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Smitty, count me in for 50.00. Send me a note with an address that I can get the money to you. Good on you for doing this Mike those people really do need our help. On another note to all of the sceptics out there, I have known Mike for several years through the forum. I have the utmost respect for him and would not question his ethics. He is truly one of the GOOD GUYS.

Oh great, now I gotta get me a goose neck trailer. Where will it end?

Like the others have said, DO NOT USE A FLOAT TUBE on the river. I've had a pontoon for more than 10 years. Love it. Buying a used pontoon is not a problem for me. Just check it over good. If it leaks, find another one. Mine breaks down small enough that I can pack it in a small car. My view on fishing out of the pontoon is that it allows you to fish areas that you normally wouldn't be able to. After a little practice, you can get some very long drag free drifts in. It does get complicated when you latch on to a big fish and he wants to go north while the river is taking you south. I use fins and try to head to shore but I've lost lots of big ones while trying this too.

How could I have forgotten Longview? Your right, great choice!

High River might be another option.

There are some real nice pictures there Buck. I liked the church, the archery, and the misty one with the dog and the guy on the water. They were all nice though.

Mike, contact vitalkieth on the forum. He won one in the silent auction at the FF EXPO in January. He had listed it for sale because it was the wrong size.

Thanks for setting that up Tyler. It was very helpfull.

A RETIREE'S LAST TRIP TO COSTCO Yesterday I was at Costco buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for my loyal pet, Buddy, the Wonder Dog, which weighs 91 lbs. I was in the check-out line when a woman behind me asked if I had a dog. What did she think I had.. an elephant? So because I'm retired and have little to do, on impulse I told her that no, I didn't have a dog, I was starting the Purina Diet again. I added that I probably shouldn't, because I ended up in the hospital last time, but that I'd lost 50 pounds before I awakened in an intensive care ward with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IVs in both arms. I told her that it was essentially a Perfect Diet and that the way that it works is, to load your jacket pockets with Purina Nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry. The food is nutritionally complete, so it works well and I was going to try it again. (I have to mention here that practically everyone in line was now enthralled with my story.) Horrified, she asked if I ended up in intensive care, because the dog food poisoned me. I told her no, I stopped to Pee on a Fire Hydrant and a car hit me. I thought the guy behind her was going to have a heart attack he was laughing so hard.

That's a great video. I'm going to try my hand at tying a mouse fly.

Try this site, they have some videos on finding the spine of the rod,building the handle etc. They also sell mat'l but personally, I would buy locally.http://www.mudhole.com/Instructional-Videos

Nick, first off, let me begin by saying nice ties, they will all catch you fish. I particularly liked the brown and white bunny fly. There are a couple of things I did notice though. On the cone head flies, try using some of the rabbit fur as dubbing and fill in the gap behind the head. It's pretty easy, just pull a little fur from the hide, with the bobbin hanging down, use your right hand to twist the fur sparsely around the thread. When you have an inch or two covered, simply wrap your thread around the hook shank behind the cone. Stroke the fur rearward after each wrap so you don't trap any fibres under your thread. It will make your fly look finished. Or use it as it is, it'll still work. On the fly with dumbbell eyes, the eyes are heavy and will make the hook ride point side up. The colours should be dark on the underside of the hook and light on the top side. Other than that, I think you're off to a great start.

Don, that hand Gel cleaner you're talking about, do you mean liquids hand soap? I also have a nice stone that I use but it could use a good cleaning.

Dilemma..... A YOUNG MALE STUDENT, ASKED HIS ENGLISH PROFESSOR, WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A DILEMA?" THE PROFESSOR SAID, WELL,,,,,,,,,,, THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN AN EXAMPLE ,,,,,,,,, TO ILLUSTRATE THAT." "IMAGINE THAT YOU ARE LYING IN A BIG BED WITH A BEAUTIFUL AROUSED NAKED YOUNG WOMAN ON ONE SIDE, AND AN EXCITED GAY MAN ON THE OTHER." "WHO ARE YOU GOING TO TURN YOUR BACK ON?"

Troutlover, can I like this post 10 times? This is exactly how I feel.

