regdunlop

Happy birthday man! Yeah, you should have told us yesterday. We could have stuck a few candles in one of those big rainbows you caught!

I don't think it's fair that both contestants in bracket 3 just grabbed a real stonefly and jammed a hook in them before taking a picture! Great ties from everyone! Keep it up.

I have sirius and it's great. Awesome for road trips and when I'm booting around / camping on the backroads. I have no problem with having to paying for it. My only problem is that when I signed up they had all the NHL games, and then this year XM got the NHL contract . That pissed me off quite a bit. And they tried to make up for it by having a daily 2 hour hockey night in canada talk show on weekdays. Pretty weak in my opinion.

Damn right I'd use them! I don't know about Bullys being stupid, but they are the first thing I thought of when seeing the pictures of those flies.

Small creeks for me. Sneaking up on gin clear corner pools, watching a fish rise to naturals, getting into position for the best cast without spooking the fish, then watching the rise and take of the fly. Nothing beats it in my opinion.

Three words. G. P. S.

Thanks David, I will try og lake for sure. Troutlover, I will definately let you know how it goes before your trip in August.

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Thanks for the comments everyone. We are going in from the Sunshine side. I've gone part way from the Bryant creek side and I agree it's pretty boring. Unfortunately we are stuck with going in early July, but I've done 14 day canoe trips northern Ontario in May, and also in barren lands NWT / Nunavut so we know how to deal with the bugs . It definately would be better to go in August though I'm sure. Thanks again for the recommendations. This is why I love this website. So much great info!

Rickr, are you studying up for your Canadian citizenship or something? I like how the American guy is the only one who made a comment on the group of seven joke! Good on ya Rickr! Sorry for the poach of the thread, but it was already way off topic anyways!

I'm doing a backpacking trip in early July to Mt. Assiniboine. Does anyone have any recommendations for best lakes / streams to wet a line in while we are up there? Also, is the ice off the lakes by the first week of July most years? Thanks

Yep, 100 bucks for all the maps covering the area in 1:250 000 as well as 1:50 000. It would cost thousands to try to buy them all in paper format! Definately best bang for your buck.

If you have $100 burning a hole in your pocket I suggest you get the digital topos down at maptown. One DVD covers all of SW alberta and SE BC. If you have a GPS that you can connect to your computer it will track your movement on the topos in real time. Great for driving up and down fire roads looking for places to climb in and out of canyons. You can also use them to set waypoints on your GPS before heading out for the day. The online topos are great, but of no help when you are out in the bush!

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Thanks Cheeler, I did a quick search of the regs online and couldn't find the info.

I caught a tagged rainbow today. Does anyone know if I am supposed to report the number on the tag? And if so, how do I go about doing this? Thanks

Fishtales is your best bet. Ask for Wayne. Super knowledgeable and helpful when getting started. I would recommend the building course that Wayne teaches at the shop too. And I agree with the previous posts about Dan Craft. My first build was a dan craft...man is that thing sweet!

Just don't use the "B" word

Here's my contribution

I've been tying for a little over a year now. I think I'll consider myself a "beginner" for quite some time to come yet I'd be interested in the swap

Don, I recently took up rod building er "assembling". I'm interested in hearing how you build rods from scratch. Aside from bamboo of course. Thanks

I found some double edged razor blades at Safeway a few months back.

Griffiths Gnats (if you can find hackle small enough)

And for anyone wondering about the structural tolerance of the "pine beetle" wood check out this drawing of the new speedskating oval for the 2010 Olympics. Those beams are all being constructed from the beetle affected wood. At least that's what they told us when we toured the facility last May. http://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Ova..._Games16690.jpg

Yep, those will slay 'em for sure. Nice Stimmys!