Hawgstoppah

and on that note, I'm guessing you obviously aren't married and therefore might actually be getting some every now and then

Ummm.... I think the last TWO are a bit of a reach, no? LOL

Nice one weedy... lol... in that regard I'd take morning , evening, WHENEVER really...!!! As far as FISHING is concerned, I prefer evenings, but if the right bugs are on the water, you'll see me getting up at 4am to get out.

Ha.... They'd have to pay me for my bear story

LMAO.... what is he squeezing off... like apple juice or something? That was funny.

Rofl.. legendary. That's alifetime record. Let's say a career mark. Someone will take it down someday! Some big steroid using flyfisherman will break that mark soon...

I may as well throw in a few more Hope ya like 'em!

I would ask an old finned friend of mine.. why the heck in all these years of chasing him, hasn't he stayed on the hook more than 2 seconds for me !!!!!!!! I's also ask the grizz that sniffed my shoulder if he was gonna eat me for lunch before he smelled my pee'd in pants... lol

I'm assuming he/she is on his/her deathbed and not able to be mobile in this case... or else I'd go with toolman's answer as well

For me, many days, fishing was a higher priority than work. I admit to at least 100 days of falsely calling in sick. Sometimes you do what u gotta do. Fly fishing IS a sickness... LOL.... uncureable too!!

Family is forever. Fishing isn't. But fishing is CERTAINLY #2 on my list. Gonna make a new poll... *grin*

Greg... are the running lines... the lines that are the different weight classes (for different depths on the swing)?? Don't guys just carry a leader pouch for those, or do you actually need to have each one on a separate spool?

Sorta like Ace Ventura huh.... a bumbling fool who's an "ace"? rofl

Rofl.... Ace Lightning.... or Lightning Rod.... we gotta almost rename me now don't we? I almost got Brownee zapped the night before too, and then last night me russ and harry are hiding against the bank counting how far away lightning strikes are, all the while getting soaked to the bone! Im going to take up the profession of "ace strom tracker" and all I gotta do is fish, the storms will come to me!!!

Hehe... hey it's just a really good starting point. You'll probably go out and find a ... uhh....pale winged yellow-purple dragon drake emerger.... tommorow... and that won't be on my list of flies...

U2... in Edmonton. Without a doubt hands down the best concert ever. Mainly becuase they've been my favorite band for ages...

wow That HAD to hurt... a LOT.... He mighta walked off... but I bet he was laying in a bad for weeks or even months. Or did this just happen? Whatever the case. I hope he's ok and has a full recovery and no back problems later in life..

1) Giant Tarpon in the Keys 2) Salmon / Steelhead on BC or Alaska ... looks like this one's gonna happen this fall 3) Every night I get to fish the Bow Who would I invite? Hmmm. Well... #1 would be my dad. He doesn't get much time to fish... ever. Last time I fished with him I bet I was 14 or so. #2 would be my wife... if'n she'd decide to get into a bit someday.......

Wow. Nice bear pics. I'm glad you kept your cool As a sidenote fellas.... you should see all the wildlife in odd places down into montana right now. Near ran into a huge herd of elk out on the prarie. That fire's got 'em messed up pretty bad. Also saw a big ol' black like that size near Duck lake as well

awesome tie ... looks great

Wow... really? All I ever use is the good old standard EHC but in a #18... your not fishing 'em too big are ya? Just a thought. Last night was a 15 fish night for me... with at least 7-8 on the standard EHC. This is a pretty sweet pattern though, and maybe this'll sound silly, but you could be fishing over more educated fish than I am right now ;) . I like to walk 10 minutes or more from an access and I don't fish in town for my dry fly fishing though *wink*

Any sentence with the words "blow" and "my fly" is acceptable in any fishing crowd..

LOLOL best one yet

Nice shots Max. Hidin under that ledge was pretty wicked.... Fisrt I get toolman in a feild with lightning all around, next trip I get max and me stuck under a ledge.... Maybe I outta change my name to Lightning Rod

LOL.... good point. I've killed more cute and cuddy things on the road than you guys would wanna know! This in an interesting discussion. I think that I'd sum up my feelings on this by saying... do your best to minimize your impact, treat the fish and the outdoors with your utmost respect, pack out some garbage, make the phone calls when you see poachers or signs of poaching, do things that make a difference, but do NOT feel guilty for what your doing. If your doing all the other things, your more than offsetting the few fish your going to unintentionally kill.