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Man, looks like I should have turned right instead of left when I went fishing this morning!!!!! That is just amazing! I already told my wife we are going for a boat ride tomorrow. She is very happy to spend time with her husband, even if he is catching stupidly big fish. By the way, I still say it is unusually warm today!

Here's mine (not many dries yet!), as they come to me. Worm leech leggy stone prince PT red shaggy wolly bugger (black and white) adams griffiths knat low profile foam adult stone

Forgot one: I had the opportunity to watch several people (friends and family) catch their first trout on a fly rod this year. Some of the most fun I've ever had. I need to make sure I take someone new every year.

The hard part is teaching them not to bite! And it's called a Wading Belt. Your back will thank you for it!! Hey Russ. You can have your post back now.

Did someone say sharks? I can never pass up the opportunity to post these pics. Maybe my funnest day of fishing ever. I also echo iceman. If you have the time, don't mess with the park. Get to the coast and chase reds or go offshore for some sharks or reef fish. Nothing but fun.

Fishing with new people is the best, wish I could have done it more Fishing with old friends is the best, wish I could have done it more Fishing by yourself is the best, I got to do that lots. I love fishing with nymphs, dries, and streamers. I'm getting better at nymphs but still mostly suck at dries and streamers. I like to fight fish too much to switch from what is working, and fishing with dries, or at least setting the hook with dries, takes a confidence that I have not come close to figuring out. Like almost all activities, the more you do it, the more you learn, and the more you figure out you really don't know anything. This year I've really learned how little I know. Can't wait to figure out how much more I really don't know.

Post Count Insanity

Interesting. But correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think any of these have electoral college votes? I voted from Canada, which is funny to me. It's also VERY funny to me that Canada voted 89% Obama and 11% McCain, and yet just elected a minority conservative gov. Wish I could see Alberta's numbers. Seems you want a Conservative in Canada and not so much in the US. Interesting. What this shows is the utter backlash against the Republican administration, which is more than understandable. It also shows how good a job Obama did of painting McCain as Bush Jr (which he isn't) and how utterly poor McCain's campaign really was, most notably his asinine pick in VP. I think John McCain is a very good man who sold his soul more than a little bit to the conservative wing of the Rep. party in order to get nominated-which guaranteed he had no chance of being elected. I wonder that if the upper reaches of the Republican Party knew they had no chance and let him be thrown to the wolves. It's not like he is one of their own. They can lick their wounds over the next 4 yrs and roll out Sarah (a more polished version of) in 2012. Obama is almost guaranteed to have a poor approval rating as he is going to take over a country in turmoil. If he can turn it around, he'll be elected King in 4 yrs!!

From what I understand, the bass fishing in the park is very good. There is also world class redfish fishing about 1.5 hrs away. LK2 can tell you all about it!

Precision is key

Should not count!

Using multiple posts

Two words one. Apostrophe between words. Two shortened words. Take your pick! (Four posts'n one)

Do contractions count?

No. Sure you don't hang out at that lake? Hell, maybe you were there when it formed. You are from the Jurassic period, correct?

Happy birthday!

Oh come on man, can't I defend myself? I'm getting from a couple of sources. Oh well, I'm sure I'll have other chances. I'll play nice. Edit: Just read some of the stuff above... RW, prayers to you, your wife and your family. I truly hope everything works out.

Looks just like fishing the mouth of the Highwood in the spring. Unethical bastards.

Thats a rant?

Hey man, it wasn't personal. You are by far not the only person who believes in Betman's the US conspiracy theory. I was poking fun at the theory, not you. Actually, I was poking fun at Canadians in general, and Canadian hockey fans in particular. 7 games in. This should be fun.

Kinda turning into the Max admiration society, so....... Spey rods are for hacks. I mean, if you really wanted to fish the middle of the river, wouldn't a spinning reel and rapala work better? It did for SJW. You know the old saying, big fish, big bait.

Pot, meet kettle!

Were they fishing with streamers or dry flies?

I am from America. The rest of you are not. I rule! You are a bunch of wannabes!

Father and grandfather. Mom is a cancer survivor. Nobody young, no close friends, thank god. Prayers go out to anyone dealing with cancer, be it themselves, family, or friends.