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.

Sweet trip. I gotta try those pinks some time.

Hopefully they actually do something with this. I just filled one out.

Did you end up spending the night? Nice Fish. There's nothing else like em. Cheers

I went in for Golden trout alone this weekend. I know plenty of hunters that go days in the bush alone. Just take proper precautions. It's a good idea to have a sat phone or satellite beacon if you plan to spend considerable time back there or if you are going to be moving around a lot. Just follow the proper safety. Practice bear safety. Have the right equipment. Make sure people know where you are and when you are coming out. Don't take silly risks.

That looks radical.

Wouldn't be sad to see a few more of those up there.

I agree. If you're just looking for family fishing then all you need to do is pick up a Backroads Mapbook or one of Barry Mitchell's fishing guides and you'll have more possible fishing spots than you're ever going to get around to fishing. http://www.backroadmapbooks.com/shop/backr...erta-8-197.html

Beauty. I gotta head out there and get one of those.

You can't be serious ?!?

I work out the same way. I carry around a couple thousand flies but I end up using the same 10 patterns for basically 90% of my fishing.