Keith

Appreciate all the support folks. Good to know it's mostly still good people out there.

Z- axis was 9 foot 6WT. I could live without the rod. It's the flies that I want. I had an enormous fly collection that I build up over about 15 years. It's basically irreplaceable. And I just know they are going to get thrown out or sold off for pennies on the dollar. It makes me ill. I've been keeping an eye on kijiji but should try the BC one as well.

I had a significant amount of gear stolen from my vehicle in Inglewood. Missing a Sage z-axis, Patagonia shoulder bag and a large amount of flies. Offering a $400 reward, no questions asked for return of the gear, or for info that leads to return. Maybe someone has heard something or knows of someone trying to offload some gear. You never know.

I second that. You can't go wrong with Jim and Lynda.

I'm considering getting a Hardy Cascapedia for a 9wt spey setup for steelhead. Does anyone have any experience with this reel for this type of fishing?

Thanks for the post Don

I've used Lamson/Waterworks reels for a decade. I don't have a guru, but I think Lamson uses the same sealed drag for all of their reels. I've used Lamson 6wt reel for ten pound trout in New Zealand. I've used Lamson in salt for bones. You should watch the video on their website. These things are a marvel of engineering. I haven't used all of the reels listed above, so it's hard to say unbiasedly that there isn't anything better out there. All I can say is that you aren't going to go wrong with a Lamson. My go-to reel for the Bow is Velocity, which is now about 10 years old. I've fished it all over the world and it still works like new, and still looks almost new because their anodized coating is nearly indestrucible.

In general, how long does it take to float from Fish Creek to McKinnon if you don't make any stops?

Those were amazing. How did you get so close to those rams?

Yes, Gordon, the the upper bow is fishable, and it fishes quite well. It doesn't get as much attention as the river below calgary, but there are still plenty of larger fish up there. Because it's in the mountains and the national park, it's not as easily accessible to walk in fishing, but people still do it. The best way to fish it is to arrange a float.

Great fish. Nice to see.

My items were paid up over a month ago.

Jim and Linda could get you sorted out in short order. http://www.mclennanflyfishing.com/index1.htm

Put me down for $225 on #24, and $30 on #27 Thanks

Ditto.