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There is The Fishing Center on 82 St and 129 Ave. It's not too bad, the guys in there are pretty up on the flyfishing in the Edmonton area, pike, lakes, grayling and goldeye. I used to live close to there, in fact if I remember correctly the original Fishin Hole, that Russ Thornberry owned was across the street and about 4 blocks north.

Rule # 34 Never argue with an idiot, those observing can't tell the difference #35 More flies are tied to catch fishermen, than to catch fish

A guy has a stroke and goes into a coma. He's in the coma for months. So his wife consults with the doctor, who tells her that after this long the patient will probably die, and that she should prepare for that by doing something to commerate him. So the wife remembers that her husband used to love chocolate chip cookies. With that in mind she decides to bake up a batch of his favorite chocolate chip cookies. Well when the smell of the baking cookies hits the husbands nose he comes out of the coma. He staggers to his feet, stumbles down the hall and reaches the kitchen. There on a plate are a pile of warm chocolate chip cookies, so he reaches out to take one and his wife hits him on the hand and says, "Those are for the funeral"

You definitely did the right thing to phone the police. Something similiar happened to a friend of mine, witnesses too. The guy got a pleasant surprise, a date with a judge and the judicial system got a financial bonus. My buddy ended up getting a date with the hot lady cop that took his complaint. There is justice in this world.

If you fish a lot and you give flies away, and lose at lot of flies I say you save money. I typically lose 12 flies every day I go out. So if I get out 100 days and say a fly costs $2.00 that's $2400. For one year, so multiply that for a lifetime and figure it out for yourself. Plus I donate flies to various charities, and give flies to friends. I'd probably spend 3 grand a year if had to buy all those flies.

If from what I have read and gathered is correct the Elbow, downstream of Bragg Creek, has plenty of "fertilizer" in it. The debate over the removal of the septic fields is still raging. To get the fish numbers back you need to close them to fishing period. Too many people keep what they catch, I read a story in the Herald a few years ago about the Bull Trout study in the Elbow. They radio tagged some fish, and found one in a freezer in Canyon Meadows. A twelve year old caught it and nobody in the family knew the diffence between a bull or a whitefish. As a species our physical presence creates a greater impact than any other factor, ie walking, eating, crapping etc.

I hear this is the big FIVE-O. Just remember you're only as old as you feel (when you have a fish on the end of your line) Happy Birthday Bob.

So are we bragging, or complaining.

I have heard that the record for Brown Trout was broken this year.. Apparently 21 lbs 14 oz and rumour has it, that it was caught in Beauvais Lake. Anyone else hear about this?

You forgot the ones who hijack the thread. So how about those Flames, four in a row going into the break, and not a soft team in the bunch. Well maybe St Louis.

Great video, nice spot too. That bullie had to be 24 or 34 or 44 inches long.

So is Chess a sport?

Well there is that old term for fishermen and hunters..... Sportsmen.

There is a method of cooking that results in a dish called "Blue Trout"

I usually don't fish for small trucks, though I have hooked a sailboat. And I don't even own any 7X tippet.

I am obviously a Muslim-Socialist, paid $150 for my latest 8' 6" two piece 5 wt, with reel and line. I believe my line speed, accuracy and hook setting are competent. Maybe I am missing the point, and probably on purpose.

It's pretty obvious that this is the first sign of the impending apocalypse. Next we get a rain of frogs, then the rivers turn to blood, and I forget what comes after that. Oh yeah I got it backwards, there's a swarm of grasshoppers and the fish in the river eat so many it turns to blood. Then in 2012 the world ends. So make sure to hit the Bow when the hoppers are out.

That sweet rod would do excellent on any lake stocked with "put & take" pan sized trout.

I am hoping to get a day out with sunshine, friends, and a decent number of fish of a variety of sizes. I also would like to fish some new waters. Maybe do a bit more lake fishing. I especially would like to have a real summer, one that isn't cold, windy and rainy.

A buddy of mine was fishing in the winter a couple of years ago and the ice shelf he was standing on broke loose. The water was only a foot deep or so, but the piece flipped back and pinned him against the ice still attached to the shore. He managed to extricate himself and ended up with a bruise and a slightly sprained ankle. Needless to say he doesn't fish in the winter anymore.

Four in a row. I think we should have the Stanley Cup parade down 9th Ave.

I have a real issue with a lack or wilderness responsibility. Why do people feel the need to dump their fast food leftovers on the ground? I see it all over the place, in small towns, big cities and what really burned me; in the National Parks. Is the world your garbage can? If it is then you are a pig, and live in filth.

A bit of a subpar year for me. Didn't get out as much as I wanted, and when I had the time the rivers ended up high and cold. 44 F on the Castle in August. Had a good morning on the Bow in May with a nice March Brown hatch, a decent morning where I managed a few big browns on stones, and a good day on the Crow with some friends and tons of little fish. Just nothing stellar that really stands out.

Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, have a Crazy Kwanza, a terrific Tet and an awesome Ashura. Seriously I hope you all have a wonderful festive season and that 2011 will bring us all good health, happiness, prosperity and fishing adventures to remember for a long time.

I went out with a buddy to fish the Liv years ago and packed up all the gear, had the vest, waders, boots, flies, license, bear spray, hat, glasses, net, reels and rods. I always take two along because truck doors and rods don't get along very well. Anyway my rods are in a rack in the basement in the evening I put them in the rod tubes and in the morning I grabbed the tubes picked my buddy and drove down to the river. When I got there I pulled the tip of my 4 wt out and the butt end of my 6 wt, and I had the tip of a 8 wt and the butt of a 3 wt. Don`t ask how that happened, but luckily I had the Red Green fishermens friend in the toolbox. Fit the 4wt into the 6wt, a bit loose, but the duct tape held it in place and I did very well that day as I recall.