Golfman09

I hear you Silverdoctor......I have cases for both reels that I own that has space for the spools as well.....just one of those things that I've always done to maximize my time on the water when I have a couple hours to sneak away to the river while on the family camping trip. I now see the need to at least make sure that they are in their cases/ tubes before I start shuffling gear around. On a bright note one of the guys from TFO saw my post and has contacted me to let me know that getting it replaced should be possible as its still an existing product. So I'm stoked about that and impressed by the fact that they got in touch with me to save me time in searching for the best alternative. I will put it in the mail shortly and see what they can do.

So I have this bad habit of leaving my rods and reels put together and ready to go when we are out camping in the RV. When traveling I have been known to leave them on the slideout that is now been sucked in for travel mode. As I am going over my gear from last year I seem to have found that my TFO Midge reel somehow got in the way of the movement of the slide at some point. I don't every remember having an issue but when getting the gear ready for spring the cast part of the reel that is attached to the reel seat actually cracked. Totally my fault for being lazy but now I have 2 spools with no reel so will have to start shopping around to see if they still sell that reel so I can use the loaded spools. Anyone know if they have seen that reel for sale at any local shops? It was not a pricey reel but its a big pain to go and buy something different and reload the lines I have on new spools. I will learn a valuable lesson from this.....I hope!

I double the foul hooked muskrat.........poor little guy!

I would agree with anything by Syd Marty just into the second book written by him and really enjoy the way he writes. Also, there is a book by Dick Proenekke about his time in the Alaskan wilderness, written as a journal. Its quite interesting to see how he lived building a cabin completely by hand and describing his surroundings and daily life. Puts some of what we spend our time doing in perspective.

I'm starting to look around for a camcorder and wondered if anyone has suggestions as to good models/ brands to go after. I'm not looking to spend huge dollars but would like to find some thing that is high definition if possible. I've seen a few waterproof ones around but wasn't sure about the quality. Any insight would be great. Mark

Burrows needs to die his hair red and grow a goatee.....great chemistry with those three!

A buddy of mine had one come over from the Philipines and it took about a year to set up. I think they pay her about $1200/ month plus provide accomodation in a basement suite for a preset 40 hour work week. They did have to wait quite a while and when she first arrived the was a point where she actually almost left which would have taken another year to replace her. But it seems to be going smoothly now and they are happy with the arrangement.

I can't make it this year.....too much hockey to ref that weekend! I'm quite disappointed......may have to head to Cowtown to check out the fly shops beforehand!

I'll finally take the bag off my head and declare I'm a fan.....I was getting worried after watching the first few this year. They looked like crap.....

I have ordered from either of those online and was quite impressed....also Thorne's Manufacturing that has an online store as well.

My assumption from what Jack was saying is that Sage is requiring the full line to be carried by the small shops which is a lot of money sunk into just one line of rods. Depending on what that particular shop is "open to buy" each year it may substantially hinder the other options for them to stock. A difficult choice to make when Sage is as well know as it is......some will only want Sage....others maybe not. I guess Sage feels like they have enough power in the market that they can play hardball with even the small shops.

Right now I am on the second Lightening McQueen rod although the first princess rod is the only one to catch a fish at this point. Hopefully that will change through the fall. It is a blast getting them out and seeing their reaction to the fish.

I'm heading back down there next week. Wondering if anyone else has been down there and has any recent updates on the conditions.

Mine is my other Obsessive Compulsive passtime.....which has taken a back seat to fly fishing at the moment.

This is a pic that a buddy took of me on a canoe trip last year. We stopped to set up camp the first night and I noticed a couple of rises just off the the edge of a drop off. I grabbed the rod real quick and made a few casts. Its a great reminder of somewhere to go to get away from a cell phone!

As soon as I read the first post I knew this thread was going there. However, if you did park it down there you could probably charge the rest of us clowns to go and stay there to fish.

Some buddies and I are heading to Kimberly to play golf in September and are looking for a sweet place to rent for a Friday and Saturday night. If anyone knows of some good rentals that would fit 8 people let me know. I think its going to be the weekend of Sept 11th-13th but that is still to be determined. Thanks. Mark

I vote 1 as I think people from other places/ provinces should pay a premium to fish waters in other areas, especially when a little higher license fee will probably not change the choice of a much larger cost for the vacation to get them here. Those funds can then be put towards enforcement and stocking programs to further enhance the fisheries....the thing that I would assume would be that these people making the trip to fish in Alberta from elsewhere would be the least of our worries for enforcement as they may be the most educated and respectful with regards to our passtime. At least with the fly fishing community. I currently hold three licenses and paid way more for the ones that I'll only use for a handful of days vs. the Alberta license. Change the mindset a little....I couldn't play 3 rounds of golf for what I paid to fish for the entire year in three regions......hhhhhmmmmmmmmm.............. I don' t think people will mind if it will improve the area for their next visit and in turn will benefit the locals who benefit the most.

I have the black rubber and have been really impressed with it in multiple fly rigs....no fouling and from the looks of things less protective slime stays with the net when the fish is released. It is heavier but I use it for the boat only at this point. I have a smaller cloth net for wading. I'm not sure about the spook factor though. my 2/3rds of a nickel.

I found a box of BLL and didn't mind it at all....Much fruitier than Corona with Lime but it'll do for hot days....But what I am impressed with is the Budweiser Chelada(Added Clamato, Salt and Lime....I will definately be bringing some of that back. I need to find a Walmart where I can pickup a boat load.

So I'm not a river guy by any means basically by my proximity to them....and the steady action Bullshead provides. But, I'm down in Montana and spent yesterday fishing the Middle fork of the Flathead river. The sign at the access point says it is illegal to fish for Bull Trout. Now, I can understand if there were only one species- Bull Trout....then you don't fish. But with there being Cuttthroat, Rainbows, Lakers, Whities and Bull Trout I just can't get my mind around it. There would be the more obvious large streamers to target them but outside of that I just don't get it. The reason I ask is because I caught 3 fish...1 cuttthroat, 1 ???( I was chatting with a raft full of people and caught one while discussing my day of fishing to that point. They proceed to applaud my efforts and I got distracted....just before he was at my feet he got off. Either a cutty or bow though.) And a skinny 12" Bull Trout. So with the Bull if the game officer showed up while I had him hooked what would the outcome be? I was using a stonefly immitation so wasn't targeting them per se. So, is this just a really hokey rule that they cannot enforce or is there something I just don't quite understand......or both! Mark

I'm heading down there next week and really haven't done much in the way of river fishing. Just wondering what I should take along with me or at least be prepared to tie once I'm down there drinking beer. I'll be there for a week and probably get out a few times depending on the family. I plan on getting the tying gear out while sitting around the campsite so I can learn a few new patterns as well. Any direction you can give would be appreciated. Mark

I placed an order a few months ago and they had trouble getting it together...sizes that were showing in stock were not there, etc. In the end I was given a really deep discount on whatever else I wanted to order as well as a couple of free fly boxes(their error ...they were so confused about what was happening because of the wader sizes that they shipped out 2 different fly box orders when they were supposed to cancel the first one) In the end though I was left a happy camper and got a smoking deal on my order.