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Speaking of skeeters, has anyone tried any of the newer products made from tomatoes or basil that are supposed to repel the nasty little beasts?

Chironomids work great under an indicator. I used one that was a yellow body with a red bead head and red ribbed that worked exceptionally well for grayling. If they are hitting surface flies, I always like to use Griffith's Gnats and CDC and elk in sizes 14-20.

We had similar experiences with companies like this right after the de-regulation and did some digging around. If we had signed with them we would have been paying a lot more. They also used the high pressure, "Your gonna lose money" and "don't be an itdiot, just sign it" kind of thing. When they asked to see my bill, that just didn't sit right with me. We have had quite a few different companies come knocking offering these great rates. When you read the contract it was higher than the current rates. They would have to increase quite a bit in order to make it worth while.

Looks like it was a great trip. The camper looks like a sweet set-up. The shot of the rainbow is killer.

That looks prettu tight. I might shorten the tail just a bit, but it ooks great. Light olive and tan would be good colours to try out too.

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From CBC http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/06/16/...mned-lakes.html - Click to read the full story

Like Ron said, just straight from the manufaturer. Faruk is a pretty cool guy, I met him at the Issac Walton show this spring, and he showed me some new prototypes he's working on. Here is his site - http://www.automaticbobbin.com/

A vise is a pretty personal thing, and everyone seems to lean towards one or another. The best suggestion is to try a variety and see which one you like best. I've tied on pretty much everything out there and now tie on a Griffin Montana Mongoose. I've tried the Nor-vise and it didn't work well with my style of tying. I've got an HMH standard pro as well that is a decent vise, but without a full rotary feature, it's only used for a few demos every year. Auto Bobbins are great, and while they are a bit expensive up front, they are awesome to tie with. I've got a Ekich Bobbin and would replace it tomorrow if it broke. It holds the standard spools, so you don't need to wind your thread onto a propietery spool. If there is a Flies and Beer meeting or a club near to you, it's a good chance to try out some vises.

Sweet! You could try posting some pics at the Bamboo rod forum. There are a lot of guys there that know thier cane pretty well. http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/

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Great pics. Glad to know that you guys had a great day out and that you are finding the new emoticons fun.

You can also download a lot of the episodes. they are about 150mb each - http://kwsu.org/Offers/FlyTying.aspx

cool idea.

Did you do a search of the hard drive for all your images? Go to the seach in Windows Expoler and use the *.jpg search term.

