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I take only stocked trouts, as it is illegal to take wild trout here in South Finland. When fishing abroad, I C&R. When keep, I bunk them with a priest and cut two-three gills across (full of blood veins) and let the blood flow out... I was taught to do so, because fish keeps fresh more this way. I also remove the gut right away. After that I store it in a portable cooler. I often steam them in oven with plenty of herbs stucked into the cavern. Place a bowl of water on the bottom to generate enough steam. However, my favorite is home smoked trout (with little sugar or honey and alder chips). I heard you guys in Canada use different tree for smoking fish. What was that? Here are two:

Should you have not seen this fly casting video, take your time to enjoy... I watched in HD full screen and the quality was just good enough to see the fly line. Nevertheless, in some close-ups the white head is highly visible. To cut it short:

I agree with Max. You will see that flies that were chewed by fish or banged on rocks are irresistible for those old(vise?) trouts. It might be so that as you catch fish with a fly you become more confident fishing them (and that shows!). I know people chewing them... (do not recommend that, band them around if want some wear ;D) Otherwise, order them by color/size/ and weight. Obviously, I have different box for different types. If you want durable insert, use nubby ones.

I am sorry for your loss and my condolences, Gary. That river looks amazing, so I am sure you both had great time there. Pass to the youth what you have learned from your dad and he will be with us forever.

How about this page, on the middle (Homer Rhode Loop Knot)? Loop Knots What is the difference for the improved version?

Superb photos! Keep them coming. Do you happen to know what camera was he using?

Sick. I did not know that they are around in Alberta. Now you planted the idea in my mind, so I will certainly check my boots before putting them on whenever I hike out there. However, should you want to imitate them, here is a link http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/f.../050503fotw.php

I knew! or rather, I was expecting them to move into this segment of the market. Simply it is growing and too important to miss. I am too a Panasonic fan (camcorder). However, I am not convinced (yet) that it worth €380. Pentax seems to have it all and Olympus is even more rugged for those who want that. Nevertheless, I like the recognize me, macro, HD video features. Panasonic's Mega O.I.S is also supposed to be superior that of the other underwater cameras. Once more it comes down to which features you want in your camera because all three focuses on different aspects. Luukesh, I do not think you could go wrong with the Olympus. Certainly, that is the toughest of all...

Sorry man, but it sounded like a comedy script. Was it a swedish Mora bore? BTW, when I go ice fishing (not often, only when it is sunny) I put a rubber sole with studs on my boots. Hope you are doing OK.

If you need a book to learn techniques, Fly Tier's Benchside Reference is an excellent guide. http://www.amazon.com/Fly-Tiers-Benchside-...e/dp/1571881263

Sorry, it does not work as the link points to mms protocol. There are still tools to record a box on your screen (display), but as it was written the quality of that will suffer. I am OK with the online version, but interested to see if someone knows another way than S-video.

Right click on the episode link and then "Save link as" (in Mozilla, something similar in IE) -> saves it to your hard disk. From there you can burn on a DVD, but it will not be a DVD movie. However, some better DVD players can recognize and play WMV or you may convert it to MPG.

Thanks H2O, Harps, SilverDoctor, Weedy1, and FNG! I have been watching them and probably spend more time watching than I should do. I also decided to continue tying flies during nights, so I am prepared when the river is flowing again. Tight lines to you all!

Thank You for the tips! I watched some great ones and learned some tricks.

Even Europe is cold this time, so I spend less time at the water and more at my monitor. As there are so many knowledgeable fishermen on this forum, I hope you could recommend some videos to watch on the internet in the following categories: Fly casting Fly fishing methods Fly tying techniques Thanks

Congrats Flyon! Ya guys started to lure me over to underwater photography. I see so good photos that I might buy one soon. I love my Canon 20D, but it is a bit bulky for wading and taking one hand shots. Yes, I have a Canon point-and-shoot camera, too, but that is not waterpoof. Keep posting these good photos (underwater or not).

Hello Donnie, It is good to hear that some of you visit Scandinavia (I am from Finland). I do not think you can find info about these old fishing gears. However, you can try some flyfishing clubs in Sweden. There might be some oldie who still remembers the brand (or it might have been bought by another fishing gear manufacturer). In any case, I am pretty sure you will enjoy the old style and all the knowledge of your wife's ancestors may help your casts. Tight lines and White Christmas to You!

For this kind of questions you gonna get all kinds of responses... you people get bored of answering challenging questions ... and only old Maxwell enjoys fishing in windy -5C Easy to test. Put the line on the water and check if it SINKs!

I had a bad experience when I went down to their shop (also inexperienced with Calgary public transportation ) and found out that most of their lenses are not on stock and the one I want they can get only 1,5-2 months. (In Vancouver, I walked in a shop, tested and bought it in 30 mins.) As I wrote, it was partly due to my assumption of having all those lenses what they list on their site (Yes, I checked the site out before going. ). So, I do not blame the shop! ... the web site was not clear and I had wrong assumption. Olympus 1030 has a "continuous shooting mode", but it is not too quick in 10MP. Still, it could be OK to shoot a fish after wearing it down. High speed: 5.2 frames per second, 11 frames (3MP) Normal speed: 0.7 frames per second, 7 frames (10MP)

I would say if you want to use this camera mostly for taking photos of fish go for wide-angle, so you can fit those big ones in the picture. Seriously, you need 5x zoom if you want to take telephotos of animals that would not wait for you to get closer. Though, the difference between 3x and 5x zoom is big... so if you need the zoom opt for the 5x. Lots of people mentioned burst mode and they are right! I love it on my Canon to take photos of fast moving animals or objects. Fish can be jumpy so you should use this feature.

I already gave my vote to Pentax. In the meanwhile, i read quite many good reviews about the Olympus 1030, so I am positive you will be OK whichever you choose. I was wondering if you noticed that Olympus released the 1050 ( http://www.steves-digicams.com/2008_reviews/stylus1050.html ), which was around $290 in Canada. http://www.shopbot.ca/pp-olympus-mju-1050-...ice-126115.html Let us know what you decide and what is your opinion after testing it for some time.

Where do you (Calgarians) buy your camera? Does anyone buy it from internet or prefer local shops (touch-and-feel)? Have you ever got a camera for couple of days from a shop to try it out? What I am interested is whether it is getting a common practice to take your camera (for some money) to test it before buying it. Naturally, I see both pros and cons for the seller (and buyer). Flyon, sorry for hijacking... hopefully, you will see some shops to buy or even which one let you take it for a spin.

Great photo, Bigbowtrout! I am glad to hear that the Olympus is a robust one.

I am a Canon fan. However, if I were you I would go for the Pentax. They build superb cameras. As Jayhad said, IS is very important when you shoot in water (usually darker than air). Also, the greater range it has small aperture (like f2.8) the better your chance to take sharp photos of a moving object/animal.) I had an Olympus, back at the beginning of digital photography... that was too slow to take photos even sometimes at daylight. However, it probably improved a lot since then.