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yep...that's an understatement. if it was to be that devastating [like what they've done on parts of the island] i suspected someone somewhere woulda spoken out already...as it's been on the books for a while. what he said what he said.

eek! right now it sounds like a serious concern, but i gotta spend some time educating myself. my knee jerk opinion is it sounds barbarian and if they do plan to log w/o properly protecting riparian infrastructure, we gotta speak up. writing letters, e-mails & petitions is a start [and we need to], but my past exp. is that until issues like this get press coverage [w/ appropriate spin] that engages the public at large and gets wider call to action, not much gets changed. the action alert letter is dated feb 07? this issue is old news then [?] and i don't recall it getting any airplay before. you'd think some of the local businesses related to ff in the region would be screaming bloody murder. until max posted [tnx] i was not aware at all, but maybe i'm just deaf/blind, or stupid. i had some friends of friends that have/had media contacts. when the elk vally a.m.p. was introduced in bc a few back we managed to get a few blurbs on the air/in print. that didn't change the outcome there, but it was too late and a province away as well. if there is a point person for this issue who has a compelling, clear & concise story [and most importantly facts], i could perhaps put them in touch with some of those media peeps. but they sell news, and there's gotta be an angle, and a voice, etc etc for them to spend the time on a story. reality is joe public has to see this as a real problem apart from a 'fringe group' and/or 'bleeding heart tree huggers' trying to 'stop development' that may put cash in the jeans of said joe public. it's the spin, baby, all about the spin.

it's me best fave time of year to get out and have had only 1 outing on the bow so far this month. boo hoo. and i have to go up to vermilion next weekend and break up a few [many actually] families of deer....so another weekend of no difting action...

http://www.palinaspresident.us/ beware the red phone

Frank Caliendo Bush Impression

oops - thanks i missed that. cool.

volunteers?

tnx for the update!

well spoke.

good idea. a thought [as not everyone will take the time to do this themselves]... we draft a general letter with a 'thanks for your support' shout-out and bit of a report [like who/how many participated, what got accomplished, etc.] and send it to all the sponsors on behalf of the group. no one will get missed and/or deluged. we could also include personal messages from individuals singling out spif sponsors we wanted. ??

my first clean-up...a job well done judging from the pile of garbage. tnx again to the organizers, sponsors and everyone for turning out - what's the weirdest/most surprising thing you picked up? - what was the most common thing you picked up?

yep - many thanx i think it went well, food was good and prizes & swag were a nice treat! was very glad to see a beat i w&w'd heavy this summer get a much needed scrubbing. ...nice to put some faces to names too.

that's some cool kit! i have an old contact who's a guru in imaging, he could proabaly help in clearing up the name using fancy schmancy technology...not sure if that's any help or not.

did someone say rum? i like rum...

oh, lemme know if you need water jugs i have 2 5 gal.

fish creek, southland, 22x, the deefoot ext. all areas i have been that need a cleansing

there's [unfortunately?] now a population of suckers in lake bonavista where i live, never caught one but have seen numbers of them. i suspect this winter will see a few pulled thru the ice, and i assume they are not a welcome addition to what is otherwise a pretty solid little meat fishery. ice fishing for suckers for icefishing?

yes, and since the post-mulooney implosion/reform merger days, they often do.

carpooling anyone? i'm in the south east [bonavista], can have space for 3. not going to be lingering around afterwards much though, have a hot date sunday night. pm me.

mad skillz, dude

http://flyfishcalgary.com/board/index.php?...633&hl=wier that was the last news i saw....

sooooooooo jealous. awesome!! thanks for posting!

good day though, had lots of time to enjoy the scenery and the blazing golds of the season. love being on the water this time of year, and hope to get out a couple more before ice up. cheers!

i managed to use a rod holder and hooked a few while rowing. most were safe, including another good brown that had me into my backing quickly. working another run i landed this brown, which was the fish of the day... the morning was very warm and bright, but by 2 the predicted front moved in and action for me slowed considerably. landed 7 in total and had lots of ldr's. most landing success was when stopped & working a run but did manage to land a few on the fly. saw action on a prince, the boatman, copper john & and a sjw. by the time the floatilla were taking out at mck. a little squall was brewing and it was considerably cooler.