SteveM

Welcome to the board, Woody; looking forward to seeing some of your concepts. I'm sure Dave(SJW) will appreciate your input; a little PROFESSIONAL HELP could be just what he needs.

Some trout from last year made it thru the winter, so there should be some nice size ones left; I caught some 16-17" chunks this spring, before they stocked it with smaller ones. No bait allowed( might make it a little tougher for the kids) & C&R only.

I haven't really targeted bulls a lot with the fly rod, but here's what's worked for me when they lie on the bottom & won't take anything you put in front of them: tie a heavy marabou or rabbit strip jig on the spincast, let it sit on bottom a foot in front of the trout's nose for 30 seconds, then give it a twitch. More often than not, that bull slams that jig like he just caught it in the redd with his wife- no subtle take, just extreme trout-on-jig violence! I'll go out on a limb here & guess that this method would be a lot harder to duplicate with a flyrod ( too much drag from the current), but in some cases it should be doable. Maybe we should all carry the "Popeil Pocket Fisherman" with us for these situations?

Beauty bull, Gary; love when they colour up like that- very Arctic char-like. Schweet!

This pic is more proof that size does NOT matter! Nice shot, PSFG!

Amen, Brother Carlin! There's a whole lotta wisdom in George's comedy. His tips on "How to stay young" & the last line about " moments that take your breath away" are absolutely brilliant! Thanks for posting 'em, Clive!

I think you need to clarify this post, Rick. Are you offering to give away one of your kids, or are you looking to "go halves" on another one with one of the ladies on the forum?

Definitely think Brownstone's 2nd version looks better than the first he posted; my first thought when I saw the first one was, "Can't see enough of the stonefly."

Besides, isn't the purpose of a condom to prevent you from catching anything?

Great pics, Birchy! Handsome young man ya got there. Enjoy every second- everything's warp speed from here; seems like yesterday I was the proud new dad. Still proud, but my daughter will be 11 in October! Time flies when you're havin' fun, right? -Steve M_

Put me down for one o' them thar gigantic freak-head hats (7 5/8) & a large T. I'm kinda in agreement with the comment from the other thread about the logo including native species ( bull, cutt?), but I'm sure there are plenty of Bow fishers who would prefer browns or 'Bows. I'm fine with letting whoever's taking the initiative to get this done make the call on the design.

Noah... a good name for that young son of a Birch; some good water karma, I would think. Oughta come in handy when he starts fishin' in a coupla years!

Squeal like a pig, Rick!!!

You suck, Reg Dunlop, and I hate you like poison! Yes, that's jealousy rearing it's ugly head. Looks like a great trip; those are some awesome photos- thanks for sharing!

As for me, I'm 43. Far from goodlookin', goodlookin' from far; I've got the body of a 20yr old ( in the trunk of my car...)! My eyesight is fading, I swear I'm half deaf; But there's no flies on me- they've all shat & left! Bob Loblaw

Looks like a fine young sapling, Mr. Birch; all the best to you, Tarah, & Noah. My money's on you being one heckuva Dad; just hang on & enjoy the ride, brother!

Those pics are phenomenal, LK2! Great job!

That's the nicest looking mullard I've ever seen! ( & the only one! )

Is that a "Princess Bride" reference? Inconceivable!! (Love that movie, BTW!)

A great story- and so well-told! Nicely done!

I don't think I've ever seen a philosophical Quagmire ( & I watch "Family Guy" lots); "Giggity-giggity!!!"

Good Hokey-Pokey jokey! Okey-dokey, Smokey!

Hey, Birchy! Nice to see you back so soon; just ain't the same without ya, brother. Now if that tumor dares to come back, you just punch it in it's big, ugly face... Take 'er easy!

Laffed long & hard, boys! Shame to see that happening to such a nice young man in the first vid.

I've been advised by counsel to ignore this spurious line of questioning.