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I can't stop watching the coverage of the tragedies in Japan. In what was so long ago it seems like a previous life, I ran nuclear power plants for the Navy. Plants not all that dissimilar from the ones that are releasing radiation right now. I don't have the slightest idea how all this is going to play out, I can only hope that they get this under control. But as an ex-operator, my heart goes out to all the people who are quite literally risking their lives to try to stabilize the situation. And all of that with the Japanese operators having to deal with the loss of their homes, possibly missing family, and just the trauma of everything that has gone on their. One can hardly imagine.

Married, 3 kids, 1 wife, 7 rods, approximately the same number of reels (not really sure). But I've only been doing this 5 or 6 years now. I'll catch up to SD eventually.

I have an Amundson 10 ft 5 wt that I bought for a lake (chironomid) rod, like Monger said, to help casting very long leaders. I use it a lot on the Bow. Easier to mend, high stick, roll cast, etc. I don't find the extra length makes me more tired. If I know I will be mostly nymphing of fishing streamers, it is pretty much my go to rod on the bow.

There are no wrong answers here, but here is what I would do if I had 3 trips: 1. Late April/Early May--if anything like last year, the caddis fishing was unreal at times. Mostly browns, but there were lots of them! 2. Just after runoff, during Stampede week. The river is usually on fire around then 3. Late August/Early September. Weather is starting to turn, colors are unreal and lots of fish still looking up.

Cuz he can use all the help he can get!

I would like to start with a disclaimer that I never fished the 3 yrs I lived in Hawaii. I was too interested in other forms of catch and release at the time. That said, my cousin was stationed there a few years after I was and used to catch tons of bones on the flats near Hickham AFB. Don't know how accessible those flats are to civilians, but I can't imagine there aren't more flats to fish on Oahu. My cousin said the biggest issue he had while fishing there was stopping the big bones from running him off the reef into deep water and breaking him off. He was spin fishing but the way. Said he wished he had learned to fly fish while he was there!

Blah, blah. Troutlover catches fish, what else is new? I will be calling for directions to Frenchman's Creek!!

I cannot recommend that unit and price enough.

I have a Garmin GPSMap 60CSx. I think it has been replaced by the GPSMAP® 62st. I did do a quick look on eBay, and the 60CSx is like $220.00 (newest version is like $500). These are more ruggedized (which I like because I am brutal rough on gear), and I think that they have better reception due to the external antenna. I have never had the reception go out on me in the back country. Like any LCD screen, it can be hard to read in direct sunlight. I don't know how many more features the newer versions have, nor how rugged the touchscreen versions are. The 60CSx does everything I need it to do, and more. And I have the ibycus maps as well.

I love these types of conversations. Basically, they boil down to: "Whatever method I use to fight a fish is correct. Anyone who fights a fish longer or shorter is doing it wrong."

You must always remember, fly fishing is a serious business conducted by serious people. Any film should be of a serious nature about serious subjects treated in a serious manner. Frivolity or Tom Foolery is seriously frowned upon and will be treated as a serious infraction of serious sensibilities. Serious letters and emails lamenting any frivolous treatment of serious subject will be sent.

10 ft 5 wt Or 9' 6 wt or 8' 4 wt or 9' 5 wt Depends on my mood.

Most of my money is here. How can you trust the American banking system? They are too busy hating on Canada to look after the money properly. High Canadian dollar=good for me!

That we hate you. And to get back at us, you ran out of beer at the Heritage Classic and made me wait a ridiculously long time to pee.

They knew I was going to be in the audience. Thanks, NHL.

I haven't done it either, but more because of lazy than anything else. However, I do have friends that do, and there is no doubt that it increases catch rate by looking at exactly what they are eating.

done. Can't wait to eat my 5 fish! Kidding of course

Agree with the above. They all take good underwater shots, but the Canon is the best I've used as an all around camera as well.

They do tax Americans working elsewhere. I have to file taxes every year. As long as Canada taxes me more than the US does, then all is fine. But if they didn't, I would owe in the states. A friend of mine here (another American who is a permanent resident) thought of going into consulting here. But since corporate tax rates in Canada are lower than in the US, he would have had to pay taxes to the states. I think after you have been gone a certain amount of time, this may not apply.

I will accept the invitation. May be a long drive, but sure is a pretty one. Drive like going to my condo, and take a right instead of a left!

Your sorta turning into a one issue kinda guy aren't you! I don't think I've ever fished in Banff, or any National Park for that matter. Not that I wouldn't, but I always seem to be there with people who don't fish so it hasn't come up. I would though if the opportunity produced itself. But I will say that I think there is more than enough water without fishing the parks. Selfish statement on my part as I wouldn't miss it since I've never fished it.

I recently switched from a BBerry to an IPhone basically because the plan my work uses stopped supporting blackberries. The BB was pretty indestructible. I have drowned various bb's in the river, probably 6-8 times now. Pull the battery immediately, bring it home and put the phone under a blow drier for 15 min or so, good as new. Somehow I don't think the IPHone would survive the dunking as well.

It was spectacular! I was there with a guy from Colorado and a guy who used to live and ski in Calgary (he's from Sask), but has since moved to Houston. It was his first day in 5 yrs. I worked him real hard so we could stay in the powder as much as possible. By 2 pm they were done. We skied like 5 KM vertical in that time. And the last run was the funnest of them all, to give you an idea of how good the snow was hanging in. My last two days at Louise have been perfect!

No fishing. Went skiing on Saturday, it was really great. Friday was too much work.

Thanks guys!