robert

you guys are funny... Anyone up for a coffee some night? Yak about the fishing around Calgary? I don't know too many people here, would be nice to find some peeps to head out fishing with.

For anyone that washes a phone, the battery is generally toasted. if you can get the battery out right away then do so - not sure how it works in an ipod. Put the phone in a bag with some silica desiccant (the stuff you get in packaging works) for a few days and keep it in a dry environment - i've washed two phones now and dropped a third in a toilet (don't ask, i'm not telling) and it seems to work.

Well, i'm just another newfie refugee in Calgary now, all moved in and have a job that'll more than pay for my fishing habits now. Will be spending more time on here from the looks of it. looks like the weekend could be warm enough to go flick a fly eh?

Good to know, thanks for the info.

Dayum, would have been nice to see that out of the water. Great vid as always. Have to say tho, i couldn't be your videographer, would be akin to being the film crew on a adult movie production and not being able to join in

Well, was flown to Calgary for a job interview and i'll find out tomorrow if it's a yay or nay - fingers crossed. how's Calgary for open water? I noticed a few open spots on the Bow when i was flying in but still seems to be lots of ice on the go. Anyone out fishing it yet? i'm aching to break out the flyrod and flog some water, couldn't care less if I catch anything right now to be honest.

Shweet geesus, i'm jealous

There once was a newfie who was forced to taser a moose.... Oh, nevermind

Take the belt off the water pump pulley and spin the pulley manually and feel for any grinding - then try to move it around, there shouldn't be any play. Put it back together and with the car cold, pull the rad cap and leave it off and top off your fluid if necessary. Start the car and let it warm - if the thermostat opens properly, you'll see the coolant flow. If the water pump feels ok and the coolant doesn't flow then you may have a faulty thermostat (yes, i've had a faulty new one). If you really want to know if your system is running fine, take the thermostat out and start the car. If the pump and the system is ok, then fluid should flow right away. If the fan isn't kicking in, get the thermostatic switch changed or like someone else said, hotwire it on. You could have an airlock in the system as well, would cause all your problems. If the mechanic has been messing around and changing parts, then scratching his head? Get another mechanic - honda's aren't rocket science.

We've had a whopping 2 cm of snow here in Edmonton and people are losing their minds out there...

I've never owned a gun, never been a hunter but like the next guy I feel there's room for all god's creatures - on a plate next to the potatoes and peas. Here's my take - look beyond the registry itself - and let's apply occam's razor on this situation... I don't believe that the long gun registry has much to do with long guns - yeah the police can say what they want - and and there's always people that will follow like sheep cause its supposed to keep them "safe". Cops aren't stupid, and they know as well as we do that having the LGR isn't going to help eliminate crime. So, all things being equal, what's the simple answer? After the millions of canadians signed up for a PAL and registered weapons - answered all the intrusive questions, the RCMP et al now have one helluva database on many canadians - and that in itself is priceless, worth the couple of billion spent. database queries are basically a "six degrees of separation" - just a different way to look at it. And this is just another database, there's many more. If the registry dies, the database is going to stay. People are saying "yay harper for trying to kill the registry" - but I say for him it's a win/win game. It was harper that introduced the "long form census" with all it's intrusive questions, threatened jail time for people that didn't fill it in? The damage was done, people filled it in, then he repeals it. It's all about data collection people - everybody wants a look into your life...

Just wondering if anyone is doing any contracting for different jobs - wondering what the market is like. There doesn't seem like much online for full time jobs but i'm really considering getting the heck out of Edmonton... Can Calgary handle another newf?

I have so many stories on my mothers creativity - maybe that's why I have a bit of a tic today Growing up in small town Newfie, e were a pretty rough and tumble bunch, and we could never turn down a chance to educate outsiders in our way of having fun... When I was about 11, my butterball cousin came in from Ottawa wearing a pure white sailor suit - sure did stand out in a crowd. Decided we'd take him fishing down at the local wharf - for lobsters - with a bicycle rim, a net and a can of sardines. yeah, not exactly legal... Long story short he got so excited when we pulled in the first one that he stuffed it under his shirt and took off for home. He squealed like a pig that day - both to his parents and because the lobster got him by one of his boy boobs and wouldn't let go Later that day he found himself up to his neck in a sewage ditch while still wearing his little white sailor suit - he wouldn't listen to us and decided to take "the path less taken". I spent about 4 hours sitting out in front of the house with a sign around my neck that said "bad kid" and something else I can't post here...

Got into a discussion last night about creative punishments our parents had for us - i'm 39 and what my mother did to punish me would have her put in jail today... She never beat me, even when I caught the house on fire that one time. She just punished with creativity and embarassment and it really worked. For example, 9 year old, I was throwing rocks across the main street at the trains and wouldn't you know it, a cop car came by. Smash goes the windshield. Cop talks with mom and I started getting that look from her - you know the one that makes you go "uh oh, i'm in for it now". She never ever got mad, just got even. Within an hour, I was strapped into the dogs harness and tied to the clothesline on the SIDE of the house in full view of everyone. Neighborhood kids were throwing rocks, poking me with sticks, had a grand ol laugh - sure I had full run of the clothesline but they stayed out of reach of me. To this day, I haven't thrown a rock at anything.

