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Sorry to hear. My sincere condolences to Jeff's family and friends.

You tie some nice flies Andy.

Hey Bird, I really like this one. Have you fished it? Is it supposed to be a beetle or a backswimmer or am I wrong on both counts.

It might even handle the Deerfoot. If you got delayed, just swing over to the irrigation canal.

A large group of Isis fighters in Iraq are moving down a road when they hear a voice call from behind a sand dune: "One PPCLI private is better than ten Isis fighters". The Isis commander quickly orders 10 of best men over the dune where a gun battle breaks out and continues for a few minutes, then silence. The voice once again calls out: "One PPCLI private is better than one hundred Isis 'S.O.B.'s'". Furious, the Isis commander sends his next best 100 troops over the dune and instantly a huge gun fight commences. After 10 minutes of battle, again silence. The voice calls out again: "One PPCLI private is better than a thousand Isis fighters." The enraged Isis commander musters 1,000 fighters and sends them to the other side of the dune. Rifle fire, machine guns, grenades, rockets and cannon fire ring out as a terrible battle is fought ..... then silence. Eventually, one badly wounded Isis fighter crawls back over the dune and with his dying words tells his commander, "Don't send any more men ... it's a trap. There's two of the bastards."

Dave, I've used Clear Cure Goo for several years now, sometimes applying it quite heavy. When I hit it with the light, it hardens up fairly fast. No more than 10 or 20 seconds for it to feel dry to the touch. I have heard that there are two different types of UV lights. Is it possible that the Loon product uses a different light?

I agree that packing two rods is something that I don't do. Almost lost my 4 weight doing just that. I do on the other hand always have a backup rod in the vehicle in case I break the one I'm using. At least then, I can continue to fish. As for length of a 4 weight, I would suggest a rod shorter than 9 ft. Maybe 8 1/2 ft or 8 ft. If you would like to meet up on the river, I can bring my 4 wt.and 5 wt. you cast them all.

When I first read this, I wondered why you would drop down to a 5 weight rather than drop 2 full sizes down to a 4 weight. The 4 weight will Handel most of the fish you will catch on the Bow and will cast dry flies all day long. It will also be a good rod for the smaller mountain streams. The six weight will be a good all roun rod capable of nymphs, streamers and windy conditions.

Stress pictures got me thinking, when do the Bucks lose their antlers? Went for a little walk in Beboe Grove today. We are so lucky to have a place like this in the middle of a citY. Ray, your little Pygmy owl is still hanging around. Boy, you have to have sharp eyes to see him though.

Gary, you must have $1,000,000.00 in tying material. The only thing in common with all of your ties Golden Pheasant crest and Jungle Cock. I like them all.

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My concern is less about my own comfort level than how the cold air affects the fish. I feel that the eyes of the fish are vulnerable and could possibly experience some slight frost bite. Just think about how it feels when you get your hands wet. I would imagine if you kept the fish in the water and simply twist or flip the hook out it wouldn't be exposed to as much cold air. Long winded answer to a short question I know. My fishing is limited to temperatures above the freezing mark.

In a convent in Ireland , the 98-year-old Mother Superior lay dying. The Nuns gathered around her bed trying to make her last journey comfortable. They tried giving her warm milk to drink but she refused it. One of the nuns took the glass back to the kitchen. Then, remembering a bottle of Irish Whiskey that had been received as a gift the previous Christmas, she opened it and poured a generous amount into the warm milk. Back at Mother Superior's bed, they held the glass to her lips. The frail Nun drank a little, then a little more and before they knew it, she had finished the whole glass down to the last drop. As her eyes brightened, the nuns thought it would be a good opportunity to have one last talk with their spiritual leader.. "Mother," the nuns asked earnestly, "Please give us some of your wisdom before you leave us" She raised herself up in bed on one elbow, looked at them and said: " "DON'T SELL THAT COW."

Nice series of pictures Gary.

At the boat show this weekend, I saw a propane powered outboard motor. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with them. How reliable are they?

Those pictures are great! A trip of a lifetime.

Jgib01, your "cheapo cabellas vise" will do just fine while you figure out if tieing flies is your thing. After that, you can pass it on to your son, the tieing wizard.

So sorry to hear about this. I hope you catch the low lifes.

I was quite impressed with Brett's attention to detail. He did a real good job on the Wooly Bugger. It was great to see all the kids at the show. Lornce and I estimate at least 200 kids came by and tied up a fly. Andy and Tom(Pokerfish) helped out a lot. Really appreciate all of your efforts. Some of the kids were amazing.

Back in the late 60's or early 70's, I used them. You could pick them up pretty cheap. The only drawback was that they were so light that you had to put some kind of weight on your line or you couldn't cast them. Lots of guys would troll with them behind a boat. I didn't have a boat.

I'm at theFFC table all day Friday. Stop by and say hi.

Bring them by the FFC table. We'll show them how to tie a fly. I'm also looking forward to putting some faces to the names.

We have some talented tiers on this site.

Even adult sons, my 40 year old son has skiing videos he will not show me. I'm grateful.

Gary, this one might be one of your best. Very nice. Murray