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Discovered this technique by accident with my rod under my arm in the outlet of Hector Lake - turned that evening gentle little sips into a slam fest - just made sense to tie the next few through the eye and to the shaft. Works awesome with the spey rod.
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Hey 420 - check your consumption reccomendations on those glacier fed waters - especially poor circulating or draining lakes - 100 years of polution is rapidly melting off glacial surfaces leaving some nasty stuff, especially in fairly still waters. Most locals up here won't eat much of anything out of Bow Lake these days - more and more stories and examples of mutated and lesioned fish coming out lately. Fish up here grow real slow and so what seems like a young fish can be pretty old, and thus be hauling around a good deal of heavy metals etc etc. fish make almost as good filters as they do meals.
For guilt free eating nothing beats fly-in walleye fishing in Northern Ontario (arctic watershed) shore lunch walleye, so fresh it says ouch when you bite it, mmmmmmmm fried up with a pancake batter and cole slaw....ahhhhhh - this thread is killing me...
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Save some cheddar and pass on leaders and tippet - el cheapo old mono is great as long as it has some strength left, stiffer stuff (stronger lbs) will allow a little more space in between fly line and fly without knotting up on the cast. I know some guys here go with as little as 3 feet but with some the old mono I used for pike I can get 5 or 6 feet on without messing up the cast (Other than on spey, I only over-head cast streamers a few times a year on an annual pike trip so casting these fat flies is not something I do without any skill or grace what-so-ever, but what I describe works for me) On spey I'll use alot more variation in set up - oh yeah, and on pike I do use a 8" metal leader between the fly and mono
I would agree with harps, there are some real experts on streamer fishing here but you'll want to give a little more info if you want specifics in return. G'luck
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This is a true story !
A month or so ago, on my way to Calgary I stopped for a Big Mac at the drive through in Canmore - not a word of a lie - I had to call my wife I was so stunned and amazed by this one,....As I opened my Big Mac I noticed that instead of the traditional Bun-meat-bun-meat-bun format I had the ever more creative Bun-meat-meat-bun-cheese-cheese-lettuce-bun variation - amongst the more hilarious McD experiences (face it, anyone who regularly has gone to the McD's in Banff or Canmore has stories like this...)
This event clearly supports a theory I have championed for many years - A STRONG ECONOMY DESTROYS THE SERVICE INDUSTRY - Simply put, there is an element of society which has no business being any part of any work force (lets be carefull, I am not talking about the disabled or disadvantaged, this is the "I am capable but don't give a S**t" crowd I am refering too). I have noticed a direct coreleation between the unemployment rate and service industry standards. It seems when unemployment is less than 10% service at front-line retail businesses goes to hell. You ask for a battery at Canadian tire, and a kid with a face like a Xmas trree hands you a rad hose, you stop for a Big Mac, you get a bun-meat-meat-bun-bun format. I theorize a good healthy 10% unemployment rate keeps these jokers out of the mix - excuse the Darwinian reference but back in the real old days this segment of society was eliminated through natural process. Now-a-days our uber health & safety conscious society protects these folks from their true destiny of becoming a teenage meat-waffle - really !!! who invented the skateboarding helmet and what were they thinking, what nerve ! defying natural process !!!!! - Lets test my theory - anyone here currently living in Ontario ? - I bet the McDonald's in Ontario are running like a finely tuned assembly line right about now LOL (OK thats just mean and spitefull !!!)
Anyway those fretting the economic decline rest assured, if you look hard enough, you can find the good in anything - and the good to be had here is that the dude making your Big Mac just might be capable of figuring out that whole bun-meat-bun-meat-bun thing, no such thing as "overqualified" in my book !!!!!!
I say screw the economy - lets save the fast food industry !!!!!
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Timberline Outfitters (Paul Peyto's outfit) in Lake Louise will do this in areas where horses are permitted.
I also use a local kid as a porter, If you pm some specifics I might be able to find you someone - also,... most climber's will work for bits of food and shiny trinkets. LOL
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Lady - the reason they were moving was to get closer to helicopter traffic which they could hear going by in the distance.
