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Four comments: 1) WOW! A simple (or not) question turns into an X-treme, knock-down, full-contact "debate." 2) Weedy said, "I am being forced to reassess the hypothesis of intelligent life on Earth." Funniest line ever here. 3) Can't wait till February. 4) Speaking of "currents and eddies" ... Has anyone heard of the current status of Loyal Eddie lately? Cheers! Clive

That's by Milk River... http://216.250.97.196/map.cfm?PN_ID=238 Not exactly next door to Bow Island or wherever you are staying. Where ARE you going exactly? I'd guess Bullshead is closer and fishing well....last Monday.

Take your snow shovel. No streams at all except in Cypress Hills. See here.... http://www.gowalleye.com/sa-reservoirs.htm Sherburne/Grassy and 40 Mile reservoirs ...walleye and pike. Bullshead reservoir (trout) is just ~ 45 minutes away. Good luck! Clive

Yeah. just getting primed for winter fissin' 15 cm of snow would be welcome moisture. Rain a few weeks back would have been preferred. Sort of a bummer. We were heading back to Bullshead tomorrow and TODAY was the day to go. NO WIND and we missed it. Sure as hell not going there tomorrow even if the forecast for Cypress is only half correct. Sunday will be prime though. A westerly flow.

No sense in writing at this time. The proposal is "in the system." Letters are likely to piss people off. It will be considered with the minister on Oct. 20. adc and I plan to attend the RT meeting in Edmonton on Oct 20. adc is the "chairman" of the effort and has a recent letter from the minister who says he will give the Police proposal utmost consideration. If the proposal gets short changed on Oct 20 ... THEN let's get active. K?

Geez ... wonder how long it took Rancher Bob to teach ol' Trigger THAT trick. "Trigger ... behead bird" I was sort of thinking .22 shorts. Well, you know...were I a rancher and the damn birds were harassing my cattle.

This was a REAL ad in SK a few years ago. Not a spoof. Some ad agency guru knew how to get people's attention. Too funny.

Nice find. Yum! And close to Turkey weekend too. Free range. Organic. Fed on native wild berries. (And maybe Cheezee crumbs dropped out of passing cars.) They are really neat to watch. We saw several on the Maycroft road 12 days ago. I've counted 60 in the "Burmis flock" at one time. They are usually split up.

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Run 'em through a tire shredder and get some lightweights and polar fleece underwear or sweat pants. (A joke. I hate neos. Yeah. Yeah ... lotsa folks like 'em.)

The Oldman River TU meeting will be on Oct 17. Featured speaker will be Barry Mitchell, publisher of the Alberta Fishing Guide and author of Fishing the Forestry Trunk Road. Barry will talk about various things of interest. Barry is donating a copy of his book for the main door prize! Barry is a long-time TU supporter and advocate for sensible science-based fishing regulations. Fly tying starts at 6 PM with the meeting to follow at 7:30 PM. OLDMAN RIVER T.U. OCT 17 MEETING notice here...

That was taken u/s of the silver bridge on the TU lease... Oldman River TU lease project info here...

Nice tie. Thanks. Clive

You're just a trendy guy rickr.

I think Hardy spelled it wrong .. "Zane Ti Reel" Should be more like In-Zan-e-Ti reel. Well .. folks buy Piaget watches for twice as much. Not me.

Yes, Terry. Been thinking about it again. Always a good time.

LMAO!

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Toolman: Cosmic fish and picture. (Sort of a well-deserved, *hit-eating grin on your face.) Great "angler in the mist" picture too.

From an old post. Net spinning caddis larva The black (lead) beads serve three purposes: 1) get the larvae to the bottom 2) look like the thorax/head, and 3) as Scotfly noted, maybe some o four fish have seem brass beads too often.

"what on earth are you guys going to do this winter" Well geez we are BIG doo then. LAST winter we had a spate of global warming and look at the fallout. What the hell will happen when we return to a colder winter or, God forbid, return to a mini ice age as we were warned of 30 years ago. Babies will be popping out all over when the next ice age hits. How old do I feel? You youngun's are having babies at blistering speed and we are done having grandkids already! Sheesh!

Regal "off shore" knock off with squeeze handle jaws. Works fine from 5/0 to #24. $30 (wholesale--long story) about 15 years ago. Also have a midge pedestal vice which I use now and then.

Lynn: HA HA HA ... Winter fissin' is simply grand. Bloom said it well, "Winter fly fishing is some of my most enjoyable time on the river"