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I'm working on it. Terry

Ah yes, I love turkey, and I got more than my share yesterday. Here are a few of the wild kind that came through our yard a few weeks ago. Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Terry

After years of seeing my leader and tippet spontaneously form knots and tangles, the answer is now available in the following link. Terry Spontaneous knotting of an agitated string

Most of Tiemco's hooks are now available in barbless. They are indicated by "BL" appended to the usual hook number (e.g. TMC100BL, TMC2457BL, TMC2487BL, TMC200RBL etc.). I'm not sure if the Calgary shops are stocking them instead of the corresponding barbed hooks, but it makes sense that they should. Terry

I'm more worried about the Black Hole we'll all get sucked into if Stephan Dion ever gets to implement his carbon tax. Terry

That's absolute nonsense. As others have pointed out, you can't buy a license if you don't have a paid up WIN number. Furthermore, you don't even need to have the card when you buy your license. The vendor can do a search to get your number, and if it's paid up, you can then purchase a license. In addition, it's possible that you buy your license on a given day and have your WIN card expire the next day. The license is still vailid, but you'll need to renew the WIN card before you can buy a license the next year. So what would the CO have done if you showed him an expired WIN card? It's too bad these things happen, because the last thing we need is confusion about fishing regulations being generated by the very people who are charged with enforcing regulations. Terry

You know you're getting older, when happy hour is a nap. Terry

Well I guess the answer depends on who you talk to in the BC government. Bottom line, based on MKM's experience, I guess is to assume you can't buy a CW license at a store if you bought your basic license online. Governments work in weird ways. Terry

I don't remember exactly when I became aware of the change, but it was probably about a month ago. I learned about it at an Alberta flyshop that sells BC licenses, and they had actually confirmed the change by phoning the BC government. I'm not sure what the BC government has done to inform dealers of the change, but from your experience, it sounds like not much. The reality is that there never was a good reason to not sell a CW license to someone with an online purchased regular license. Terry

Actually, the BC government reversed their position on this, and you can now buy a CW license at a store even if your basic license was purchsed online (and vise versa). You will need to produce your basic license (however purchased) in order to buy a CW license. And for sure you can buy BC licenses at The Crowsnest Angler. They are also available at the Home Hardware in Blairmore. Terry

I was fishing the Carbondale a week ago, and there was lots of evidence of quads being driven in the river -- i.e. tracks going in, no tracks going out, at least not in the immediate area. I haven't spent a lot of time in BC this summer, but from the time I have been there I didn't see this same kind of ATV environmental abuse. Am I mistaken in this -- i.e. is this kind of stupidity an Alberta thing? Terry

It all has to do with the speed of sound. You see the flash at virtually the same instant that it happens, since the speed of light is so fast. The speed of sound varies according to temperature, atmospheric pressure, and humidity, but under "normal" summer conditions it is around 340 m/s. Therefore, for the sound to travel 1km, it will take 1000/340 = 2.94 s, or around 3 seconds. Terry

Happy Birthday Alan. Terry

Not anymore. Terry

Hey BBT, you'll love this one, Terry Edmonton Oilers Fan Club

After all the fishing you did this weekend, you should be given 'er hard at work. Anyway, are you looking for porn sites or what? Terry

I'd like to see a summary too. However, since it would be a lot of work to put one together for all entries, and DrBT is probably off fishing like the rest of us, it might be easier if each contestant posted a summary of their own flies. Here's the summary of my entries. Terry Round 1, Pool A, Caddis -- October Caddis pupa Round 2, Stoneflies -- beadhead Golden Stone Nymph Round 3, Woven Flies -- Caddis Larva Round 4, Realistics -- Salmonfly nymph

Saturday night.

Went for a Sunday drive to have a look at how the Crow is making out. Flows almost hit 70 m^3/s yesterday, which is pretty friggin high, considering that the 75th percentile peak flow is in the mid 20's. Anyway, here's some pictures of familiar spots. Terry Downstream of the East Hillcrest Bridge Upstream of the Burmis Silver Bridge Downstream of the Burmis Silver Bridge Upstream of the Burmis Orange/Pink Bridge Downstream of the Burmis Orange/Pink Bridge Lundbreck Falls Lundbreck Falls

Xplorer/Lance, my comments were not directed at you and were not made in anger. Like you, I was just giving my 2 cents worth -- I've made similar comments in previous discussions of the topic. We've all got our opinions and I hope we can have a discussion without it getting personal -- it hasn't so far. Terry

The key word for me in this discussion is "sustainable" and you don't have to be a rocket scientist to know that the way the wilderness is being used in SW Alberta is not sustainable. I think most of us on this board want the same result -- maintaining the beautiful wilderness that is such an important part of our lives and which we hope will be available for our children and our children's children etc. Sadly, what might have worked 50 years ago, maybe 20 years ago, or even 10 years ago, is absolutely not going to work now -- so get over it -- there MUST be major controls on ATV's and random camping or the areas that we enjoy so much will be destroyed -- it's simply a matter of numbers. The reality is that the population of this province is at a level where we simply cannot allow everyone to do want they "want" or what they "have always done." Those of us who have been around for a few years have seen a lot of change happen in our lifetimes, and if you extrapolate things maybe 50 or a 100 years, the picture doesn't look good. Terry

Not sure how this lines up with the EU attitude about clubbing seals to death -- maybe some hypocrisy happening here, but what can you expect from lefties. Terry

We had fun too although when that cold wind came up, I was wishing I had worn a few more layers of clothing. There was a pretty good turnout -- quite an impressive armada of toons, tubes, and other fishin craft. I'm really optimistic about the future of this lake. It's in a beautiful location, and I can't wait until those feisty 10-11 inchers grow up. They were more than willing to come out and play, and we even managed a few at 14" and one at 16". Adc, I'll email the sheets -- you don't want the originals, they're all covered with fish slime . Terry

Great pictures. I recognize the spot -- caught a few rockies and bullies there over the years. Terry

Plan A was to arrive on Thursday, but the weather forecast scared us off. We're now onto Plan B, which is to go for the day on Saturday. We'll be in a 12' aluminum boat dubbed "D.T. Angler". Got my sheets ready (thankfully they're anonymous). See y'all tomorrow. Terry