Flytyer

Anyone know where one can find a flyrod or blank in the 13-14 foot range? Not looking for a spey in this but a 5 or 6 weight. Had one years ago but got lost over time somehow. If anyone has info would be much appreciated.

I should point out that I'm only looking at backdrops without title bars and buttons. Lynn, your suggested colours could make a very interesting gradient.

Seems like brown trout is popular. I took some colour readings from the first photo at this link: http://flyfishcalgary.com/board/index.php?showtopic=8834 and these are the resulting swatch colours Which colours?

Which colour or colour combination do you think best represents the Flyfish Calgary community? I looking at colour schemes for a project I'm toying with that may be board and site related. Appreciate any ideas or suggestions you may have.

I'm looking for pics from forum users to be used for concept ideas that will be submitted for consideration for updating the forum and website appearances. If you want to submit to this project contact me via PM and I'll give you an email address to which you can send them to. The photos will only be used for the site and forum only. The image size preferred is 1024x768 @ a resolution of 72 dpi. If you can help on this it would be greatly appreciated. If the concept(s) are used donors will be acknowledged. Thanks

420 ...... I think you owe those who live on the east side of the city an apology for calling them idiots.... shows your narrow mindedness and predudice

No problem, this article was passed on to me by a retired RAF officer I have known since the mid 80's and he thought I would appreciate it. I glad some of you there appreciate it as well.

This was sent to me by a long time friend over in the UK and it's a pretty accurate observation in how we are perceived in the global community I think. Salute to a brave and modest nation - Kevin Myers, 'The Sunday Telegraph' LONDON: Until the deaths of Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan, probably almost no one outside their home country had been aware that Canadian troops are deployed in the region. And as always, Canada will bury its dead, just as the rest of the world, as always will forget its sacrifice, just as it always forgets nearly everything Canada ever does.. It seems that Canada 's historic mission is to come to the selfless aid both of its friends and of complete strangers, and then, once the crisis is over, to be well and truly ignored. Canada is the perpetual wallflower that stands on the edge of the hall, waiting for someone to come and ask her for a dance. A fire breaks out, she risks life and limb to rescue her fellow dance-goers, and suffers serious injuries. But when the hall is repaired and the dancing resumes, there is Canada, the wallflower still, while those she once helped glamorously cavort across the floor, blithely neglecting her yet again. That is the price Canada pays for sharing the North American continent with the United States , and for being a selfless friend of Britain in two global conflicts. For much of the 20th century, Canada was torn in two different directions: It seemed to be a part of the old world, yet had an address in the new one, and that divided identity ensured that it never fully got the gratitude it deserved. Yet it's purely voluntary contribution to the cause of freedom in two world wars was perhaps the greatest of any democracy. Almost 10% of Canada 's entire population of seven million people served in the armed forces during the First World War, and nearly 60,000 died. The great Allied victories of 1918 were spearheaded by Canadian troops, perhaps the most capable soldiers in the entire British order of battle. Canada was repaid for its enormous sacrifice by downright neglect, it's unique contribution to victory being absorbed into the popular Memory as somehow or other the work of the British. The Second World War provided a re-run. The Canadian navy began the war with a half dozen vessels, and ended up policing nearly half of the Atlantic against U-boat attack. More than 120 Canadian warships participated in the Normandy landings, during which 15,000 Canadian soldiers went ashore on D-Day alone. Canada finished the war with the third-largest navy and the fourth largest air force in the world. The world thanked Canada with the same sublime indifference as it had the previous time. Canadian participation in the war was acknowledged in film only if it was necessary to give an American actor a part in a campaign in which the United States had clearly not participated - a touching scrupulousness which, of course, Hollywood has since abandoned, as it has any notion of a separate Canadian identity. So it is a general rule that actors and filmmakers arriving in Hollywood keep their nationality - unless, that is, they are Canadian. Thus Mary Pickford, Walter Huston, Donald Sutherland, Michael J. Fox, William Shatner, Norman Jewison, David Cronenberg, Alex Trebek, Art Linkletter and Dan Aykroyd have in the popular perception become American, and Christopher Plummer, British. It is as if, in the very act of becoming famous, a Canadian ceases to be Canadian, unless she is Margaret Atwood, who is as unshakably Canadian as a moose, or Celine Dion, for whom Canada has proved quite unable to find any takers. Moreover, Canada is every bit as querulously alert to the achievements of its sons and daughters as the rest of the world is completely unaware of them. The Canadians proudly say of themselves - and are unheard by anyone else - that 1% of the world's population has provided 10% of the world's peacekeeping forces. Canadian soldiers in the past half century have been the greatest peacekeepers on Earth - in 39 missions on UN mandates, and six on non-UN peacekeeping duties, from Vietnam to East Timor, from Sinai to Bosnia. Yet the only foreign engagement that has entered the popular non-Canadian imagination was the sorry affair in Somalia , in which out-of-control paratroopers murdered two Somali infiltrators. Their regiment was then disbanded in disgrace - a uniquely Canadian act of self-abasement for which, naturally, the Canadians received no international credit. So who today in the United States knows about the stoic and selfless friendship its northern neighbour has given it in Afghanistan ? Rather like Cyrano de Bergerac , Canada repeatedly does honourable things for honourable motives, but instead of being thanked for it, it remains something of a figure of fun. It is the Canadian way, for which Canadians should be proud, yet such honour comes at a high cost. This past year more grieving Canadian families knew that cost all too tragically well. Lest we forget.