They best thing a person can do is leave a trip itinerary with someone you trust. This must include your timelines, route and destination, who is in your party, and where you are parking with vehicle details, - plus you obviously should set a specific time at which your trusted friend will approach authorities if you have not returned as scheduled. Many area's offer a free registration service, for example in the Lake Louise area you can register your plans with the local visitor reception centre, if you fail to check in as scheduled, Parks will initiate steps to find you.
Last year I had to threaten breaking a relationship with a fishing partner because he would constantly say we were going one place when we were actually going somewhere else, his idea was that our wives wouldn't inadvertantly give away our spots (Geez its not like we were fishing the fountain of youth or something) anyway for obvious reasons this was a foolish practice I wanted no part of - if something happened all efforts would be in the wrong place.
I saw this happen first hand - some of you probably remember 14 years ago three teenage kids went missing out of bounds at Ski Louise for 3 days - 2 of the kids were first year who made the typical mistake of trusting someone who had been in the mountains for a couple years but in reality had no skills what-so-ever. The 2 newbies were roommates of mine and further to trusting the wrong guy (who took them down pumpkin bowl instead of purple bowl which is 180 deg in the wrong direction) they also told all their friends they were going one place when they actually went somewhere else so the first two days of searching were focused in the wrong area. Only by the grace of god were these lucky enough to stumble across the Baker Creek cross country trail and find their way out - hours before this happened, after three days of searching in heavy weather the Wardens had just cancelled the search (assuming they must have been buried in an avalanche or some othe fate) so these kids were very lucky despite some remarkably bad decisions.
I think the proliferation of electronoc devices is a wonderful thing for improving ovewall safety but the trend to depend on these things is really scary. Heavy snow fall or even heavy cloud cover can render GPS based devices completly useless - I carry a Sat phone and a GPS, problem is that huge areas behind mountain shadows recieve no reception, what if I break a leg in one of these spots, I would be hooped ! It is stunning to me that folks don't ALWAYS posses some basic orienteering skils and carry both map and compass and clearly understand how to use them. Even Park radios have limitation and are subject to failure at repeater stations, and of course cell phones are marginal at the best of times.
There is no better approach than leaving good details with someone you trust. (PS also make sure your trusted person knows who to actually contact if you don't return as scheduled as well)
PS be realistic with your return/response deadline - for example My wife knows not to call for help unless I am 12 hours late returning, as I am capable of surviving a night out and would not want a search initiated given I might decide to bunker-down rather travel during an unexpected storm, for example. This is a personal judgement
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Thanks for all the comments - I've learned alot in the last week (The photos have gotten ALOT of attention in this area, its been an onslaught of giving permissions for various uses) - I guess they are truly a docile animal - I am told that hisotically aboriginals used to hunt them by just walking up to them and bonking them in the head with a stick - a trapper also told me he occaisonally catches them in his hare snares, funny thing is the Lynx can easily snap the brass wire in a rabbit snare but often they will not bother and just lay down and wait for the trapper to set them loose. Sounds like a few have seen that trait up close. I can't believe anyone would want to hunt these, about as much challenge as hunting a house cat.
A warden I know went to the site the next day and spotted two lynx hanging out there, so even a bigger thrill for him
I don't mind sharing so if anyone wants an original res copy via email PM me with an email big enough for a 7.2p
PS camera is a pretty afordable 7.2 fugi with a fixed , but large, lense. I'll get the actual model number if anyone wants it.
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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.
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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
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Bwah ha ha - seeing Monger's post I don't feel so bad about my beaver incident anymore !!!!
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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)
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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)
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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
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I gotta agree with a lifetime ban for something as stupid as what those two did.
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Sounds just awesome !!
Regarding Golden trout: Looks like I have the flight in comp'd - we should pick a weekend when you get back
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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....
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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.
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Who is the guy in the Q-ray commercial ?
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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 !!!)
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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
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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)
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Great game but ...
Mike McGeough (Mr. Magoo) ...coincidence,...happenstance,...reincarnation....I dunno...
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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.
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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 scenario2) 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 !
Global Warming Debate Goes Cold Like The Climate
in General Chat - Not Fishing Related (NFR)
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Ha ha - Earth hour - isn't that kinda like wearing a condom with only 1 out of every 24 hookers