 8 fish and a whopper of a 58cm rainbow that broke the tie."

In Team standings, Canada White and Canada Red are in #10 and #12 spots, out of a total of 15 teams.

Provisional Team and Individual Results after Session 2: http://bit.ly/Sk41PI

http://www.cwffe.co.uk/

Calgary Ukrainian Festival - June 7/8, 2014

Click on poster for larger image

 

Calgary Ukrainian Festival - June 7/8, 2014

Celebrating its 5th annual event with traditional Ukrainian food, fund and Ukrainian entertainment for the whole family.

More info here: http://www.calgaryukrainianfestival.ca/

Commonwealth FFC 2014 - Session 1

Photo: Siblyback Session 1 Group C, courtesy Commonwealth FFC

Commonwealth FFC 2014 - Session 1, Friday June 6

Fly Fishing Team Canada

After Session One, David Forgeron from Team Canada White is the leading Canadian in #11 spot out of 68 competitors.

In Team standings, Canada White and Canada Red are in #5 and #11 spots, out of a total of 15 teams.

Provisional Team and Individual Results after Session One: http://bit.ly/1kGN7GG

http://www.cwffe.co.uk/

Dam demolished on Forty Mile creek (Banff National Park)

Photo, courtesy Rocky Mountain Outlook

Dam demolished on Forty Mile creek (Banff National Park)

by Cathy Ellis, Rocky Mountain Outlook, June 5, 2014

From the article:

"Wendy Francis, program director for the Yellowstone to Yukon (Y2Y) Conservation Initiative, said partial removal of the dam is a good news story and the risks are low compared to the long-term potential ecological benefits.

She said Y2Y completed a detailed report on ecological integrity of the Upper Bow River watershed in 2008, and one of the study’s recommendations was removal of the dam on Forty Mile Creek, restoration of habitat and aquatic connectivity to the Bow River.

“There’s all kinds of impacts associated with having that dam on that creek for all of these decades, not the least of which is preventing free movement of native fish species up and down the creek,” she said.

“Restoring the ability of native fish to move up and down is a really good thing.”

Read article here: http://bit.ly/Uhyks

Fly Fishing Team Canada at Commonwealth FFC 2014

Team Canada Red

Mark Feldberg
Andy Larkin
Jim Iredale
Norm Godding
Peter Huyghebaert

Fly Fishing Team Canada at Commonwealth FFC 2014

FRIDAY JUNE 6

5.30am-6am – Breakfast
6.15am – Buses depart for Wimbleball, Siblyback and the River
7am – Buses depart for Kennick and Fernworthy.
9am – Start of first session.
12 noon End of first session.
Lunch break and travelling to next venue
3pm – Start of second session.
6pm – End of second session.

http://www.cwffe.co.uk/

Photos and updates here: http://bit.ly/U8mtwv

Photos, courtesy Wilderness TV

Team Canada White

Colin Huff
John Beaven
David Forgeron
Ian Troup
Keefer Pitfield

Healthy Salmon Go with the Flow

Healthy Salmon Go with the Flow

Via: World Fish Migration Day 2014

Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championships 2014 - Official Practice

All photos, courtesy Sport Fly Fishing New Zealand

Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championships 2014 - June 02-09

Official practice days June 4 & 5

http://www.cwffe.co.uk/

Photos and updates here: http://bit.ly/U8mtwv

Fly Fishing Team Canada
 
Photos, courtesy Sport Fly Fishing New Zealand

Raise your voice, Not the sea level

 

#WorldEnvironmentDay - June 05

The UN General Assembly declared 2014 as the International Year of Small Island Developing States to celebrate the contributions that this group of countries and territories has made to the world.

More here: http://bit.ly/1kEleia

SCALE Magazine #13 - June 2014

SCALE Magazine #13 - June 2014

Sooo... this is the first official 'women's' edition... On the one hand, there are some good articles and photos by women fishers, like 'Cold Steel' from B.C.'s Adrienne Comeau. On the other hand... well, you decide. Methinks the guys at Scale aren't quite there yet.

