Brownstone

Pretty much bred into me I guess .. Dad and Pop are both fly fisherman. At around age 6-7 we were up at the cabin, the men away down on the river, i dinged myself in the forehead (missing my eye by about an inch) with a small red devil lure swinging it with an old fly rod, breaking off two of the three hooks in my face. The women rushed me into the Deer Lake hospital to get the hooks removed, after they caught me in the washroom with vice grips trying to pry out the hooks (i was more afraid of what dad was gonna say rather than the metal in my head). So I arrive back to a pissed off father (i'd been warned numerous times about fishing lures on the end of a fly rod) and he said "If you wanna use these rods then your gonna learn to do it right" off the the store to get a salmon license. The next morning bright and early, I became one of the men. Betcha I fished two or three seasons before i even hooked a salmon (mind you patience is limited when your 7-10 years old) I rather be in around the rocks catching minnows or luring out eels with busted fresh water clams then cast all day and not see a fish. Landed my first Salmon around age 12 I guess then..I guess I was hooked. Moved west at age 20 and had to learn how to fish all over again. Down and across and dries were all I knew,..I felt like a poacher with lead and more than one fly & "why you gotta learn the bugs?" . Wasn't long before i started to learn the Bow from strangers I'd met on the river.

Ditto

Doesn;t Cabelas have a Candian chain of stores also .. ?

Dunno Brent, you don't have to be a sleaze to go to the bar and pick up chicks, probably not gonna find Ms.Right but you can get in some good practice casts .. and you don;t have to take advantage, just play it cool and ya never know you could be the "victim" .. Muhaaahaaa .. *hit i wish i was 18 again

awesome Brett, the best toon on the water for sure..money well spent

are you sure your in College Brent?

I'll be right next to ya buddy, we'll be fine

yeah Garfield bah .. now Heathcliff, there's a funny fat assed cat ..

man had some talents .. he'll be missed

thats awesome Birchy, try switching it up with a few different hooks, looks real good

I find my hands up there sometimes, it's a bad habit for sure. I think it all depends on why you have your hand up there, are you quickly hauling in a little guy so he doesn't stir up the run? or are you trying to put the brakes on Mr 25? .. bad habit don't do it .. but in the right situation it can be useful

Nice flies LK .. I dunno about the dumbell eyes thing, the wording of the rules may sound like they are technically not allowed but, your allowed weight on the fly and line so whats the difference hmmmm..yeah i dunno another reason BC is "different" I guess. I say ask a few locals, if they fish 'em have at er

I'm not siding either way, I'm just giving you a heads up it's a touchy subject.

might not tbe possible..check out other jetboat threads

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on a size 18 nymph .. ?

yes sir when the going get tough, the tough get a blue charm

oh mama mia .. Angry Little Claudio

I'd restore and forget the "tweak" options

the boys at Whistler Flyfishing on Main Street will point ya in the right direction I'm sure 604 932 7221

I'd wait for a little later in July to be on the safe side, last year the ice was late leaving and was towards the end of July before fishing was decent .. a few to add to SD's list - Thunder and Lightning, black silver tip, yellow and orange cossaboom, Sids Caddis & few different color whiskers patterns .. having wets with both a light and dark wing will prove very useful, I use white calf tail for light and moose for dark. learn about fishing a half hitch (riffle hitch) if this is your first time for Altlantics.

Water Gremlin brand split, the non removable kind .. does not slip, not real easy to find tho .. try a big swivel in between your flies .. using fluorocarbon helps a lot to .. it sinks better than mono & large spools of "spin cast" fluoro cut down on $/m .

OH GREAT .. draw attention to it and drive the frickin bidding up, I'll never afford that thing

this is practically suicide but .. that kinda suits you

Angry Little Claudio ... fugetaboutit