LastBoyScout

I have and still do own and use several large Arbor reels and the pick up rate is superior but do I really need 300 feet of backing on a 5wt reel?

I haven't fished the area in thirty years and have no plans to go back in the next thirty. It's a big world and I haven't missed it at all.

No barbs for me, can't figure out how to weld them back on.

Let's fix it good. Digging channels deeper? Wonder how that will hold up next time.

I usually go one size over regular shoes size for wading boots, how did the sizing work out for you folks?

Not much for easy berries, anywhere close to a road is well known. The Saskatoon berries lower down are all over the place from green to none to ripe.

Thanks for the tip, just finishing off another three month pair of boots. I know I walk a ton but you should get a season out of em for the cash they cost.

I predict the rivers will fish fine and there could be a lot of personal bests with fish being caught in places you didn't usually find them. I think when the water recedes you will see much wider, shallower and straighter rivers and streams. Most of the wood will be left high and dry as the water recedes and woody debris and undercut banks will be hard to come by for years to come. Boney areas will have survived better & get worked hard & many long slow deep wintering pools will be completely or partly filled in and some new ones will be carved, in my experience it takes the river not changing channel to create the deepest slowest ones. Finally I watched more huge quarried stone go into our water ways after 95 than I could believe, they protected bridge abutments and huge berms. In 2005 the improvements didn't seem to help and we responded with bigger berms and even more armoring and stream training and in 2013 none of the improved improvements seem to help. From the rock I have seem being hauled out of every quarry in the east slopes it looks like we will see how the 3x improvements work out. I don't have a hundred years to wait so I'll be out there having fun & we'll see you on the water.

Looks great & like a lot of effort, best of luck.

Bonk bonk bad char.

Parenthood was the most amazing thing I ever experienced in my life by far x 10, I still got my occasional chance to fish but over all life as you know it is bleeped. See you in 16 years or so.

Very nice.

Mr weedy I could not agree more and here comes another wave of it or should I say a flush of it.

I'd love to see the anchor dragged hook up in fast water.

Hello.

I have one on my 7wt and I didn't think I would like it but I never really noticed it. It's my heavy equipment the last few years and I can say after a long day in the drift boat hurling indicator rigs and big streamers and after a dozen or two ridiculously big trout it helps my limp wrist syndrome fighting fish, it help me maintain sufficient leverage by tucking it against my forearm.

I don't own a gen. But from what I know the Hondas are super quiet and the yams are also reported to be good.

Thanks guys, I'll be on the phone tomorrow. I knew I came to the right place for great customer service.

I'm hoping someone could help me out, I purchased an IR4 in 2009 and it hasn't aged well. I've only used it for light duty dry fly fishing and not for many days, it needs new clickers and a new hardwood handle. I see several businesses listed on their website for reel repairs and I wonder if any of you had a favorite reel repair place? Thanks.

The orange / yellow ones seem to attract the most strikes. They let you know when to tie on a stimulator.

Right on Wrecker, had to get out of the stream so there was enough room for toons to get by me a couple times, stick to reasonable sized waters.

I love the relaxed pace of fishing my LL's and if they feel similar they may be worth it but that's a lot of dough for a rod. I think I'll have to make the ones I have last for another 30ish years.

Beautiful photos, what are going to do your second year in Ab.

Leader and tippet to nine or ten feet and I'll make less leader and more tippet if I feel more stealth is required. Tippet is usually the last thing I'll change & I find if I add Gink or what ever to the tippet and leader EXCEPT for the last six inch's or so it helps keep it from dragging my fly under.

Nice Bulls.