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Nice pics! Those little brookies sure are purty

Mike, It's yours. Did you want to pick it up, or did you want me to drop it off?

Oh....I still have that ceiling fan.....

Wow. Looks like this died a quick and miserable death.

God bless the creation of the GoPro.

I know which one I'm hoping shows up, but the same could be said for Edmonton. They've been up and down a lot this year too. However, the ups are a lot higher than the lows this year. Which is pretty awesome to watch.

Another "Battle" of Alberta tonight! Oilers have a very respectable 8-3-2 at home and boast a League Best Power Play at home. The Flames, however, are the fourth best Power Play on the road, so special teams will be a factor for both squads. I say 4-2 Edmonton, but I'm not holding my breath. Calgary always seems to step up against my boys in blue.

Deal! Same as last time will suffice, no?

I'll take the second seat. I recall having an ok time last time, so what the hell. EDIT: Still have that ceiling fan available. I'll post pics if necessary.

I have a 52" ceiling fan valued at over $400 retail. Brand new, still in the box, that I will donate to this cause.

Just my 2 cents, but I have to say that the $26 for a fishing license in Alberta is cheap. Part of the reason why I fish more than I golf. For $26 I can fish the entire year without it really costing me anything other than gas (which I would have to do to golf anyway) and some flies now and again. I would easily pay as much as $100 for the year. My only concern is what the government would do with that extra cash? Maybe they could use it to fund the new Arena District in Edmonton........

Nice shots max!

I loved that pictured of you with your 'bow there jonny. Right after you dove in after it after you dropped it the first time LOL Was a great day, and God willing, we'll do it again next year!

Holy crap fishy. That's the most coherent and grammatically correct post you've ever made! Well done my friend! Well....except for "then", it should have been "than". Grammar Police out.

I was also introduced to fishing a number of years ago by my old man. Spin gear was the only way I knew how to fish. Spinners, spoons and bobbers for pike, perch and pickerel. Until I was about 15, that was all I knew. Then we all but stopped going to our yearly trips to Cross Lake and didn't pick up a rod for about 20 years. Moved to Calgary in 2001. Heard of the Bow and its reputation as a trout fishery, but had never fished it. Every time I drove over or by it I would look for fly fishers out there (still do) hoping to see one knee deep in the river. Always talked about wanting to learn how to fly fish. Never knew where to go, never bothered to google it and look it up. Either too lazy, or just too busy (I lean toward lazy). Lived here for about five years before my wife purchased me a beginner's course through Country Pleasures. Took the course and fell in love with the sport. I didn't know who Jim McLennan was at the time, but he's one of the dudes that taught me how to first cast a line. The following week I stocked up on everything I could. First rod outfit, wading boots, fly boxes and files. Just some things to get me started. The rest was trying to remember what I had learned in that class. Fumbling trying to tie on the flies. Untangling many, MANY, knots from poor casting. Trying to learn how to read the water. Was a harrowing experience to say the least. But I still loved it. Loved the trying and the effort it took to get the casting right. The limited successes and the failures. I was learning. It was slow, but it was still fun. Then, I found this board. Asked LOTS of questions and got plenty of useful feed back (I wish that someone would have posted Weedys epic post for beginners back then!) from a number of the members. Some of them even offered to take me out. Then I received a PM from Tungsten one day as I mentioned that I had a day off, which he did too, and offered to take me out on the river. He told me that we would drift in his boat and I was blown away. I had only been fly fishing for a couple weeks, at most, and I was going on my first float of the Bow! How awesome was that?! Needless to say, those of you who know Mike, knows more about fishing than I will ever forget and he taught me a TON that day. Got me into my first fish and taught me some new techniques to try. A very, very productive day for me education wise. Since then, I would fish mostly by myself and try the techniques that I have learned through articles, videos, the board. I've met a number of people through the board that have taught me LOTS. Tungsten, BigBadBrown, Uberfly, bhurt, Max, fruinincalgary, BobLoblaw, troutlover, rickr, and many others that escape my memory, that I would fish with again tomorrow, if they'd let me, and I would continue to pick their brains about this sport we all love so much. Most days, they would out fish me by quite a margin. But, then one day, out on the Oldman, you might get the lucky fly and the fishing Gods will give you your day in the sun with good fishing and good friends. So, I guess you could say that I learned a lot from Courses, myself, and mentored by the great people of this board, and I look forward to many more years of learning with these same folks.

Peter, Could you not bring directly to Apple and have them do that for you? I am sure they would be more than happy to help, especially if you are planning on getting a MacBook Pro.

Here, these threads might help. http://flyfishcalgary.com/board/index.php?...amp;hl=sage+one http://flyfishcalgary.com/board/index.php?...amp;hl=sage+one

I'm right handed. Think about that the next time I shake your hand.....

6 in a row baby! Has only been 9 years since they last pulled off that little feat! Yes, Brad, it is still early, and the wheels may yet fall off, but we haven't really had much to cheer about the last couple seasons, so I am going to cheer like a m*&^%&$*er while I can! I have six years of pent up frustration to let out. GO OILERS GO!

I second that emoticon........wow indeed.

Sweet!

Thanks Chris! I'll forward this to those responsible for mapping parade routes in Edmonton. I am certain they'll be able to use it there before they will here......

Signed. And, for the record, I have never fished the Castle area. But would like to one day and would hope that it would still be a credible fishery when I do.

5 Wins in a row. Tops in the Western Conference. Best team GAA in the league. Best October in almost ten years. Not a bad start for a bunch of kids and a couple geezers......

http://ca.movember.com/news/view/id/2266/c...ory/local/?link It could be the flies.......but its probably the moustache.