Well guys, I truly enjoyed the entire weekend. My initial thoughts were that I would sit in on a few of the seminars. It turned out that we got so busy helping kids and adults alike to tie some flies that I lost track of time. I tell you, that Lornce is an absolute wizard at the vice. The time just flew by. A guesstimate of wooly buggers tied is somewhere north of 300. Lots of really talented kids coming up. One thing I really enjoy is meeting some of the forum members and having a chat. My sincere thanks to all of the forum members that donated some time to help us out. You guys really came through. All of the material was donated as well as the tying equipment. Thanks to all involved. Murray

Trudeau goes on a State visit to Israel . While he is on a tour of Jerusalem , he has a fatal heart attack. The undertakers tells the Canadian diplomats: "You can have him shipped home for $1 million or you can bury him here in the Holy Land for $100." The Canadian diplomats go into a huddle and come back to the undertaker and tell him they still want Trudeau flown home. The undertaker is puzzled and asks: "Why would you spend $1 million to get him home when it would be wonderful to be buried here in this religious country and you would only spend $100?" One diplomat replied: "More than 2000 years ago a man died here, was buried here, and just 3 days later he rose from the dead. "We simply can't take that risk". --

The CIA had an opening for an assassin. After all the background checks, interviews and testing were done, there were three finalists: two men and one woman. For the final test, the CIA agents took one of the men to a large metal door and handed him a gun. "We must know that you will follow your instructions no matter what the circumstances. Inside the room you will find your wife sitting in a chair. Kill her." The man said, "You can't be serious. I could never shoot my wife". The agent said, "Then you are not the right man for the job. Take your wife and go home". The second man was given the same instructions. He took the gun and went into the room. All was quiet for about five minutes. The man came out with tears in his eyes. "I tried, but I can't kill my wife." The agent said, "You don't have what it takes, so take your wife and go home " Finally, it was the woman's turn. She was given the same instructions: to kill her husband. She took the gun and went into the room. Shots were heard one after another. They heard screaming, crashing, and banging on the walls. After a few minutes, all was quiet. The door opened slowly and there stood the woman, wiping sweat from her brow. "The gun was loaded with blanks," she said. "I had to kill him with the chair."

Those are incredible pictures.

The FFC forum will have a table set up to assist kids with tieing up some basic flies. I have agreed to co ordinate some volunteers to set up and walk these kids through the steps to create their own wooly buggers. I am looking for a few more volunteers to sit with other FFC members for the Friday and Sunday. We have a few for Saturday but can always use a couple more. If this looks like something you might be interested in, send me a PM and I can fill you in on the details. If it doesn't appeal to you, stop by and say Hi anyway. It's always nice to meet the Forum members face to face. Murray

By the way, I don't think I mentioned, in my opinion, the Zodiac is the safest boat on the water. Two adult men can stand on one side of the boat and not flip it over. I also intend to take my Grand Children in it.

That rowing frame sounds very interesting. I would greatly appreciate a picture when you get finished. Send me a note when your done, maybe we can get together for a coffee and chat.

Mike, if you were going to change them out in the summer, I would suggest studded winter tires for sure. I have bought tires from Costco in the past and like their repair policy. Prices seemed competitive too.

Dan, I use it I two ways, drifting for sure, and sometimes just like a taxi to get me downstream. I have tried an outboard to get me back upstream with limited success, there are too many shallow sections to rely on that. A jet outboard would be required and then weight and size of the jet would have to be taken into consideration. By the way, the zodiac has a blow up keel so under power it tracks very well. The real benefit I eye with the Zodiac is the fact that I can simply deflate it at the end of the day and transport it in the back of my truck or car. It takes about 1/2 hour to unload, set up at both ends of the day though.

Peter, about the licenceing of the guides. Part of me thinks that it's in response to BC's protectionism. I get the whole safety, qualified to keep your passengers safe thing but I have a sense that this is more about restricting the number of guides on the river. That River and the superior fishing draws in large numbers of tourists from all over the world. Do you really want to risk reducing the tourism dollars that come in to the local economy by reducing or restricting the number of guides? Not too sure if that was where the licenceing thing was going but that's where my head is at.