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Ya I was wondering the same thing.

Wow Bailey, thanks a lot for all the info, your approach and also the resources you used. I will definitely have to do some more exploring into this. Still pretty early in the planning stage at this point.

Good question Buck I was wondering the same thing. I am sort of toying with the idea of running over their lately and figure this may be the year. Also Bailey that looks unbelievable.

Black label Society and Butcher Babies at Flames Central for new years. Also just saw the smalls at flames Central on Friday.

Can I send you the bill for the carpel tunnel syndrome I developed scrolling through all those pics? Happily that is a great collection of pictures so it was totally worth it. Thank you for taking the time to take the pictures and post them.

I grew up in Brooks on an acreage and we had a pond by the house that we got stocked with some rainbows. I used to use a spinning rod and bobber but I was always unhappy with the amount of damage they could cause. I managed to stumble upon some of my Grandpa's old fly fishing gear and teach myself a bit. The next step was to call up the local expert, as he was a friend of the family. Ironic, as years later I ended up bumping into the expert again on this forum, dryfly(Clive). He was kind enough to come over and teach me some of the basics although looking back at it now I am fairly certain he enjoyed just sitting on the edge of the pond smoking his cigar putting a fishing clinic on. After the lessons and the success I saw dryfly having I knew this was for me. Sadly life got busy and the pond froze and all the fish died so I sort of fell out of fly fishing for a time. When I was going to school in Laramie, Wyoming I was lucky enough to have a classmate who had guided for ~15 years. He took me out a few times which really got me back into the sport. I bought dryfly's book and a rod and have been fishing pretty regularly ever since. In Wyoming, Montana a bit, Alberta and BC. This summer I even took my father out a few times and he now has the itch worse then I do. He bought all his own gear and is now fishing all the time as he is retired. It is turning out to be a perfect retirement hobby for him and a great way for us to spend some time together. Now currently working downtown for a big Oil and Gas Company in a very, very tall building. Provides me the funds and schedule flexibility to get out and explore the river systems we are so fortunate to have.

Ha, looks like a good way to start out. Nice fish right out of the gate.

Whoop, Whoop! That is an awesome fish.

That is a great story troutlover. If you want some high five games make it for a riders game, don't worry I cheer for the right team but always a good game. Sadly not until October 24th and at night so could be a pretty cold evening.

Awesome shots all that way around, thanks a lot for sharing them.

Welcome, sounds pretty similar to my first go on the bow, I got lucky with a prince nymph and a really ugly mend. As Hawg said, welcome to your new addiction.

Perfect, I am heading out to BC on the 19th and just got a new 8wt reel to match an 8wt rod I bought earlier this summer. Definitely spending a day chasing bulls either on the wigwam or Elk.

I have seen some bulls before but that is definitely on the higher end of a bulls post. Thanks for sharing. BC or alberta bulls?

Nope they really aren't. Blew me away how pricey but I will be honest more features on the inside then I need or initially wanted but I am enjoying some of them for sure. They did a great job on the interior and the Air ride suspension is a nice touch. I still haven't done much back country stuff with it yet but will here shortly.

I usually have two different sizes of thing-a-ma-bobbers. You are right though Lornce even the small one takes a bit to take under.

Wow! The timing the get the deer mid jump is very impressive. I really enjoyed the rest of the photos as well, thank you for sharing.

Jeep with V6 ecodiesel, not huge on the horsepower but pretty amazing amounts of ft-lb of torque. Supposedly have some pretty good mileage with it as well and I know as I was just there lots of them are offering the no charge diesel option which was a $5000 touch when I bought mine. Not saying Jeep is the only option just giving you the information I can. Other thing to look at is the transmission as the gearing will affect the towing as well as the torque output of the engine.

There are a couple really good discussions on this forum regarding Nymph setups. Each person does have their own little tweeks they like which are neither right or wrong. I would recommend searching around here a bit.

Cool video, tough to tell but that looks like a pretty thick/fat cutty. Maybe it is true and the camera does add pounds.

As in Coronel Klink?

That is a great few days you had there, glad to hear you got it all figured out. Thanks for posting.

Angler, I previously had a 2006 Nissan Xterra and kept it for 8 years so I am using that as my comparison starting point. The vehicle was great and I never had an issue at all. I ended up going with the Jeep Grand Cherokee 2014, definitely a few more creature comforts that I don't care about but I like the look of it and the Quadra lift air suspension system does a nice job of giving a guy some on road and off road versatility due to the height adjustment from the air ride suspension. Definitely a pricey unit but other then that pretty happy. With that being said my parents just bought a 2014 Pathfinder and are also very pleased with it. I drove it and found it to be a great vehicle in comparison to my new Jeep. A few differences although nothing deal breaking just different markets. Bit less jam then my Jeep as I went with the V8 Hemi option (hello fast, goodbye fuel). Also not quite as many creature comforts and also not quite the robustness offered in the off-road system such as multiple terrain modes and the Quadra lift system mentioned above. I still feel it would be able to handle the backcountry quite well though and is a great vehicle for more then a few pennies less then the Jeep. Let me know if you have any other specific questions.

Wow on all fronts, I especially enjoy the stargazes they look great. Are they tough to look after? I would like to plant some of those in with my roses for next summer.

In my industry a plaque like that would earn a fella a promotion, definitely a good skill set to have. Saving pennies makes dollars.

Awesome looking fish. Looks pretty darn scenic up there as well.