Does your bill of sale state the type of warrenty you have? External harddrive is a good idea but bear in mind they can fail as well. I'm in the process of recovering 2 externals that got hit by a power surge that knocked out a surge protector. I would also suggest in addition to the external to backup to DVD/Blueray for extra insurance

I have to ask did you buy direct from Dell or from a box type store.....experience in the family suggests this does make a difference. I know the wife has had next day on site service twice in the past and once even same day.

Thanks guys......Graph I owe one for this I thought you would have forgotten today.......remember that time in Turkey where you .................... That was too funny.

Southland @ Deerfoot east side of Deerfoot can't miss it, lots of parking

Never seen them here, get mine from the UK when they are available, it's been getting harder to get good quality ones though.

Why would you want to change the network? The password should be simple enough to do. I'm using Airport and tap into a Linksys network with no issue at all

Nice idea in theory but what is a commonly asked question? Lately any question would qualify. Pinning makes a long list that no one will likely look at....... using the search feature is the probable best option.

Don't know of anyone local, I get mine from a buddy in Ohio

In Lafontaine's book "Caddisflies" he admits that sparkle yarn is a term he coined for antron yarn.

Kipper needs some decent defense in front of him....it is more defence than Kipper!!!!!!!!!!

Sparkle yarn is a form of antron....it's a trilobal fibre.

Welcome Leroy. Did Carolyn work on the new series with you? I found it great that she did the one series with you and she adds a different spin on things as well at times.

It's really the only book you need. I used to have about 7 or 8 tying books but now this is the only one I have. I consider this a MUST HAVE reference

My condolences to you and your family Gary.

What are you expecting out of the new laptop and what platform? Not clear if you are looking for pc or mac.

There are times I've thought of setting something up like this but the problem is it will get contaminated with useless nonsense posts. To do this effectively the thread would have to be closed and pinned.......which means no one can post to it except admin and/or mods. If someone would come up across a useful link it would have to be sent to an admin/mod for addition. This would be the only effective way to create what is recommended short of a dedicated site. Perhaps threads something like this could be set up but it would require admin approval and setup. If this is something you would like to see let us know.

I was getting mine out of Edmonton last year and since I moved back to this part of the country several years ago. Prior to that I got it in Quebec for years as it was readily available near the base. My Edmonton source is out of business now but I won't be needing any for quite a while now.....probably get from out east again when needed unless some one local starts carrying it.