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I went Norvise all the way and have 6 of the automatic bobbins and 15 spools all filled with various and sundry good stuff. I also have 5 of the old type bobbins from befre I got the norvise and use them for some things as well.

While well-intended that pittance would not get you what you expect....and as usual, it is reflective of how the public is less well informed as to what the best options are. Don't throw a pile of money at this but DO sponsor and support a much improved reporting feedback. Never just vote for giving governments more cash as the guys that need it cannot appropriately improve their capability with more cash very often. Government has a way of swallowing such $$ into the bureacracy where there is talk and little done...

I was with BC Fish And Wildlife for 33 years as a wildlie biologist, and can definately say that what made Conservation Enforcement effective was the establishment of a public information feedback network such as what seems to be the objective here. I would support it were I an Alberta resident.

Nice one Jordo. What are the components of this fly? It looks about like something that Sheridan Lake BC flyfishers would do very well with for those monster rainbow there.

Excellent Stone there Jordo. It is going to drive me nuts trying to figure how the segmented body was tied so I have to ask... Tried fooling with this but it never turned out like yours! LOL.

Very impressed with those ties Max. Had you used these in the Bow at all, or were they mostly saved for the Steelhead trip? I have been impressed by the Finn Raccon fiber and that last tye used it. Should have great action.

Here are a couple of step by steps from Canadiantubeflies.com in pdf format that will get your fly tied for you once you have the color and so on decided on. The second one is the way I would do it. This tie results in a great intruder fly. Your fly would be even more straightforward than these examples I think. http://www.canadiantubeflies.com/files/wiggle1.pdf http://www.canadiantubeflies.com/files/Russian_Intruder.pdf

Tied these today

Was just on the Sport Fishing on the Fly site and there was a boatman tie there that was interesting: http://www.sfotf.ca/home/2009/10/13/tawnys...er-request.html no graphics or photos yet however for this one

Well Done Headscan.

You might even be surprised where some flies are tied. Some decent quality ones are being tied in volume in Mexico and are for sale in BC and AB. Doubt you could tell the difference.

No pctures handy but spent time tying doc spratelys, carey specials, various microleeches and a few chironomids. I liked the photos of thoes wets as well as the intruders...the latter are hard on material it looks like, however I got the Nor-vise tube fly option and a decent supply of some of the right stuff...just waiting for a shipment to try tying those. Only issue here is I know this may well lead to a real need to buy a spey rod....to partly replace my 8 weight Sage...

The spring season will see small waterboatmen usually, but in the fall especially on lakes however also some streams, they have grown up to 1/2 inch in size and I normally go with small sizes like 14 to 16 hooks in spring but go with larger ones in the fall to reflect that. Depends on what I see them eating if I can ascertain that.

Definitely only water boatmen. Thanks. Interesting comments here.

Thanks for the response. This one is similar to the one I have used the most as well other than the use of biots for the legs.

I am interested in knowing just how many versions some of you pack in your kit this time of the year. I have several tied using a pheasant fiber shell with peacock herl underbody...some have an epoxy coat on the shell some not two different ones out of foam one brown with a glass bead and one with a bead of crystal flash with peacock herl surrounding it either brown or black underbelly one has a black foam back and peacock crystal chenille underneath On another topic someone says they had success with a black backed/yellow underbody one some with black legs, some olive color, sometimes sillilegs sometimes black superfloss What I have found is not as well organized enough that one might be better prepared for this event...

I would report that to whomever the Alberta Waste Managers are in government there to investigate asap.

The steelhead I have caught in the summer and fall in the Bulkley, Skeena/Kispiox/Copper/etc area averaged 8 to 20 pounds with my largest ever being 24. One was caught a short time ago on the Kalum that weighed around 30 or so according to one of the guides over there. In BC we do have some rivers where steelhead spend more time as youngsters and become imprinted on insects both surface and underwater. A great river to fish is the Bulkley in this regard. Google it for details on fish sizes and so on. From what I have seen in the US, there are some great looking waters, however I have not fished any of them and perhaps some time down the road I will finally get a chance to see what the fuss is all about. In the meantime, I have barely scratched the surface of the many rivers here in BC after living here for 66 years. We may yet become snowbirds...

Conservative seasons that use catch and release are good ideas. We should resist any moves for closures for most areas since it has been a long term observation that once a closure is in place people tend to assume all is well, no more monitoring happens and as industry impacts increase over time an unused fishery has less value and weight in mitigating impacts.

Caught an 7.9 pound rainbow today, and although I weighed it, I never measured him.

The software is in version 1.09 beta, and while it may not be the final product but an evolving one, after going through it, I think it is a shame more people do not seem to be using and supporting it. The peer to peer fly data trading idea is also a good one that will only be brought back in the event people use the software and encourage the author. Questions and comments are welcomed.

Nice streamers. Some people say that red eyes may draw more strikes. I am not sure myself but that is what I go with anyway when either salmon fishing in rivers or the ocean. Likely matters little anyway. Just ge them where the fish live.

Look like good ones Wolfie. For your weighted one how many wraps were you using?

Try here for the Deceiever pattern you were looking for. It worked for me. http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/flybox/pr...fm?parentID=166

I bought my Hard As Nails at Walmart for cheap. Went to the Home Hardware and bought the smallest container of straight acetone i could find. As someone mentioned, go slow with thinning. Experimenting with one drop at a time worked for me.