Pipestoneflyguy

Here are some Lynx photos I took yesterday - he was stalking a carrion cache, sadly the fact he allowed me to get 10-12 feet away is a pretty good indicator the poor little fella is likely starving. I also took a roll of Tmax 100 B&W which ought come out pretty awesome. I love the shot of him sniffing, this was the moment he became aware of my presence, amazingly he did not flee. This one is decieving - It gives the impression I have made eye contact but in fact I only did through my view finder otherwise he would have taken off which is exactly what happened when I finally did make eye contact The Friend I was with approached so I could get this one I love his "stub" - the tracks he left are larger than the palm of my hand - it is amazing that in that 3 foot deep soft snow he is only sinking an inch or two.

My House backs onto The Bow here in Lake Louise - pretty tough to top that but If I could buy a hobby farm / Ranch between Nordegg and Rocky that would be my ideal place to live - as a matter of fact if the right place comes up in this area we'll be putting in an offer. If I had to choose a city it would be likely be Ottawa or Kamloops

Bwah ha ha - seeing Monger's post I don't feel so bad about my beaver incident anymore !!!!

Shamefull acts...so many to choose from.... "After lecturing a tourist at Emerald Lk in Yoho about proper fish handling" I tried to yank my caddis away from a rising 6 incher - was too slow and ended up flinging the poor little brookie about 50 feet in the air into the marsh at the back of the lake - took me ten minutes to find him....dead...all watched by the scornful tourist. when I was 18 - I was hunting in northern Ontario, I was xing a beaver dam and didn't see the little bugger about ten feet away - he slapped the water and startled me so much I jumped, lost balance slipped through the dam, as I slammed onto my back my 410 went off inadvertently killing the beaver - yep, thats right I killed our national symbol, hows that for shamefull..... Before I got married ( I have been %100 faithfull since taking the plunge )- I regularly found the easist way to break up with a girl was to sleep with one of her friends and let her find out about it through the grapevine - instead of having that "look I am a ski bum, and I am bored of you" talk it was easier to be a *hit-heel in the hopes she would just never speak to you again - at least three times I tagged her best friend, which twice had the awesome effect of her packing up her crap and leaving town without any more response than leaving a F.U. note on my door. I am fairly sure I am carrying the mother of all karma debt.... Lastly - sometimes,...when I am alone...I savour the smell of my own farts......(LOL no one is ever going to fish with me again after that one !!! LOL)

1) Get back on-line once in a while (last year or so, I had to choose between fishin, or talking bout fishing, guess which won LOL) 2) Spent two weeks in the Ram falls area at the end of last season - Had stellar angling in every water I fished, will be getting much more intimate with the area this summer. 3) Broke my one-day record in the Park - now have to C&R 47 in one day to beat it, hit 50 and I'll call this one quits and set a new goal ! 4) To have at least one day on the Bow R. in Banff where I outfish the Osprey at Castle Jct. 5) Patagonia - initial planning and research under way, figuring two months minimum to make it worth while, have finally saved enough paid leave to pull it off.... 6) Thinking about mobilizing an effort to ban barbed hooks in the National Parks 7) Now that i've finished my basement (hence completion of man-cave / home theatre / fly tie room) I need to get my butt in there and get some flies tied for spring. (just say no to xbox, just say no to xbox)

Our god-given pie holes are for more than just pie ! BBB - work on your Barry White voice instead - "baby I'm gonna butter your bread" just doesn't work as a text Texting befuddles me in general - and I'm only semi-old LOL

I gotta agree with a lifetime ban for something as stupid as what those two did.

Sounds just awesome !! Regarding Golden trout: Looks like I have the flight in comp'd - we should pick a weekend when you get back R~

I took the Calgary's top 6 points earners in my play-off pool (11 picks) - I've been eating crap sandwiches all week - they better win LOL so I can feed my coworkers a little crow ! Before anyone fires any cheap-shots be aware I just won 450 bucks winning the regular season pool with 5 of those guys out of 10 - (and Brindamo as a sleeper which really paid off well) Both games were just awesome last night - I think I woke up my neighbours woo-hooin LOL - Man San Jose's last few minutes scared that crap out of me though....

LOL - BBT that's it ! - Hilarious Hey Doc - Marketplace has become one of our favorite shows - Ironically it seems they are advertising that stupid bracelet even more since Marketplace debunked the myth - really says something about the gullibility of a typical TV viewer these days.

Who is the guy in the Q-ray commercial ?

