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No gas allowed...electric motors only.

great post with the comparison.

I love jon boats for fly fishing...wouldn't go any bigger than a 1032 if you're trying to lift it onto the roof. I have a 1232 that I put on a little trailer and tow behind my vehicle.

Nice..most envious picture was the snow storm one...I love being in the pass and fishing in the snow...those are the days I seem to remember.

So, first day on the new mac...pretty fancy so far...can do everything my old pc did, plus a little more

Where did you find the bodies...having a heck of a time tracking down them (or similar...can't tell if yours are the same from the picture). Instead of glueing them on, I take a razor blade and cut a slit in them and them place them on the hook that way. Aquaseal holds everything in place. The pattern I use is Jennings Ultimate Boatman.

cowichan at Easter hey...I was looking at a similar trip. Instead went with the squamish. Cowichan is a beautiful river.

Also surprised that won't hold one in Calgary also. If they're willing to hold one in Lethbridge and Medicine Hat (which they are, Tuesday and Wednesday night), they why can't they hold one in Calgary and Edmonton? It's a lot easier for me to travel to Lethbridge...but I'm glad they're coming to me.

So, I've basically convinced myself into buying a new mac, mainly for the whole 'lack of virus' thing. My needs are simple. I'll still have my pc at work, so the laptop will be for home where it's mostly Internet surfing, and basic microsoft office stuff (power point, word processing etc). Will do the odd movie, and store all my itunes music and movies on it (have close to 50G in itunes...contemplating keeping it all on the portable hard drive though) So, any recommendations on which one to get...any additional equipment or software? Here's the link http://store.apple.com/ca/browse/home/shop...ook?mco=MTE3MzM Thinking of getting the basic one as I don't do a lot of 'high tech' stuff, but I'm use to 'buying the best' so I'm also thinking of getting the $1750 one as I'm wondering if I'll be kicking myself two years down the road. Thanks for any input.

Been going for goldens in mid july the last couple of years, few days after the opening. Haven't busted any rods yet, but do get the odd sore arm (especially if you happen to foul hook one on the dropper)

Oh man, talk about dreaming, but here I go: -Many days on Bullshead with buddies and daughters -Some 'other' lakes in the Cypress Hills -Few days on lakes in Kamloops area -Bull trout from the Lower K in Spring -Flowing water in SW AB, and SE BC (had 10 classified licenses last year on three different trips...can get a little pricey...hopefully less this year ) -Annual Golden Trout trip -Few days on some lakes in the Parkland regions of MB -Canadian Fly Fishing Championships for the first time -BC Steelhead in April Lots to do, but the good thing is, I know I'll get most of this done (what a wonderful job and family I have )

good post. Police and RCMP are too often not given the respect they deserve.

Sometimes if you keep doing something so pathetic the first few times, sooner or later, people will just stop asking you to do it. ps. When are we going fishing again...I'll row

You know Mark, you're going to need someone to row that new boat. And I promise I won't row like I do when I'm with H20 (ie. floating the boat right on top of all the good water so he gets p*ssed, and takes the oars back )

MIB recommended this to me a while back and it's awesome...idiot proof.

Watch out Jack...too much time designing fly rods means less time fishing. Let me know when you want to test those designs out though and we'll hook up in the Kootneys again.

This was a great year...a lot of time on lakes with friends and family (family being my 7 and 5 year old girls). Thanks to everyone who made the trip down to the Cypress Hills area to fish the lakes around here. This was my most enjoyable year lake fishing. Spent some great time climbing hills with H2O looking for Goldens again, and then bumming around the Castle and Elk drainages with friends on 4 different trips...doubt the family will let me do that again. Next on the list is Steelhead, and some time out on the Kamloops area lakes.

Yup, it's all about chironomids for me. A couple dozen done, and and a few more dozen to go...I love tying chironomids as I seem to be tying them all year long to keep up with the demand.

Actually drinking spiced rum and egg nog right now....and eating cake! Life is good. (Too bad I'm stuck watching Franny's Feet with the kids)

It's Palmer Ranch...check dune's link

So, if you were a CO, think about who you would check. Would you walk down the cliff to check the guy decked out in $500 worth of Simms clothing, walking and wading tossing flies, or would you just keep patrolling the highly accessable spots for people sitting on the bank with a rod propped up on a forked stick? Just because you're not being checked, doesn't mean it's not happening...most of us just aren't the right "clientelle". I've been check a few times at Bullshead, but I feel it's more about optics as the CO's are checking everybody else and they better check the fly fisherman too!

If I was to move to Calgary (which I never will), I would look at these lake communites. There is a big attraction in regards to stepping out your back door to take your two little girls fishing everynight. Lakes are safer than the side of the bow river, and these stocked lakes can give high catch rates which is what you need for the little kids. (In summer and winter) Not saying this should come at a cost for the bow river (which I love to fish), but those stocked lates have a nice attraction to me too.

If Santa is Dave at Fishtales, then yes! You actually did start that whole thought process too when I casted your xp and saw how light it was...should have never done it.

Nice fish. Did you put a tape on any of them to get length and girth measurements?

What are your experiences for a line to suit this rod? Go with the standard 6 wt, or with a heavier 6wt like the GPX or the cortland 6.5 wt?