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Somewhere on the TU Crowsnest/Burmis lease is a pair of gray magnetic clip-on sunglasses. They are one week new. Damn. I know the chances are slim and none, but if you see them laying in the parking lot or anywhere, they just might be mine....crushed under the wheels of a 3/4 ton?? Thanks. Clive

Yes fibers under the body. Well, with large fingers like mine it is not easy. As you can see in the second image, the fibers are left long. You can pinch the butts with your right thumb and forefinger and set them along side the shank. Then grab the fiber tips with the thumb and forefinger of your left hand and work them into place under the body trying to get a few on either side of the hook shank. Anchor the fibers and make sure they are organized before you tighten too much. Then dub in the thorax/head dubbing. If you see that caddis pupae image that was posted yesterday, you will get the idea why the shape is thus. Note also that the one shown is greenish. Lots of color variations. The emerger shown by rusty has "winner" written all over it. Nice fly.

Saturday June 23, 2007 .. . Details here... Weed pull details! Loads of fun ... meet new people ... do some fishing after. Bring friends. Save the universe. CROW HAS BEEN FISHING WELL!! Work 4 hours ... fish the rest of the day. See you there !! Cheers! Clive

http://www.flyfishinglapland.com/ Scroll down left index to bottom....session results and final results. Final results ... http://www.flyfishinglapland.com/Attachmen...tsWFFCteams.pdf Looks like we stink.

Yes. That's all I've ever done. Just like a hackle butt.

rickr is right on all counts. PTs are not for hiking. You need a small u-tube or other suitable small craft for hiking--they are some soft frame mini PTs. However, a framed PT is great device to have. They are great for getting around fast. You sit up high and can see well. Tons of fun. I can't imagine winds so rough as to dump anyone. Sudden high winds, however, could possibly force you to the wrong shore. I am 230 pounds, almost 6 foot and 60 years old. We were at Bullshead last month in gale-force winds--about 50 klicks. Nuts. I rowed down the lake right into the east breeze and it took me a 45 minutes instead of 10 -- but I made it. (Then we waded so it was not too 'mart to take the PTs in the first place.) rickr is correct ... "basically a wind sock. " They are tossed around in high winds and it is hard to stay the course. Sometimes you get flipped in a circle and the only thing to do is let it carry you around 360° instead of fighting to straighten out. That's rare for sure, but does happen. The double action pumps work very well and available for about $15 for El Cheapo brands. I've had the El Cheapo for about five years and it works just fine. You can get "brand name" pumps for about $60. Never sell your car topper. Mine is 35 years old and I rarely use it, but it's handy to have for the odd time I take the grandkids.

Thanks to Guito, Paul Arden attended the Oldman TU casting clinic yesterday. Paul is a champion caster and owner of the website and company, Sexyloops .. click here. Paul is an entertaining and informative instructor--and even more incredible caster. Even though he is a competition caster he came down to earth and spoke with our novice casters at their level of experience. 100 feet of line in two false cast with half-meter loops. The line traveled blistering speeds. If you ever get the chance to attend a seminar by Paul, take the time. You won't be sorry. Originally from the UK, Paul lives in NZ for six months and North America for six months each year. He fishes lot. .

No it's the caffeine in your morning coffee. I get a huge chuckle out of the MSDS warning, "Harmful if swallowed."

How about THIS scary stuff? .. ... the alkaloid toxin, 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine. It has a human oral toxicity of about 190 mg/kg of body weight and is much more toxic than many common pesticides. The material data safety sheet (MSDS) states that this toxin is “Harmful if swallowed.” Obviously something we would want to avoid. ... Toxic if inhaled, absorbed through skin and if swallowed.Material may be irritating to mucous membranes and upper respiratory tract.Overexposure by ingestion may result in nervousness, tremors, and insomnia, headache, dizziness, drowsiness, incoordination, slowed reaction time, slurred speech, giddiness, and unconsciousness. Avoid contact with eyes. Affects central nervous system and heart. Conditions aggravated/target organs:Central nervous system. Persons with pre-existing eye, skin, or respiratory disorders are more susceptible. “Harmful if swallowed.” Most of us consume 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine every day in cola drinks, tea and coffee. This toxin is caffeine and it is consumed by about 90 percent of our population. A moderate coffee drinker consumes a lethal dose of caffeine about every two months or so.

