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Bron, Just another cute poacher. They don’t even make decent flies. However, they do like killing things including people. I’ve been chased several times. Wonder if they could be trained to eat Goretex. Don

I wore Simms last 20 yrs , all with good results, a few fell apart, soles wore off but all in all did their job. Went into a Patagonia last spring, non felt sole ( do not like ) sticky I think they call them. Some deteriorating of rubber around perimeter of sole. comfortable enough but don't like that they take about 4-5 days to dry out. Heres a thought about Vibram or stickies soles... They probably work better on some rocks & river bottoms better than others. Bow has lots of snot on rocks so not so good. how about when they make the rubber they put grit of some sort in the mix to give some traction. As the sole wears new grit is exposed and still traction. sorry off topic with the above, yes some good boots out there.

Guys, I got a kick outta listening to people tell me that this or that lived here or there. One of these was a local biologist who is younger that some of my ties. So, I thought of the business of furs and realized the fur companies kept records. Further, if it was marketable, it was killed and traded for goods. Do take the time to read, as I have, the Factor Log for the fur types traded to the Fort at Rocky Mountain House in the 150 years of existence,. One otter traded by the natives who lived from the 49th to Grand Cache along the eastern slopes. Grizzly Bear and Wolverine hides were traded suggesting the natives killed and traded what they could to survive. The Manitoba Govt has the originals. I was allowed to see copies Lots of otters traded into Ft. Edmonton from the Crees from the Boreal Forest regions. Jayhad, clearly the info you had is correct but for the boreal forested area not the sub-alpine or alpine regions. Alberts is a huge place with many land types. Not all shared all species. As far as otters in Rocky. In fifty years of living here I has only seen otters for the past few years. Most of the govt biologists have never seen one. Last I heard they were still looking for otter *hit. i’ve seen Otters at Cow Lake, Prairie Creek, Clearwater River, Mitchell Lake, Beaver Lake and Ironside Pond. However I have seem fewer otters seen in the past couple of years. Why they arrived and why tbe numbers are down is not known. There is a fur limit of one for this region. Don

Chrome/gunmetal red or black rib with black or white bead is pretty much the only chironomid you *really* need #10-16 covers most scenarios. Im sure mr Anderson will have something to say/about the bead. Ha

I finally wore out my Simms freestone boots last season. I am going to replace them very soon. I found them to be a great boot. Much more durable than Korkers.