birchy

Sorry.. just looking back.. and you didn't mention Ontario.. you just said "out east". Which is a pet peeve of mine as a Cape Bretoner when people say.. "i'm from the east", "oh yeh.. where?" "toronto". Grrr!

And this is a copy and paste from page 10 of the Ontario regs.. says the same thing: GENERAL FISHING REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) Using proper handling and release techniques improves fish survival. Here are some tips for releasing fish: 1. Use barbless hooks and artificial lures (no organic bait) to prevent deep hooking. 2. Land fish as quickly as possible and use a rubber landing net if needed. 3. Keep the fish in the water as much as possible and handle the fish gently. 4. Wet your hands or use wet cloth gloves when handling fish out of water. 5. Do not touch the gills or eyes. Grasp the fish just behind the gill covers, or for fish without teeth (for example, bass or panfish),hold the fish by the lower lip. 6. Use long-nose pliers to remove the hook quickly without injuringthe fish. If the fish is hooked deeply, cut the line and leave the hook in. 7. If you want to take a picture, be ready ahead of time, hold the fish in a horizontal position supporting its weight with your arm and hands, and take pictures quickly, minimizing the time the fish is out of water. 8. When releasing the fish, hold it in the water so that it is facing into the current or if there is no current, gently move the fish in a forward direction so water flows through the gills. 9. When the fish begins to struggle, is breathing normally and can keep its balance, let it swim away. 10. Remember that all fish not immediately released count towards your daily catch or possession limits (also see A

http://www.srd.gov.ab.ca/fishwildlife/fish...eleasecare.aspx

hey.. i'm all about being direct. If a lady tells me to take my pants off... who am I to argue?!?

Found this the other day: http://www.calgarygasprices.com/price_by_county.aspx?c=can

I don't have proper wading boots are shoes.. that's all.

No need to be so defensive there RnB.. he's stating an opinion.. it's not a shot. I'm with Brownstone though.. IMO if you don't have alot of money to spend and you live in Calgary.. TFO is the way to go. I believe his point was that the Sage main office is in Washington.. so if you lived there, and brought it in for a warranty repair, you'd still have pay the $40.. thereby making it no different than TFO/Springbrook. I think alot of people on this thread are mistaking it for "which is the highest quality rod".. when it just said "which is your FAVORITE rod". If I only have ONE rod to use.. and it's the middle of a sweet hatch on the Bow, I certainly do not want to be waiting 3 weeks to get my broken rod back. Of course.. most of the people on here have multiple rods so that's really a non issue...

Get myself some breathables so I don't sweat my arse off in 20-30 degree heat anymore... Get a pontoon so I can start doing some floats.

A bus stops and Nigerian men get on. They sit down and engage in an Animated conversation. An African-American sitting next to them ignores them at first, but her attention is galvanized when she hears one of them say the following: "Emma come first. Den I come. Den two asses come together. I come once-a-more! . Two asses, they come together again. I come again and pee twice. Then I come one lasta time." The lady can't take this any more, "You foul-mouthed sex obsessed African pigs," she retorted indignantly. "In this country. we don't speak aloud in Public places about our sex lives. "Hey, coola down lady," said the man. "Who talkin'abouta sex? I'm a justa tellin' my frienda how to spell ' Mississippi '." I bet you $10.00 that you're going to read this again!

Pretty cool. Man, that one salmon must've weighed half as much as the wolf!

Brett man.. that pic of your girl tying gets me every time! So cool!!

FLEW GRRRRRR

Temple Fork for me.. surprise surprise!! Just can't beat the "in town warranty" IMO.

Anybody have any experience with the "Gas Plus" gas stations? They're prices always seem to be cheaper than the big guys... but I'm wondering if that means the quality of their gas is cheaper too?

OHHHHHH! Man.. the power of suggestion eh?!?

I don't see the deer. Clive.. can you do some photoshop magic for us?

sheesh! at least someone sees what I see!!

Man those big salmon are ugly!! Beautiful pics though!

Okay.. I looked again and I see it different this time. Right beside where I circled in the other one.. It's just her face, and she's kind of looking up and to her left.

Circled the face.. I think..

I pulled this pic of bigbowtrouts from the new pictures thread.. (hope you don't mind).. No offense intended at all.. but i'm just curious.. is this an example of the small creeks where people talk about "crawling on their hands and knees" to approach the fish??

A few of mine: Crazy storm on the Bow.. (I think BBB was on the river this day too): Crazy storm/sunny day on the Highwood: On the way there.. Fishing.. Grizzly on the way to K Lakes: Oldman:

Funny. I did a google search before I asked.. and couldn't see anything that said Calgary.. other than the couple references to them donating flies at the Bow River Cleanup.

Where is Icky Fly Works located? I see that it's Canadian on the website... but don't see a city.

Hence.. 'what's your name sir?' - "it's Birch.. like the tree."