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Great to meet you Jack. Nice to see someone with so much "fish wisdom" directing suggestions for product development. The Wind warrior looks to be a fine tool. Cheers, Rob

I was going to be correct...but when I caught them they were still squaw fish. If I ever get back there I will report their new improved name. I like your new picture....just missing a flower. You are becoming a true artiste. Just catching fish is so boring now...we need to do it with style.

Looks like fun. There is some big carp in the lagoons downstream of Vaseaux lake as well. I had a fun time catching squaw fish on dries in the river there one day. Lots of big carp in the Bighorn in Montana as well.

Looks like a beautiful place. Screaming reels are a great thing. Thanks for the photos.

Jack, he needs lots of equipment for the times that fish spit the hook and he goes irate...breaking/cussing everything in sight. It isn't pretty...but entertaining. Rick, you will have to bring some of your new gear across the highway and test it out on our pet pigs in the spring. Maybe Jared will put his trophy on the line for the biggest trout... Cheers, Rob

Sounds about right Don. As heavy leader as you can get away with and lay the boots to the fish...then let them go for another day before they are exhausted. I haven't found a lake where I need go under 10lb fluorocarbon yet for sub-surface fishing.

I hear it's helpful to use 4lb test leaders and fight the fish for 15 minutes with no use of a drag or palming the reel (look at the backing...) as well.

I made mine out of a rubbermaid basket. Just added a belt, notches to hold the rod, and some anti-tangling posts on the bottom. Way cooler than the Orvis model.

I use one when lake fishing from a boat. Saves line from getting stepped on when you are constantly changing length of casts.

The pride is overflowing.... I thought I might raise a response from our favorite Texan. We were just glad you weren't there to compete against. Now Jared has a big trophy that can be passed around for the best fish down at the river. It can be the weekly angling award

I had the honor of fishing beside the coolest guy in Chapparal (and some say the best looking) today at the Sundance perch tourney. He masterfully hauled in the biggest perch and took home the biggest trophy. It was a teaching experience for me that has given me a desire to improve my angling skills and seek him out as a mentor. Troutlover...I rename you THE PERCHKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great shots. Did you guys see a grizz on the way in? Sure is a lot of bear sign around that pond.

The US was faster, picked up a way more loose pucks and had more quality chances. I think Canada set a record for the number of give aways in an important game. We were lucky to come away with a win. Canada didn't start to push until the last half of the third period. I hope the US loses so we don't see them again.

Visually stunning...great imagination in the forest

little creek surprise

It's not long, but it sure is thick....

That guy is going to be great at writing grant proposals!

Have a look here http://www.qisley.redearthcreek.com/Video.htm Fish cop and Fish tech make a movie. Jay and I worked a couple of summers on the Dogpound. Other spots to look: www.ab-conservation.com/.../Conservation-Magazine-Spring-Summer-07.pdf http://www.tucanada.org/reports/AAR06-111_...vey%20_2008.pdf

http://www.drakemag.com/videos/2008-films/...ad-conservation

Pleasure to watch those folks cast...smooth and accurate....results in fine fish.

There is a good question...What are the parks for? Should they be pristine, untouched living museums? Do we need to get them back to the state they were 500 (pick a number) years ago? If so, we need to spend billions to try and reclaim them. I think there is more important places to spend our tax money. It is probably a good idea to try and limit importing new invasive species to the park, but the effort to return things to somewhere near a baseline shouldn't be that high a priority when you consider the state of how many people exist in our country.

I think the real question is.... Do we really need/want to the spend the time and money to try and return ecosystems to the state they were in 200 years ago? Is that important enough to warrant the huge expense? Fishing is only a small part of the equation...what about the invertebrates and plants? Personally I don't think it is worth the effort

Water temp...The trout farm is situated along a gravel plain with a huge flow of ground water that flows through irrigation-like ditches. I would imagine the water temps are quite stable and low for the most part. I think there is another cause in this case.

Her nose is curled around into her mouth. The genes didn't get expressed right. It will be interesting to see how good of a hunter she is. It might be hard to hook her with a tiny dry in May. I will do my best. Hey Jeff, that looks like a Pennask fish