DonAndersen

adc, A friend has about 10 of Syd's flies displayed on his wall. Always admired them when visiting. Thought I might like one for me till I saw the price. Talked to the friend about the above sale. Lots of stories there. regards, Don

Folks, With the talk about Police Outpost, I thought it was time to pass along what is happening with regards to the newest C&R lake in Alberta. It is located south of Caroline Alberta and is stocked with triploids. [ another Alberta first]. The stocking was light @ 900 fish. The aeration is in place temporarily with gen sets supplying power until a power line is installed. Lake access and parking lot will be done in 2008. The lake is called Fiesta Lake and is located @ 51 49 40N 114 43 30W. It will be in the regulations in 2008. Fiesta lake was one of the 5 that we have determined that would be suitable for "quality fisheries" within the Sundre/Dayton Valley corridor. Not to confuse anyone. The "we" in the above sentence was myself and a friend + SRD folks who took lake depths, O2 levels, determined public access et al in order to figure out which lakes would be suitable. We didn't find many. Of the 30+ we looked @, only 5 had the required conditions. And the big question is why are the two C&R lakes in central Alberta? And there are @ least 2 south of Pincher Creek that are similar. catch ya' Don

Guys, The "Quality Fishery" draft is presently getting re-written. I'd expect the author will have the second draft ready soon. The draft had input from many folks, some on this board. I sent about 40 or so emails asking for comments. Received about 10 or so and passed them along to the author. Here's hoping that most of the comments are incorporated. As an aside, many of the returned comments suggested that the Quality draft didn't go far enough and I concur. catch ya' Don

PlayDoh, I have several System 2 Sci. Angler Reels. Used them for steelhead. Worked fine. Good drag - lotsa capacity. Don

And what about another CDN reel builder: See: http://www.just-reels.com/MauriceNoelReels.htm catch ya' Don

Norman... Problem is that I've got about a dozen Hardy's. If they last 25 years each, I'd have to be 300 years old before I need another reel. Finally got enough stuff that the only things I really buy are "consumables". catch ya' Don

Weedy.. Screwed up - Hardy been around for 135 years - about 5>8* as long as most of you. Better than twice as long as I. Don

How about a few more on the the list that don't build Tupperware Rods although T &T does build some decent grass poles. Don

Hardy has been around about 3 times as long as most of you. The other pretenders to the reel builders are hold-overs from the cold war when the CNC lathes used to build ICBM's. Gotta do something with the expensive equipment. How 'bout we make fishing reels. I've got some Hardys that are 35 years old. Still going although they have been cleaned and oiled now and then. Bought all the Hardy's over 25 years ago - before Islanders showed up. The second choice from the pile would be an Islander. Built in Canada - eh!! catch ya' Don

Wes, I saw it - I know I did and now I'm going to erect a monument on the shoreline + charge admission. That way I can afford to fish BC. catch ya' Don

Bloom, Head for the sport shop and get arrow fletching. Some really weird colors. Got bright green and hot orange yesterday. Make sure you ask for the feather type. They are goose biots. Unfortunately most of the fletching is plastic. catch ya' Don

guito, The shaft is supported in the motor - it has a 0.300" square opening. I milled the shaft end square and about 1" long. I made the square piece a "slack" fit so that it will not bind. The other end that passes through the wood and is supported in a 3/8" piece of UNHW [high moly plastic material. It's slippery and works well as a slow speed bushing. The shaft is held into position by a washers and cotter pins. The outside end of the shaft uses 3 washers made of plastic milk bottle. Need more pictures, I'll take them and post. Bloom, I watch a guy just hammer fish on these things last summer. Like you, I'm experimenting. One thing that I found is that it takes about 3>4 coats of Sally Hansen's to equal one coat of epoxy. I used 30 minute to extend the working time. Even the Sally Hansens coating benefited from rotation as the coats were smooth. regards all, Don

Guys, Built a couple of these. They use a barbecue rotisserie motor, a 1/2" shaft and a piece of expanded poly to hold the flies. The fly is ribbed with 3 fine wires and covered with epoxy. The cheeks are red floss. catch ya' Don

Guys, To make the dubbing or herl last longer, I use a twister I built utilizing a Matterelli hackle plier that broke. I placed a Sunrise Hackle plier into the chrome loop and pinched just enough to hold it there. The Sunrise hackle plier has crappy jaws. To repair, I slid a piece of small heat shrink tubing onto each jaw and shrank using a heat gun. The shrink tubing is available from Radio Shack. The bodkin is make from pieces of cane rod that didn't make the grade. A decent length of needle + 30 minute epoxy finished it off. catch ya' Don

Guys, The plan was to make a fly that floated and lasted. Both were accomplished. Hence the name 100 fish fly. [ C is roman numeral for 100, F is for fish and second F is for fly] If you really want dubbing to hold, use a loop of thread + the herl [ or dubbing] + a stand of light wire. Twist together. Pheasant Tail nymphs really work well using this technique. Similarly, I've added loops of Flashabou into the thread loop as well. Tough flies are GOOD! catch ya' Don

For those that can't see the "lady", I added captions. Don

Oh Goody! Just what we need - more combat fishing on the Bow. Don

All, Was setting up a different screensaver and chose this one. Didn't notice for a while the "lady in the lake" in the lower left corner - somewhat spooky. Don

Conor,. What do ya' need? Other than corks, got guides, ferrules etc and so on. Don

Rickr, You got buttons - I thought they were all knobs. Don

fisher26, Na, taint no pickle - just Xmas spirit rearing it's ugly head. I'm still evolving as well. 'Bout made it full circle. Still waiting for my group hug. Don

Ya' But!!! Nearly all the talk on this web site and other FF sites is about gear, how-to & where to. What we say is important and is NOT reflected in the postings generally. I don't know about you guys, but I fish to catch fish. Often said by anglers " I had a great day" which in angler speak means - I haven't caught anything If the object of the fishing is really to get away from it all, how 'bout choosing some out of the way place and quit mucking up the water for the rest of us. I fish 'cause I like the challenge - the game if you will. Certainly the experience is heightened by friends or location, but the object of the game is to catch fish. Now if I could just get a big hug from you all, maybe I'd really get into the Xmas spirit. catch ya' Don

Guys/Gals, Looking for some Syd Glasso flies and I found this: http://www.sportingspirit.com/index.html?t...p;startatsb=131 Guess I'll keep looking. Don

Rick, The denier on Phentex is much finer than some Macrame yarns. Some flower pot holders [where macrame was supposed to be used was really phentex] And the crap you buy @ Walmart is made in China. Not the original stuff @ all. The macrame store's bonnie braid is what I use. Don't get me wrong. I have a number of colors of Phentex that I use for various things - mostly dubbing. catch ya' Don

Smitty, My experience somewhat mirrors yours. I've fished it from the N. Ram upstream with little luck and from where it leaves the FTR downstream for a couple of klicks. No much luck there either. But, above the FRT, caught a sack of fish as well as along the road. Whoops - there goes the theory of easy access makes lousy fishing. catch ya' Don