Hiking out of Hector last year - had gas station sandwiches for lunch (egg salad) - left the waders on - 35 degrees heat - carrying a heavy pack - found the road about 3km from my truck - about half way there - I lost my lunch... Lost a rod and reel in Wolf lake last year, also lost my dignity on that one, rod wacked my father-in-law in the back of the head as it went over, the WTF ??? look on his face as he turned around was pretty priceless though With the stainless hip and knee losing my balance is a pretty regular occurance Two canoes and numerous jeep parts, and once two years ago a couple hikers led my dog 23km into a backcountry campground (that was a fun day !!!)

If you want to hike with them on I would go higher end - I generally don't wear mine for long hikes prefering to carry them when wet then hike in them, so I get by with run-of-the-mill wardells and light hikers. A set of slip-on rubber crampons (20-30 bucks) gets me across ice withoput having to mess around with multi-soles etc etc

I always figured a good dunking rinses of sand and other junk off the reel, line, etc that gets picked up every time you set it on the ground I maintain at the start middle and end of season - takes less than an hour to do 8-10 reels (if that long)

Great game but ... Mike McGeough (Mr. Magoo) ...coincidence,...happenstance,...reincarnation....I dunno...

Lead has been banned in the park for a while now so I had started using the non-lead split shot but the stuff was so light your tippet/leader looked like a pearl necklace by the time you put enough on for even slightly quick water. I started using the Loon Outdoors tungsten putty last year - at first it was pretty frustrating stuff but now that I'm used to it I would strongly reccomend it to anyone. You'll still snag but by rolling the putty on in a thin tube (think submarine shaped) I find I do snag less than with shot. trick is to keep it close to your body so it stays warm and then it goes on easy - once it hits the cold water it hardens instantly and I have yet to see one slip except for the occasional snag that I reefed on (even then I just slide the putty back up give it a squeeze and its locked back in) - I also love the fact that it does not damage the leader/tippet at all. I hope folks here will please consider alternatives to lead products (on the line and in the fly) given the damage it does to both the watershed and its inhabitants.

Crappy deal ! My first night ever in Calgary (Marlbourogh) my suped up scirocco was stolen - all my clothes, over 500 CD's, all my ski gear plus 5k in climbing gear all gone. I bought a $400 station wagon at an auction the next week, a couple months later someone stole that LOL. That was a horrible welcome to the city and it took along time to realize that 99% of Calgarians are really great people and it was a few arse-hats that left me bitter for a while. Last ime I took my Jeep to the southern states I was paranoid about theft (and my insurance wanted a fortune to insure it for the trip) so I came up with my own solution. After reading that almost all stolen vehicles are driven away (whether to be chopped or joy-riden) and that thieves often know how to beat various alarms and theft prevention I set my mind to finding a way to prevent my Jeep from being outright stolen. I figured I needed a method that was unique and unbeatable. After noticing Mad Max's hidden bomb switch in the road warrior one day my tiny little light bulb turned on and I came up with this idea. I know at least 20 people (mostly open vehicle owners like me who are susceptable to theft) have added this feature - also indespensable if your planning on driving a jeep down to mexico where most insurance is also invalid. This won't prevent being towed away but sure as the day is long your vehicle will not be driven away with my method in place. (although vandalism due to frustration happens at least you'll still have wheels - here are the steps (PS I have had some pretty good mechanics try to beat this and so far no one has even come close to figuring out the disable) You'll need: an automotive toggle switch, an inline fuse, 10 to 15 feet of automotive wire (all of this should be rated with an appropriate amperage for the component you intend to disable) 1) Choose an essential component to disable - consider access and ease of diagnosis - In my case I chose the fuel pump because a) it is on top/inside of the fuel tank so it is impossible to reach with out lowering the tank shutting it down leaves the jeep turning over and without actually hooking up gauges to the fuel lines it is impossible to diagnose that the fuel pump is why the jeep won't run (and thieves just never expect it - they will look for ignition disablers first) and the only damage the jeep will see is a dead battery which really is good thing in that scenario 2) Identify the power wire source for the component (power wire to the fuel pump) - cut it - and solder in two lengths of wire long enough to reach your secret switch. 3) secret switch - I mounted mine under my drivers seat - it needs to be hidden well enough that a search will not find it, but also you don't want to be so hidden that everyone watching you get out of your truck sees you turning it on and off. mine looks like I am just adjusting my seat as I get in and out, but it is far enough up the seat floor that "just feeling around you won't find it" without knowing where to go. 4) install the fuse before the switch (just an extra precaution since the jeep seats get soaked occasionally. Tips - hide the wiring completely - if you try to start without flipping the switch, shut the ignition all the way off, flip the switch, start the truck - (some systems have a precharge cycle as part of the ignition to ensure proper system pressure) Do this and you wheels will have to be towed to be stolen - end of story !