Just for the "b'ys" from The Rock ... June 2006. First the Gannets of Cape St. Mary's...CLICK HERE. Cape St. Mary's is one of the greatest things I've ever seen anywhere. Amazing! Below are: a puffin from "Bay Bulls"; Elliston on Bonavista; East Coast Trail; a whale fluke and Belles restaurant at Placentia. "The Rock" rocks!! We never saw a moose. .. . .

Crowsnest is measured way upstream. But using that info as the "standard" here is pretty much what you can expect in the section between the falls and say Hillcrest: 20 -25+ cms ... Put the sheep on high ground and find a lake to fish .. read a book or go to a movie ... cut the grass to accumulate points for when stream flows are lower. Wash your mother's-in-law car. 12 to 15 cms .. You could at least have a look and maybe try it. You can pound the banks. You will be able to wade in shallower sections. The river is ripping along a a fair clip and line control and depth control of nymphs is difficult. You will be able to cross in a limited number of places--but probably shouldn't do it alone. And you can't cross in all of your favorite places and and the route you took last fall won't work now because you won't be able to cross back and forth. 10 cms .. Okay now we can do some serious fishing, but it is still up to the grass banks. Crossing is becoming much easier and safer. You still will not be able to cross in a few of the places you crossed last fall. You are likely to be able to reach any bank riser on the far side but your line control may not be the best. It's getting decent. 7-8 cms. You can wade pretty much where you want and cross in the "usual" places. It's getting prime. 3-6 cms ..Normal late summer and fall flows -- subject to change after a rain. This is the very best. Great line control. Fish confined to the good banks and not spread all over hell. It's low enough that if you see a riser on the far bank you can cast to it AND get good drift control. The best, BUT the fish are also smarter and warier, so it's not necessarily easier. Just way more fun. We "fished" on Friday at 14 cms. Was difficult. This is complicated by visibility as well--of course. High water TENDS to be murky, but not necessarily.

Well gang, looks like we all bombed out again. The draw was done today at the chapter's casting clinic in Lethbidge. Here are the winners: 1st: Lisa Levez (Calgary) ... wins the Winston Boron IIx fly rod, reel and line 2nd: T. Oikawa (Picture Butte) ... wins the Fish Cat 9 pontoon boat 3rd: Tim Hamilton (Calgary) ... Wins the Orvis Green Mountain rod and reel package Thanks to everyone who ponied up and purchased tickets from me or from others in the chapter. Next year ... Cheers! Clive

Bummer weedy1. From your driveway no less!?!? Is nothing sacred? Maybe Al Gore had his people look you up. Maybe. Good luck with your insurance coverage. I am guessing you are hooped. Clive PS: Who says public floggings should not be brought back? Would sure stop a lot of BS crimes.

Brownstone is correct. According to Daryl Wig they abrade the pecs on the rough concrete fish tanks. (I'd seen that once and asked him. That was his explanation.)

Advise: Two or more pieces of contradictory angling information contained in a single phrase or sentence. From, Fishing, An angler's dictionary.

I use thongs for fly tying. Oh! I guess they are called "flip flop" sandals these days. Foam for pike sliders. And regarding the certain human hairs ... I thought it was illegal to use "scented" lures in bait-ban waters.

Randy.. Try this. Simple. Works. I wanted an emerger last year and the existing patterns are way too complicated. I am an Ice Dub geek and it works well on this pattern. As always, use what you have and colors to resemble what's around. This brown combo seems to work for caddis on our rivers and lakes..you may want a greenish one too. The key is the fat ass. Taper to back. Cheers! Clive

Nice stuff Jeff. Brent..like the hen duck portrait. Male pine grosbeak near Cowley .. this week.

