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A wee garter snake I think (??)

Just to make things a little more pretentious? Oh, wait. You need no help in that department. Would discussion of nymphing/streamer techniques be allowed? I suppose not... And since I don't live in Calgary I DEFINITELY need not apply. ( And for the record, I too have a hard time being an ***hole. But sometimes people just bring it out. )

LOL Thanks alot man,, now I won't sleep for a week..

Soundgarden wrote it...

God I'm incompetent... Click here if the movie does not play.

Click here if the movie does not play. No kidding... Another one I like, still amazed Cash covered Soundgarden.

Thanks,, just figured it out. Must be the metal plate in my head..

Since I'm stupid, how do you post Youtube clips properly????

Good old Robert Johnson cover, kinda like it a bit better.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxuFc-QnfK4

Hehe, if it makes you feel any better we headed out into the South Sask. a few years ago for sturgeon, a good jaunt across the prairie then a 20 or so mile river jaunt to the spot, caught decent fish all day, got some good pics (with film also).. Got home, took the pics into the local "Photo Development" establishment, returned a few hours later to a completely vacuous woman (same one I dropped said film off to) that proceeded to tell me that she "couldn't find" my pics. It was all I could do to not bounce her head off the counter a couple times to jar her memory. Never did get them back.. or did I ever find out what happened to them. Looking forward to seein' some steel man..

I think there are alot of guys that don't think twice to keep fish out of there. I can't imagine they taste great, but f it's there, people are gonna be taking 'em home, I guess, just because they can..

What a swine... Saw another in a magazine I was flipping through the other day, (Field and Stream??) some guy got in Argentina. Sea run or something...

I am not familiar with this person of which you speak... No, not really afraid of clowns. But that was a damn funny Seinfeld episode.. On a different note, I once met a guy that was terrified of birds. Strange, I thought..

Awesome pics man..

Seriously, I am terrified of clowns...

Clowns.

I guess that was the redd you were talking about ?

Beauty pics..

"So most important this year i learned to appreciate the fact that i live 2 min from the bow some of the best trout fishing the planet earth has to offer." Great thread. Absolutely right with that. And almost anywhere else in this province. I have alot of relatives that come from The Netherlands, (perhaps Dutchdryfly and Noud can relate) and when they come here they are absolutely amazed by the amount of space we have for our chosen recreation. I think Holland (....) fits in Alberta 21 times or so. I hunted in an area near Westerbork in Overijssel for Roebuck, and the entire game preserve was about 160 acres or so (if I recall) And that was seen as being a large place. Where I grew up I had a back yard that was bigger than that. Not to mention the space elswehere. I think we take for granted the amount of space and solitude we have at our disposal. Not to mention the calibre of hunting and fishing we have right on our backyard. I think sometimes I take for granted what we have such resources, and I need to stop and think of them accordingly, and understand that what we consider as being a marginal day would be absolutely amazing for someone else. And we are all pretty fortunate to have it as such.

A few things I've learned, this year and years previous. - Be open minded as to water and the possibilities each type holds. I had alot of success fishing water I normally would have only given a short effort to. The time paid off, in fish landed and experience gained. A change of approach was all it took. Now I never pass by such spots. - Learn something from everyone you fish with. I've picked up a pile of little techniques just by watching the guys I usually fish with. Lorney and Brad are far better than I am in many ways, proven in the number of times they've each out-fished me. And I have watched and learned from them. - Keep your eyes open, and don't be afraid to just sit and watch a while. - Look around and pick up some rocks. Pay attention to what the river is doing. Some of the best days I've had everything was laid out for me, all I had to do was open my eyes and see it. - Don't be afraid to change things up a bit. I started using patterns and techniques I wasn't really used to, and had alot of luck in doing so. (Sometimes) - "Set on everything." Absolutely right. Been surprised more times than I can recall. - Make SURE you're on bottom whilst nymphing. Don't just assume you are. Made that mistake way too many times. - Don't be afraid to explore new areas. Some of the best days I had were on streams I had never fished before. And I was a bit hesitant to do so, rather than fish a stream I was familiar with. - A fish caught on your own fly is pretty damn satisfying. (And subsequently pretty damn expensive.) - Small streams can be alot of fun, and yield some surprisingly big fish. - Never be afraid to cast it long. - Don't believe everything you read in these posts. - "Engage brain before typing" Very true. (Especially for a snap case like myself) - Never be scared to use heavy tippet in fast water for nymphing, or chucking streamers. - Think for yourself.

"We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert...." Too funny. Read that book in about 2 days. And watched the BS edited version tonight also... RIP HST.

Good to hear it was a good trip. Woke up yesterday pretty early to a howlin' wind, figured it might be even worse down there. Generally when I go all is calm til just a little ways south of Dunmore. Or even right up to the point that I pull into the parking lot... And alot of muffin top on the girl on the left.. LOL..

I usually use perch, or small goldfish from the pet store. Live, of course. Another good tip is to dump some methanol or antifreeze into the hole so you don't have that bothersome task of clearing out the ice..

Man that's a fine quote... LOL.. Windy as hell today, figure Clive must've gone to Bullshead...

Beauty pics..