Officially I am LIMA 72 as a call sign (boring) On CB I am still stuck with "Cob" which comes from a game my friends, my brother and I played (I invented incidentally - hence the knick-name) when we were teenagers (/ idiots) - out on country roads were we lived and worked we would take turns riding in the back of our pick-up tied in on about a foot or two long leash tied to the headache rack - we would pick a about twenty cobs of corn and the goal for the person tied in the back was to try and hit each stop sign we went through the stop sign with a cob, meanwhile the driver had to speed/jump/serve to try and knock the rider off balance preventing them from hitting the sign. Once hitting the sign the thrower became the passenger, passenger became driver and driver went in the box. For you rural folks... you know that the lessor road (aka the one with the stop sign is typically at a lower elevation then the busier road so generally punching these signs would get you a foot or two of air time. Geez it was fun at the time but you look back know I'm in my 40's and ya gotta wonder just how I made it to this age alive LOL. To this day when I go home everyone still calls me cob....

Well its been a very busy winter so far this year, pertetual light snowfall at the divide, and temps that are rarely allowing the use of salt have kept me in a constant battle with surface icing throughout my jurisdiction this year (Castle Jct to Yoho NP West Gate). The challenging weather conditions added to ever increasing traffic volumes and the ever growing aggressiveness of many drivers has caused me very many long frustrating days and nights, I haven't been fishing once since October and I rarely have had the time to read what's going on here on the site let alone get out and wet a line. My solice in reaching the halfway point is offset by my sadness from having to respond to a number of fatal accidents including the loss of a 3 year old girl this holiday season. The stress of my job leaves me longing for the relaxing days on the river I miss and need so much this time of year. I have really enjoyed taking a few minutes to catch up on some reading here, I'm glad to see Glenbow had such a great trip and a got a more than a few laughs at many of the recent posts/photos on the boards, Surprisingly (LOL) I miss Birchy's jokes and I'll always be looking out for Rick's stories when I get a chance. The river outside my house is silent now and I eagerly await the roar of spring run off once again, with that I'll wish all of you a safe and happy new year. I hope all had a great Xmas (I got a new Ovation 12-string from the wife myself ) and I hope those who have the time to fish have good luck and land some monsters. Please take care when travelling through the mountains and keep in mind that conditions change signifigantly with changes in elevation and that weather microsystems exist throughout also altering conditions. Give yourself extra time and be please be patient with other motorists, my plows and the general conditions. Cheers to another good year and a few more ticks off the old hitlist this coming summer. Rob

Could I get a UTM/lat-long for nevernever flyfish land - sounds pretty sweet

I hope there are no unicorns, fairies or kangaroos here LOL

Wow thats a little surprising Brent - generally its to the advantage of an industry to regulate itself to some degree, if at minimum to assure a standard of service and expertise, and thus establish/preserve industry credibility. But that said I was speaking more specifically to a requirement for business license, and if the guide is operating without one than that comes with its own set of hazards - in one case, it was a client submitting his bill as an education expense for tax deducton - since I (Oops,... I mean someone) couldn't prove their actual income, taxation estimated it for them - you can guess what the result was for that poor dude (ahh the foolish things we do in our youth...). If there is no credible source to go back to (like a shop or a flyer or a web page etc etc) then maybe this is a plain old buyer beware situation, how did these two hook-up - sitting in MacDonalds, on the riverside, in a dark alley LOL - hard to sit in judgement with such a big piece of the story missing - I can see why the Mods don't wanna touch this stuff with a ten foot pole (no spey pun intended Greg)

Bwah ha ha ha ha Show me a court willing to hear that case, and I'll show you a room full of kangaroos, unicorns and fairys !!!! When I guided climbing, if I pulled that kinda crap, I wouldn't have lasted very long, that's for sure, and deservedly so. but.... That said, the moderators have the right to make the call on behalf of THIS site, no matter what the basis for their decision - end of debate - as members, we should respect that - if you want a site to do this type of reporting, and they're are hundreds rating (and trashing) everyone from doctors to teachers, then go out and create one, and moderate it as you see fit. Recourse ??? - if the guide is legitimate then call the BBB, chamber of commerce, City of Calgary business license office, Naders Raiders, or the 5th estate - Where did the reference come from ? a shop. let them know what hapened ? No matter where the guide came from I would bet he wasn't found here and as such why try to reslove it here - going to the source would make sense to me Just my 2 cents...

Fixed - Thanks !

I just deleted a bunch of PM's after reaching my file size limit - ever since, my message indicator on the top right hand side of the page says -1 messages - anyone know how to fix that ?