That's what it pretty much boils down to... I've met a few new fly fishers over the years, not hard to tell which ones are trying to teach themselves. I have no problems taking my time to rig them up properly, and give them some casting lessons and a fly or two. Don't really care if they outfish me, but it sure puts a smile on my face when my little bit of assistance lands them their first ever fish on the fly. I always love that look that comes with the first fish on the fly - you know the look - like they now know the true meaning of addiction

It's good to see some good fines being laid in these cases. Just surfing some Newfoundland poaching news and fines, here's one of them: On July 14, 2009 at Provincial Court in Gander, NL, Jamie Gleason of Virgin Arm, NL was convicted of using a line equipped with more than one hook while angling in scheduled waters, jigging Atlantic salmon in inland waters and possessing Atlantic salmon caught in contravention. He received a total fine of $2,000.00. A car, rod & reel, five (5) Atlantic salmon and associated fishing tackle were forfeited to the Crown. Mr. Gleason was apprehended by IFEP officers during Operation "Double Claw". An undercover operation conducted on the Campbellton River by IFEP during the summers of 2007 and 2008. More: Poaching on the Humber River Results in Significant Penalties In response to concerns expressed by local residents and conservation groups about poaching activities on the Humber River near the spillway at Deer Lake, an extensive undercover investigation by Department of Justice Inland Fish Enforcement officers has resulted in significant fines and penalties. Commenced in 2007 Operation Click resulted in eight individuals receiving fishing prohibitions ranging from one to five years. As well, fines totalling more than $20,000 have been imposed and a significant amount of equipment has been forfeited. Officers are continuing to respond to complaints of salmon poaching and during the last two weeks, seven investigations involving illegal netting in the Bay St. George and Notre Dame Bay areas have taken place. These investigations resulted in 30 charges against nine individuals, including the offences of illegal netting of Atlantic salmon, illegal possession of salmon and obstruction of a peace officer. Also, 13 Atlantic salmon, a pick-up truck, an all-terrain vehicle, two boats, and an assortment of fishing related equipment have been seized. Since Inland Fish Enforcement commenced 2009 seasonal operations in May, a total of 117 fish-related charges against 55 individuals have been filed. Numerous offences involving all-terrain vehicles, hunting and firearms violations have also been encountered. More interesting reading from SPAWN http://www.spawn1.ca/2009Convictions.html

Nothing like a river to get the juices flowing eh? beautiful shots

sweet jaysus that's a nice fish

Not in Calgary mind you but west of Banff. Spent the last week tenting it just outside of banff through to Jasper - heck of a week but glad to be home singing the praises of a hot shower and a queen sized bed All I can say is oh my god, what a beautiful river to spend some time in while surrounded by the mountains... I can fully understand my jealousy now of living in Edmonton while everyone that lives south has year round fishing of the bow to experience. Only managed a couple of small trout on the fly, lost a couple but that doesn't matter. We took a run down the hiway for a bit then beat bush for a while to get to the water. Seen lots of dried up bones, probably deer - seen a few yotes but no bears at all... I've always wanted to experience a grizz - not up close and personal mind you - but just to experience one in the wild. Every time we talked about fishing, it rained - hard and cold - wasn't dressed properly for it but what the heck. Definitely going back before the snow flies....

Done... I just hope they don't throw out the baby with the bathwater... Too many times everyone suffers for the sake of a few.

Crowsnest, was it you by chance in a fishcat (or an outcast) on muir lake on monday evening?

I bought a set of Pro-tac fins. They get me where i'm going in a hurry but I have morton's toe, and my toes hurt after a couple of hours with the soft soled waders on. I'm going to look at these other ones, looks like they are open toed. Met a fellow over the weekend, had a set of outcast fins, looked pretty neat. He wore his boots and slid on the fins. http://www.thefishinhole.com/index.cfm?ima...;PRODUCTSEARCH=

For someone like me who's so accident prone... Yeppers, superglue is the best to have... If i'm going anywhere remote, i'll have some suture tape as well, great stuff. Tree sap is good in a pinch but I also carry a styptic pencil with me for the smaller stuff when I get chewed on by a pike. Also carry some spray hand sanitizer with me, you can get them not much bigger than a pen. The stuff you pack doesn't need to be huge by any means.

And back into the bass, big pike, pickerel, walleyes and whatever else swims in the waters around the Matachewan area. Been in Alberta for 10 years now and haven't really had a vacation the whole time and the only expectation anyone has of me is to fish Wish me luck, it's gonna be soooooo hard to take

I finally hooked a fish on a fly on the NSR here in Edmonton, cripes I have no luck in that river at all. Little walleye, all of maybe a 1/2 pound, it managed to get off but I feel much better now. Beautiful evening but a little windy...