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ram river! screw the lakes

I bought the white river waders for a trip up in Northern BC last fall. They lasted 5 days, then the foot started leaking like a sieve. But I got all my money back when i returned them. I only bought them b/c my William Joseph's were still in the mail, but it was really a bummer as I had to cut my trip 1 day short because the leak was so bad (AND THAT WATER IS COLD!!!).

Did you say they replaced the fan clutch? Usually when your car overheats when your stationary its the fan clutch, but I'm not sure why it would overheat when driving at higher speeds. Maybe 420 is right, maybe it's your water pump.

Picked up a Pieroway 7wt 13'6" E-series Spey rod for some steelheading this season, pretty stoked about it! Really nice to see a few familiar faces at the show as well.

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If you can't see the sign, then you shouldn't be driving. I'm guessing the people that got the ticket won't make a U-turn there again. Just my $0.02.

I really like my 80L MEC pack. Great price (~200), quality and very comfortable.

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FYI, and totally off topic, but Stamkos already has 2 goals and 2 assists in the 2nd period in the game vs. Philly, giving him 34 pts and 18 goals over 19 games. My bet is the Iggy won't eclipse the 18 goal mark this season, and nobody would trade for a guy with 10 points who is -7 with a 7 million dollar contract.

I've never owned winter tires in my life and I've never had a problem driving in the winter. I even commuted to Red Deer daily for 2 winters and never had any trouble. I'm sure the traction is better, but A/T's with M&S rating have always been just fine. I'm sticking with Tungsten on this one.

It's about that time for shitty weather.... ahhh Calgary, why o why do i live here.

Do the planet a favor, get a Vasectomy! Drew

As long as McIver doesn't get voted in, I'm happy

Yeah, saw the backing more then a few times. I accidentally hooked a ~35-40lb chinook in the Copper and I thought that was the last I was gonna see of my buddies 7/8 weight..lol. I would say at least 1/2 the steelhead peel into your backing on the initial explosion and run. I think my heart rate jumped from 60 bpm to about 150 bmp every time I hooked one. I had one huge steelie hooked up and he literally tail-walked across the entire river before spitting the hook, I must have used a few swear words after losing that guy. Best of luck Riley, I know they got a lot of rain over the past week, so hopefully you will hit the rivers with perfect timing. Drew

Yeah, It isn't much of a secret or anything...lol. Most people don't fish up that high anyway which is kinda nice (Got 3 outta there in 25 mins) Drew

Thanks guys, It was simply an amazing time. I wish I could go back already! One of these days i'll move up there, you can count on it. Drew

More... Trip wouldn't be complete with a few Grizzly photo's: This guy came out of the bush about 100 feet downstream from where i was fishing on the same side of the river, I don't think my heart ever raced so hard in my life. Luckily he glanced at me, but then proceeded to ignore me and catch salmon. Took me 15 mins to land this guy, what a fight. Morice Steelhead are quite a bit smaller (and darker), although I did land a few larger ones. Great Run Last Steel of the trip, and smallest! By by Smithers! Thanks to everyone who gave me a few words of wisdom, obviously it helped out a lot! Thanks to Dennyd for letting me borrow his Buella 7/8 switch rod, sweet stick. Until next year Skeena Country!

Spent the last week fishing up near Terrace and Smithers and had one heck of a trip. Last year I was up there I only hooked 1 steelhead, lets just say this year was quite a bit different. The weather was spectacular, and the water was gin clear (and very low), but that didn't seem to effect the fishing to much. Like other have said on this site, I stayed away from the Kispiox and Babine because both were very very low. Here are a few highlights/ fish from the trip (Please note the fish were only out of the water a few seconds while taking photo's). First Steelhead of the Trip An assortment of arsenal This Steelie had a massive scar near his tail, probably an eagle attack? Ahh Fall A brute! very fresh steelie Crisp morning More to Come...

I love the words coming out of your post "this year its not that hard to get into fish because there are so many steelhead in the water right now".... Music to my ears. I'll be up in Smithers on Sunday night!

Breathables all the way man. They are waay more comfortable, you can layer your clothing underneath them so i find that i'm warmer in my breathable then in Neo's. You also won't sweat to death during spring and fall fishing, so they are good for all 4 seasons. Also, for about half of Calgary's so called "summer" the water is a little chilly and i wouldn't want to be just wearing shorts (although some will disagree). The up side for Neo's is that they will last longer. I would also avoid any waders with built in boots because the seams along the boot leaks all the time, and I find that the boot rubs your calf really bad. If it was me, I'd go with a mid ranged pair of Breathables and wading boots from one of Calgary's fine shops (but if $$$$ isn't an issue, I've heard Simms are stellar... I have there boots and they are indestructible), just my 0.02$. Drew

Yeah, I'm not droppimg $450 for the Simms, as good as they may be. Plus I need new waders before I head North to do some serious Steelheading in 2 weeks. In terms of getting the waders fixed, I have no idea. I'll probably do what I usually do when the leaks are super bad....buy another pair...lol. I think i'll try the WJ's, they seem pretty robust.

Thanks for the replies guys. I don't wanna drop +$400 for the Simms though. I can get the WJ's for under $200 bucks and they sell in Calgary for $350, so I figured it would be a good deal. I have seen the G3 and G4's and they are badass but a little to spendy for me at the moment.