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Thats gonna rub salt into alot of wounds.

even my dad's jokes aren't that bad......never thought I would say that

I guess the one that stands out the most was an all day hike and fish trip that we went on when I was about 10. We walked into a pond over a couple ridges along wood roads belonging to locals. With the fishing not being that good we traveled along a brook that exited the pond, nothing specially until it dropped down into a gorge that was about 50 feet or so deep and a couple hundy wide. I still remember that waterfall and the nice little pool we had a boil-up (Baloney, beans and a cup of tea that never tasted so good) next to and fished for hours. We followed that brook for miles, through thick alder beds and caught a few more muds along the way. We finally crossed another wood road when the land leveled out and started the hike back over the rigid. I was so tired, legs felted that they were anchored to the ground and Dad joking around putting weight of my shoulders by leaning on me. After breaking out on the main road thru the community we dropped in to the nearest house and called mom to come pick us up, there was no way I could walk the 10km back to our house. That was the best nights sleep I think I every had. We were spose to go home this summer to fish that same stretch, but it looks like it will have to wait another year.

Wrong Humber Pacres

Brownstone, is that first picture "The Arches" just outside Parson's Pond. Always wondered who took that second one. Nice work

Thanks

After reading my copy on the plane over the weekend, lets just say I'm without. Wondering if anyone has a copy handy and can list the flys he suggest in the tar sands article. Please skim the hangingstone section to see if he highlights any particular ones if you have time. Thanks

What should you do when you gut hook a trout? I've heard guys say that you should clip the tippet as close as possible. I see this working on big trout and small flies, but what about small trout and big flies. I caught a 8" trout last night on a No 10 beadhead wooly bugger, little guy swallowed the hook and was hooked about 2" down his throat. With the hook basically blocking his whole throat I tryed removing the hook, which proved to be time consuming. Sorry to say this little guy or gal didn't make it. It it typically for deep hook sets when slow stripping subsurface flies, I haven't done much of it?

I’ve been practicing my kung fu, I feel a little stronger and can now see a beautiful butterfly. Still not at the same level as you SJW (but few are.......... ).............better get back to training and maybe I'll be able to unlock the secrets of the two remaining scrolls.

All I see are white boxes with a red X. Does anyone know what causes this?

SAGD side of Long Lake. With living in town and sharing a ride from site, I don't stray to far from town for fishing.

MTB The streams opened as of June 1, with the Horse being my first attemp at running water. I'm going to try Saline and Saprea (sp?) hopefully before I head home on Thursday. The Hangingstone will be open during my next rotation, so I hope to fish it a few time next week.

The rod in question is a 6wt 9 foot 4 pc. There is no stripper guide on the lower section of this rod, so there is approx 30" between reel and first guide. I was thinking about adding another about halfway in between , probably about a 60/40 split away from the reel. Do you guys think this might impact casting ability. I know that sage should know best, but it seems like a awlful long distance without a guide.

Maybe if you were a mountain goat you would be able to access the horse along the Atha. Tried it last night, and after a couple hundred feet I decided that the fishing wasn't worth it. I did find out that my right leg is apparently longer than my left, cus I had a harder time coming back the same route.........lol. I found a few flies last night that I would like to ID. First one I think was a Golden Stone, about a 1 1/4" long wings covering the abdomen, six legs with a yellowish under body. I did see several white shucks along the river bank about 7/8-1" long. Second one I'm guessing is a yellow sally, about 5/16" long, bright yellow body, with 4 wings, white to transparent. Can anyone confirm if I'm right or not, I don't see a problem with tying something to match, but I would like to know what I'm tying? I might be totaly off on these as this is the first time I've seen either of these flies. Thanks

Wondering if anyone can help me out with access to the Horse River. Would it be best to walk the Mile along the Atha or is there access from Albasands. I know I could use the try and see method, but I don't have much time after work to go exploring. Thanks in advance.

I just got back from a family trip to DW. Fun to be had for all ages, next time my wife and I are leaving the kids at home..........lol