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LMAO.. intentional or not.. that's my kinda humor man! Best pun I've heard in awhile..

Holy Moly!

Many years ago, a fisherman's wife blessed her husband with twin sons. They loved the children very much, but couldn't think of what to name their children. Finally, after several days, the fisherman said, "Let's not decide on names right now. If we wait a little while, the names will simply occur to us." After several weeks had passed, the fisherman and his wife noticed a peculiar fact. When left alone, one of the boys would also turn towards the sea, while the other boy would face inland. It didn't matter which way the parents positioned the children, the same child always faced the same direction. "Let's call the boys Towards and Away," suggested the fisherman. His wife agreed, and from that point on, the boys were simply known as Towards and Away. The years passed and the lads grew tall and strong. The day came when the aging fisherman said to his sons, "Boys, it is time that learned how to make a living from the sea." They provisioned their ship, said their goodbyes, and set sail for a three month voyage. The three months passed quickly for the fisherman's wife, yet the ship had not returned. Another three months passed, and still no ship. Three whole years passed before the greiving woman saw a lone man walking towards her house. She recognized him as her husband. "My goodness! What has happened to my darling boys?" she cried. The ragged fisherman began to tell his story: "We were just barely one whole day out to see when Towards hooked into a great fish. Towards fought long and hard, but the fish was more than his equal. For a whole week they wrestled upon the waves without either of them letting up. Yet eventually the great fish started to win the battle, and Towards was pulled over the side of our ship. He was swallowed whole, and we never saw either of them again." "Oh dear, that must have been terrible! What a huge fish that must of been!" "Yes, it was, but you should have seen the one that got Away...."

A man goes to a bar with his dog. He goes up to the bar and asks for a drink. The bartender says "You can't bring that dog in here!" The guy, without missing a beat, says "This is my seeing-eye dog." "Oh man, " the bartender says, "I'm sorry, here, the first one's on me." The man takes his drink and goes to a table near the door. Another guy walks in the bar with a Chihuahua. The first guys sees him, stops him and says "You can't bring that dog in here unless you tell him it's a seeing-eye dog." The second man graciously thanks the first man and continues to the bar. He asks for a drink. The bartender says "Hey, you can't bring that dog in here!" The second man replies "This is my seeing-eye dog." The bartender says, "No, I don't think so. They do not have Chiwauas as seeing-eye dogs." The man pauses for a half-second and replies "What?!?! They gave me a Chihuahua?!?"

Awesome Rick! Looks like you guys had a great time. Can't wait to see the video.

How can you not like a woman like that?! That's all I have to say...

You wanna talk whitefish do ya?? Here's a "thread for the ages": (Seriously.. if this doesn't get some of you senior members of FFC laughing again.. there's something wrong with ya!) http://flyfishcalgary.com/board/index.php?...ic=347&st=0

Shhhhh!

Please don't take offense to this.. but your "date joined" is only a few months ago. Tako was stirring the pot for ALOT longer than that. This recent one was just the last straw.

Nice fish! The green spots are probably wounds that healed over or something..

Guys, I'm looking at replacing my 6wt Bow rod with a 4 piece. Been looking at some options.. one thing I know for sure is that I want something longer. My current 6wt is 8'6". I'm looking to go to a 9'6" or maybe even 10'. Any comments on the differences between a 9', 9'6", and a 10'? I'm thinking the extra reach the 10 footer would give me would be nice. Is it pretty much just a personal preference thing? I plan on casting a few and feeling the difference, but similar to my 3 weight, I'd like to get some feedback from you guys to see what you prefer. Thanks in advance!

With a treble.. don't forget that part.

Funny... I was about to ask about the monthly Fly Fusion draw and whether or not it was still happening.

The other points you're making are good ones.. but for this part.. all I hear is "Wwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

Is Lick a Treat still across the street? I haven't been home in like 6 years..

If only I had known when I lived there!!! (didn't get into fly fishing until recently, here in Calgary)

Go Oilers!

Maybe you should re-post that video you made awhile back? I would.. but I can't remember the name of the thread.

Thanks dude.. I was starting to worry about ya.

I've been waiting for ya to say that on the "One fly or Two" thread for awhile now... You're slowing down dude!! Sweet Bullies Glen! I'm actually very jealous.

Picked up the new Fly Fusion at the Crowsnest Angler for the weekend Barnaby trip. I was reading Gary Borgers article "The Fish as Prey" and noticed something interesting - and definitely new to me. In talking about how water absorbs wavelengths of light differentially, he mentions that red light is completely sucked up by 3 feet down, and by about 30 feet down, only a little bit of blue light remains. Then he says "Thus a red fly below 3 feet looks dark gray." First thing I thought was "huh! so you're telling me San Juan Worms look dark gray in >3 feet of water?!" Was thinking about it some more and it seems to me like the actual aquatic worms that the SJW is imitating are that dark gray/green color.. don't believe I've ever seen a red one. So I guess.. the color change of the red SJW's more closely resembles the naturals than other colors? Did any of you read this article? What are your thoughts on it?

Atta boy John!

If all else fails.. I'd try washing your feet.

Man.. I really need to get my butt tying!!