I hope everyone finds a clear stream somewhere. I am pessimistic and think they will be few and far between in the SW... Good luck all. Clive

Yeah .. agree with the caddis recs. Perhaps try one of these ... X Caddis And if that does not work, swing a small wet caddisfly emerger/pupae in front of the risers...many patterns to choose from. Emerging caddis ..or simply swing a soft hackle... Soft hackle Cast across and let the fly swing down on a tight line in front the the riser/s. Use a stout tippet as they will probably whack the fly hard....probably 3X if the fish are larger...or just some 6 or 8-pound fluoro "tippet". Question for SD and TM .. out of curiosity, what size tippets you guys using these days on the Bow? Thanks. Clive

Not used splits while nymphing for a few years BUT I only fish smaller rivers like the Crow. I've been using one or two weighted flies. One of my current fave nymphs uses one or two lead beads for the head and thorax so they get down. The now-famous Big Assed Worm is pure wire on a big hook so drops fast. 26 said "if your not hanging up on bottom every few casts your to shallow." .. Yeah, you normally need to be tagging bottom or you are not deep enough. There are advantages to using heavy nymphs versus shot. The main thing is one or two heavy nymphs tangle less often than with extra shot. Add in a brisk wind and the advantage multiplies. Cheers! Clive

Nice one Taco... Show you "mine" if you show me yours?

After 3 hours there was no affect on the line. I scraped it with my fingernail and rubbed it through a black cloth. It was fine. So then I soaked a 50 mm section of a 100 mm piece of line in the OFF for 10 minutes. Although I could not scrape any of the line coating off, it did feel a tad softer. That's it. Obviously one should not be overtly spraying this stuff on lines and in eyes and should be using it (all all products) according to recommendations. I think the active ingredient (deet) is a useful product and when used according to recommendations is a safe product. (It's been around for over 50 years now.) Sidenote...this is from letter I wrote some time back.... Chinook Health Region (CHR) recommends several methods to reduce risks from mosquitoes. They recommend sensible, non-chemical practices such as wearing light coloured, long sleeves shirts and pants and staying indoors during peak mosquito activity. CHR and Health Canada continue to recommend the proper use of DEET-based products for protection against WNV. Health Canada also warns of the ineffectiveness of citronella-based chemicals for reducing the risks from WNV and they warn of the risks of citronella chemicals. They state, “These products cannot be used on infants and toddlers under two years of age. Based on animal studies, citronella-based products appear to be potential skin sensitizers. Therefore, allergic reactions may occur in some individuals …. Certain products containing citronella have a limit on the number of applications allowed per day.” Yet ironically, according to the Ontario Ministry of Health, a person would have to apply citronella products 15 times more often than DEET-based products to get the same effect. Health Canada also reports that it “has completed its re-evaluation of available information of citronella-based personal insect repellents applied directly to the skin. As a result of the re-evaluation … is recommending that citronella-based insect repellents that are applied to the skin be phased out. Because citronella-based products repel insects for approximately 30 minutes, repeated applications can lead to even greater exposures…. Natural citronella oil may contain methyleugenol, which has been shown to be carcinogenic in animal studies. In addition, tests in laboratory animals indicate a potential for reproductive and developmental toxicity as well as fetal sensitivity at high dose levels.”

"obviously toxic substance" Hummm..... DEET is a repellent not a toxin--bugs just don't like the smell. DEET is am aromatic ester. "Volatile esters often have a smell and are found in perfumes, essential oils, and pheromones. Volatile esters also give many fruits their smells." Deet has an acute mammalian LD50 toxicity of about 2000 (mg/kg) as compared to (say) table salt at about 3000 and nicotine at 50--or about 40 times more toxic. Oral LD50 of pyrethrins is about 200--or ten times more toxic than deet. Deet has been shown to cause reactions in some people and the maximum concentrations in products was reduced to 23 percent a few years ago. BTW, alcohol is a pesticide (common bactericide in labs) and known to cause all manner of health problems including melted livers. Its LD50 is about 7000 (or three times less toxic than DEET) ... but holy cow it consumed with abandon. Point being? Deet is a safe aromatic compound and relatively non toxic. Like all "chemicals" it must be used with caution. Regarding affects on fly lines. I just soaked a short section of old fly line in Deep Woods OFF with 23 percent DEET (the max allowable today) for 60 seconds and it did nothing to the line at all. Will check it later today to see if there is any developing deterioration. Would seem that minor incidental contact would not cause any problems.

Nice stuff gang. An arty lot we are, eh? Oh how I love the Livingstone range...nice shot with the flowers fisher26. Had a cosmic experience with the range two weeks back ...