The 2012 Season is looking good.If you are after some great late June and early July action now is the time to Book your trip so it coincides with the Golden Stone Fly hatch.The Rivers that we guide on and produce during this time frame are The Bow ,Crowsnest ,Waterton ,Elk ,Slocan and Saint Mary Rivers.During the same time frame Anglers can expect to fish to hatches of Green Drakes , P.M.D.'s and Caddis . 

ORVIS ENDORSED FLY-FISHING GUIDE SERVICE
We are pleased to announce that we are now an Orvis Endorsed Fly-fishing Guide Service .
Our endorsment is for The Elk River and Southern Alberta .Given the success we have had with the  Orvis Endorsed Wing-Shootng Guide Program  we are excited to take part in the unique program as we feel that it will be a win-win for us and our clients .

Check out our updated Elk River page and watch our 2011 Video

New Blog Home 
We are in the process of moving our blog which will be full of great content from our playgrounds     -www.flyfishingandwngshooting.com
 
2012 D.B.O. Guide Team 
The Best Guide Team  on the Planet  will be back  on the sticks (once a few of the guys  return from New Zealand and Chile) and includes the following .
Dave Brown 
Quinn Styles 
Chris Dawson 
Derek Crawshaw 
Adam Richard 
Mike Turnbull 
Dave Sewell 
Andres Gonzalez 
Greg Leach 
Book your trip now to ensure you fish with a true Fly-fishing professional.

Show Schedule 
I will a guest speaker/Fly-tyer and B.S.er at the following events 
March 31st ---Fly Masters Indianapolis 
April 11 _Trout Unlimited Missoula MT.
April 28 &29 -Orvis Scottsdale 
May 5&6 -Orvis Pasadena
May 10th -Desert Fly-Fishers -Phoenix AZ.
We hope  to see you this season ! 
Tightlines 
Dave Brown 
 
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With the Season Just around the corner , things (so far) are looking decent in the snow pack department with most drainages sitting at 100%  . What this means is that the early season will be great and normal flows through out the rest of the season.Rivers in the East Kootenays re. the Elk & Saint Mary River's will be go to go by the time the season re-opens which is June 15. We had to wait a while for  the early season dry fly fishing on the Bow last season ,this year it should start to happen by the end of June .One can also expect great conditions on The Crowsnest and Oldman Rivers .Further to the west the normal  snowpack will mean that the Upper Columbia and Slocan Rivers will also be in great shape !.We are looking forward to hatches of Golden Stones and Green Drakes ! 

                  

The Canadian Rockies are  expereincing low snow pack ,but given the La Nina weather patterns this could change soon .The good news is with the current condtions early season fishiing should be "off the charts". 

Guide Staff 
 The usuall supspects will all be back at it .After taking a year off  ,Chris Dawson will also be back on the sticks.With Chris re-joining us we will also be offering Columbia and Slocan River trips ..don't miss these two great rivers !
Orvis Endorsed Fly-fishing Guide Service 
D.B.O. is now an Orvis Endorsed Fly-fishng Guide Service ,and we are the Only Orvis Endorsed Operation on the Elk River and in Southern Alberta.We are very happy with the results from the Endorsed Wing Shooting Program ,we think the Fly-fishing program will work out great for both us and our Clients .

D.B.O. Events 
May 1- June 15th -Early Season on the Bow and Columbia Rivers
 June15 -Oct 30 -Regular and Late Season fishing on all the Rivers we operate on .

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Friends,

Our season officially kicks off on the 15th of June when the season re-opens however due to high water we are not going to get to going until the 1st of July when the river should be fishable so we are playing it safe. The nice thing about high water is (once it comes down) as the river's will be a much needed purge as flows drop side channels and soft spots will be the top producers and we will have great flows well into the late season. Hatchwise everything is going to be late for example the Caddis hatch n the Bow which should have started last week is now just getting started, the cooler temps will effect the other insects re. Golden Stones and Green Drakes. Longterm forecasts are predicting weather patterns to warm up by July so we should be "in" for a decent hopper year.

The Kootenay Flyshop

DBO will be operating out of Fernie's original Flyshop this year. The Kootenay Flyshop flyshop boats the best selection of Flies for the area, great products from Sage, Simms, Rio and Hatch plus excellent advise on our area waters. The Shop is located on the strip in Fernie and is within easy walking distance of great eateries and other amenities.

CAN-AM Trout Tour July 24th - July 30th

Fish the two best "big Fish" Tailwaters in North America Montana's Missouri River and Alberta's Bow River with the best Guides on the planet. Anglers can expect excellent accommodations great fishing and outstanding guiding. This trip involves flying into Great Falls MT fishing the Missouri for two days, driving to Calgary AB fishing the Bow for two days then departing from Great Falls MT. This trip is limited to 8 Anglers and costs include all transportation, Lodging (except meals) and four days of Guided fishing. There are only four slots left contact me for the details!.

Tightlines Lodge

Looking for some nice accommodations in Fernie? Tightlines Lodge which is located beside the Kootenay Flyshop offers a great self contained suite for couples or can accommodate an intact party of six anglers with two to a room. For more information on rates please contact me.

DBO Schedule of Events

June 15th - July 15 - The Season on the Elk and other rivers opens with a bang or slurp as trout gorge on Golden Stone Flies, this is a great time to sample some big Brown trout action on dry flies on the Bow and River X but wait until July to Book

July 15th - Aug 1st - "Full On "Dry fly Fishing on all rivers during hatches of Green Drakes, PMD's Caddis and Golden Stones

Aug 1st - Sept 1st - "Terrestrial Time" fish Ant, Beetle and Hopper patterns during non hatch periods, throw in some flavs and caddis for the "hatch' periods , this time period will be awesome this year.

Sept 1st Oct 15th - The late Season fun begins have the rivers to yourself and fish hatches of BWO'S and October Caddis, Hopper fishing remains outstanding

Sept 15th - Nov 6th -Guided Upland Bird and Waterfowl hunts at The Running Hun Lodge Saskatchewan (SOLD OUT)

Nov 25 - Feb 6th Guided Quail and Dove Hunts Patagonia Arizona - ( January Dates are available ) December is Sold out

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Dave Brown Outfitters
Western Canadian Fly Fishing & Wing Shooting Adventures
Calgary AB.-Fernie B.C.- Maple Creek SK.
Ph.1-800-453-3991
Cell 520-604-2729
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