Read here: http://bit.ly/U8pcGp

Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championships 2014 - Official Opening

Click directly on photo for larger image. Photo, courtesy Simon Kidd

Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championships 2014 - June 02-09

Official event opening at Old Ford House.

http://www.cwffe.co.uk/

Photos and updates here: http://bit.ly/U8mtwv

Fly Fishing Team Canada

Gisele kicks it for #WorldEnvironmentDay

Gisele kicks it for #WorldEnvironmentDay

#wedchallenge

Join the WED Challenge: http://www.unep.org/wed/wedchallenge/

Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championships 2014 - Team Roster

Photo, courtesy Andy Larkin. The team jackets look great!

Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championships 2014 - June 02-09

Team Canada Roster for the 2014 Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championships:

Team Canada White
Colin Huff
John Beaven
David Forgeron
Ian Troup
Keefer Pitfield

Team Canada Red
Mark Feldberg
Andy Larkin
Jim Iredale
Norm Godding
Peter Huyghebaert

http://www.cwffe.co.uk/

Photos and updates here: http://bit.ly/U8mtwv

World Fly Fishing Championship 2014 - Top Canadian

John Nishi at WFFC. Photo, courtesy WFFC

World Fly Fishing Championship 2014 - Frymburk/Czech Republic

John Nishi (Calgary), Captain of Fly Fishing Team Canada placed #51 out of 147 competitors. This bested the scores of his teammates who included Jeremiah Hamilton (Que.), Sorin Comsa (Ont.), Ivo Belinov (Ont.) and Clint Goyette (B.C.). Fly Fishing Team Canada placed 19th out of 26 countries that were represented.

Final results here: http://bit.ly/1rrMZ2g

Mayor's Environment Expo (Calgary) - June 3-7, 2014

 
The Mayor's Environment Expo inspires students and families to take simple actions to protect our environment. We are celebrating 25 years and "the difference a generation makes." Celebrate with us!

Learn more here: http://bit.ly/1nN3KUl

Bow River Fishing Report courtesy Fish Tales Fly Shop - June 03

Photo, courtesy Fish Tales Fly Shop/Kurtis Giles

Bow River Fishing Report courtesy Fish Tales Fly Shop - June 03

The Bow is currently in early stage runoff. We had a push of water last week that topped flows out at about 300 cms. This morning the river is flowing at around 220 cms. There is another push of water headed our way – the flows at Banff are on the way up.

Read report here: http://bit.ly/1jPFRTD

Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championships 2014 - June 02-09

Photo, courtesy Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championships England

Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championships 2014 - June 02-09

This event features a dozen mens teams, including two teams from Canada! Also competing are three ladies teams, from England, Scotland and South Africa.

*** The 2016 Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championships are coming to Canada! Possible venues include Mont Tremblant, Quebec and Calgary, Alberta. ***

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Photos and updates here: http://bit.ly/U8mtwv

2014 Eight-Weight Reel Shootout

2014 Eight-Weight Reel Shootout

Read report here: http://bit.ly/1fin9lR

Drift Boat Etiquette: Rules of the Road

Photo, courtesy Hatch Magazine

Drift Boat Etiquette: Rules of the Road
 
by Captain Joe Demalderis, Hatch Magazine, May 21, 2014

In its simplest form, etiquette is nothing more than doing the right thing at the right time given a particular situation. Some of these rules have been written down, but most have not. So without a formal written code how do we know the correct conduct for a particular situation? Generally, determining the right thing to do -- following the rules of etiquette -- can usually be accomplished by leveraging common sense and always taking into consideration how you'd like to be treated if your role in the situation at hand was reversed.

Read more here: http://bit.ly/1gmEtwE

Via: Fish Tales Fly Shop

World Fly Fishing Championship 2014 - Frymburk/Czech Republic - 3rd Day of Competition

World Fly Fishing Championship 2014 - Frymburk/Czech Republic - 3rd Day of Competition

Fly Fishing Team Canada

World Fly Fishing Championship 2014 - Vltava river

World Fly Fishing Championship 2014 - Frymburk/Czech Republic

Recent updates and results here: http://bit.ly/1rrMZ2g

Fly Fishing Team Canada