TerryH

BREAKING NEWS -- I just heard on the radio that the Oilers have fired Craig McTavish. There you go Birchy, you've been saved from becoming a Flames fan. Terry

Thanks Darren. No, I only kept a couple of those stillborn midges -- all the rest went in the swap. Since they took forever to tie, I can't bring myself to sacrifice any to the water. Guess it's one of those patterns that are meant for looking at, not fishing. BBT -- Dave knows I can't keep a secret. In the end, I like to share information -- if not, then what's the point of this forum. Terry

Now that winter has returned to the Pass -- arrrrggggh -- I want to remember the way it was last week and on the Easter weekend, when things were pretty nice on the Crow. Let's hope we can get back to some better weather soon, and some more beautiful days on the Crow. In the meantime, enjoy a few pictures. Terry

For details, see my post in the Fly Patterns section. Terry http://flyfishcalgary.com/board/index.php?showtopic=8183

When I was fishing the Crow last week, there were a lot of midges coming off, and I could see quite a few fish taking them just under the surface. As always happens, my "emergers" box was back in the truck. I tried some shallow nymphing with a mountain midge pattern, but without success on the risers. The fish I caught that day were all taken on the bottom. Anyway, that got me thinking about midge emerger patterns, because I wanted to be better equipped next time I encountered fish taking emergers in the film. The result is the pattern shown below. It's a take on the Palomino midge emerger. I dubbed it (that's a pun) the Mighty Midge, but I've subsequently discovered that name is taken, therefore, it shall be known as "Terry's Midge." Interestingly, the next three times I was out, I didn't see a single rising fish despite there being a lot of midges hatching. So last Saturday, I just tied one on as the bottom fly in a two nymph rig. Catching a rainbow right away, I radioed my son who switched up as well, and we went on to have a great day, with almost all the fish being caught on this pattern. Therefore, it's been field tested and did pretty well fished as a regular midge pupa pattern. I'm still waiting to try it out on rising fish. Recipe: Hook: TMC 2487 #18-#22 (fly in the photo is #18) Thread: black 8/0 Extended body: furled black stretch floss Thorax: Black UV ice dub Wing case: white Z-lon or antron

I've been making nets for a few years, so I have strung quite a few (woodworking is what I do when I'm not fishing or tying flies). The yarn I've been using is available at Michaels. It's not expensive and the one ball has done me for quite a few years. It's quite strong and I have never had a failure. Something I've found useful is to clamp the net bag in place prior to stringing it. This ensures the net bag is distributed evenly around the perimeter of the net. As I string my way around the frame, I remove the clamps from the stitched section. Good luck. Terry

No golf just yet -- there's important work to be done on Friday and Saturday. Terry

Happy Birthday Clive. Have a great day down there in the sun. Terry PS stand back when they light up the cake.

That looks like a helluva deal, and the reviews are pretty positive. The critical feature in a wading staff IMHO is that it have a locking feature -- which this one has. The only other one that I am aware of, that locks, is the Simms staff. That's what I've been using and I'm pretty pleased with it. However, it's three times the price! Terry

I'm not sure what you're going on about in your post, but if you're looking for a "put and take" lake with rainbows, I believe there are over 250 such lakes available in Alberta -- you shouldn't have any trouble finding one in your area. Having seven special regulation lakes in the entire province doesn't seem unreasonable. On second thought, it is unreasonable -- there should be many more special regulation lakes. Terry

In my previous post, I was referring to Barry Mitchell's 2009 Alberta Fishing Guide, not the Alberta Sport Fishing Regulations. In the former, there is no mention of the new special regulations for Police Outpost Lake, whereas the listings for Bullshead, Muir etc. have entries along the lines of "special catch & size limits, seasonal closure, bait ban." Terry

Hate to burst your bubble Birchy, but according to my sources, two other players used 98: Brian Lawton Minnesota North Stars 1984-85 Dennis Seidenberg Carolina Hurricanes 2006-07 Anyway, don't let BBT lure you over to the dark side. The flamers will be out in the first round again. They'll have only missed a week of golf compared to the Oilers. Terry

Not sure what you mean by "sliding platform." I have a pontoon wheel (Launching Gear brand), which is attached to the seat frame. The transducer system attaches to part of the wheel system. Otherwise, you'd have to build something that attaches to the seat frame. The rare earth magnets are not expensive (under $5 for a 3/4" pair, including the a disc and holding cup). Terry see http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=...,42348&ap=1

For my fishfinder, I made a small platform for the viewer that straps to the frame. For the transducer, I made a little gizmo that is permanently attached beneath the seat, which then attaches to the transducer using rare earth magnets (available at Lee Valley Tools). The magnets are very strong and provide a simple means to quickly attach and remove the transducer. The battery (small 12v gell cell) gets stored in the saddle bag. Terry The rare earth magnet and the top end of the rod for the transducer The magnet attached beneath the seat (upside down view). The transducer in place (upside down view)

On a similar vein, I noticed that the entry for Police Outpost in the 2009 Alberta Fishing Guide has not been updated to reflect the new regs -- unfortunate error. Terry

Hey, BBT, I made it that far, now what do I do? Terry

This is my choice (from this morning's National Post). Not sure how it would be around town and on the highway, but it looks like it could get you to some nice fishing spots . Terry

Here's some more ......... can't wait for summer. Terry

Jack -- you nailed it -- I couldn't agree with you more. Terry

An apology -- sort of: http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/stor...?hub=TopStories Some reaction: http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Edmonton/2...23/8857581.html

While your at it you grammar police, houz about dealing with incidence versus incidents, and number versus amount etc. etc. Hey, moderator BBT, you gonna be able to keep on top of all this stuff? Terry

I have the Patagonia SST, and I'd certainly recommend it. It packs up pretty small, is light, and very windproof. I got mine on sale -- not sure I'd pay full price for it. Terry

When I'm on the river in warm months, three boxes: 1. nymphs, 2. big dries, 3. small dries. In cold months, one box: nymphs. When I'm in the pontoon on stillwater, four boxes: 1. nymphs, 2. chironomids, 3. buggers, 4. leeches, damsels, dragons, scuds. Terry

Ewwoooooo. Gonna have to send you off for sensitivity training.

Agreed. However, they were bang on for today, so let's hope they've got it right for the weekend and into next week. Terry