I'm sure most have seen this already, but there is a petition circulating to preserve our unofficial national anthem. Sign This Petition!!! http://www.petitiononline.com/CBCDunt/petition-sign.html Canada's 'second national anthem' silenced after nearly 40 year run Bal Brach, Canwest News Service Published: Thursday, June 05, 2008 The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's iconic Hockey Night in Canada theme song, known for decades as Canada's "second national anthem," will no longer be used in hockey broadcasts, according to the song's composer. The decision to can the symbolic song has Canadians at home and abroad, including soldiers serving in Afghanistan, confused and angered. "It's like removing the Canadian anthem. Most of us grew up on that song," Master Cpl. Tommy Moreau said between games Thursday at the regulation-sized road hockey rink at Kandahar Airfield's boardwalk. "Why would they want to change it?" said Lieut. Adam Lambert of Oakville, Ont. "Are you serious? I started my military career as a musician and we frequently performed it - it's a real crowd pleaser," added fellow player John. The Winnipeg soldier didn't want to give his full name because of the nature of his duties in Afghanistan, but felt so strongly about the TV network's decision that he wanted to add his two-bits. "I'd be very disappointed if they got rid of it," said Sgt. Scott Milne, another player in the approximately 14-team Kandahar Airfield Hockey League. After 14 years of hearing countless stories of how the song has affected the lives of Canadians, the man in charge of the copyrights to the tune, says even he's hopeful the CBC will have a change of heart and renew their licensing agreement. "There's a lot more at stake here than just business," said John R. Ciccone, who works on behalf of the theme song composer Dolores Claman. "This is Canadian history - Canadian heritage." The tune is one of the longest running theme songs in broadcast history and slated to celebrate its 40th anniversary next year. "This is a very sad day, especially for Dolores. it's quite difficult," Ciccone added. "Dolores keeps saying, 'what about the fans?' It's a big big motivation to try and keep things going (with the CBC)." Thursday night's Stanley Cup final game six was the last time "dunt- da-dunt- da-dunt," was played because CBC decided to move in a "new direction," according to Ciccone. He said the CBC advised Claman that it is not prepared to enter into a new license agreement with respect to the use of the song. Calls to CBC were not immediately returned Wednesday. "I am saddened by the decision of the CBC to drop the Hockey Night in Canada Theme after our lengthy history together," said Claman in a statement Wednesday. "I nevertheless respect its right to move in a new direction," she said. The composition was written by Claman in 1968. The current license agreement expired at the end of the 2007-2008 NHL playoffs. Ciccone said the CBC has been offered a new license on terms that are virtually identical to those that have existed for the past decade, but the broadcaster has decided not to renew. "We kept making suggestions and ideas on how to keep things going. We're offering virtually the same licence that they've been dealing with the last several years. As a gesture of goodwill we had no increase in fees," he said. Ciccone said he has received thousands of requests from all over the world to use the song, whether it be for a class project or wedding. He said many Canadians abroad, even those that aren't hockey fans, have requested the ringtone because they feel home sick. "There's a wonderful symbiotic relationship between the theme and the TV show... It's one of those really rare moments of magic where everything works together well." Ciccone said there were other CBC Hockey Night in Canada theme songs before the classic "dunt- da-dunt- da-dunt," tune but none lasted 40 years. "People are very attached to it. It's a very personal thing to people. It gives them a sense of unity, Canadiana, nostalgia. There's just a lot of really, really deep personal stuff in there." It costs the CBC $500 to use the theme for each game broadcast of Hockey Night in Canada. In 2004, Claman sued the CBC alleging the public broadcaster repeatedly used the distinctive theme song in broadcasts not covered under her licence agreement and refused requests to negotiate additional fees. Ciccone said the resolution of the ongoing litigation is not a precondition of the new proposed licence agreement. The theme song was originally commissioned by the MacLaren advertising agency in Toronto, according to the website hockeytheme.com. The agency was looking for a powerful commercial jingle suitable for hockey. It soon became used as the theme song for the CBC hockey broadcasts and has been running ever since. With files from Doug Schmidt in Kandahar CNS 6/05/08 11:50:53

Those look good Din. I like how you used both bucktail and marabou, they are gonna slay when they get wet. Epoxy can be a bitch though. I've tied up a bunck like that using the Tuffleye product and it's nice to work with.

I have a waste troll, a bag that attaches to the vise. I just empty it once a month. It really holds alot. If I tied the right things, I could save it for dubbing, but it's too varied and I'd have some really funky looking dubs.

Here is another great resource. Lots of info on every lake and includes Bathometric maps in the appendix of each lake. http://www.sunsite.ualberta.ca/Projects/Al...teristics4c.php

AKA Leech Yarn - Superfly carries a line of it in some dark and bloody colors

I'd check the legality of it first. I know there are a few laws that might get you into trouble with some species, but I'm assuming you are thinking about a farm raised trout. Sounds cool though.

Friggin Sweet! 2900.00 buck isn't bad for a projector.

Ouch! That hurts.

Looks great for a first tie. Rusty covered everything that you need to look at. One other thing to note is when you are putting dubbing onto the thread, do it sparsely. It looks like you had a thick dubbing noodle in spots. It's better to have to add more dubbing. Keep tying, it's the best way to get better. Save this fly and fish the next. You can compare your ties from now to ones in a couple years and see just how far things have progressed.

Great pics. I've always wanted to try Figure 8. There are tales of some huge pigs living in there.