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Good report and nice pics. I love the colours on that cutty.

I never owned a bike helmet until I moved to Calgary in 1998. A car with air bags? My newest car was a 1980 Mercury Capri. Orange. Seat belts were only a suggestion. There were no loonies back then to put your kids in danger (at least not as many). I was shooting guns and fishing from age 5 (have never had a gun incident although I was taught responsibility). Video games? My days were spent outside from dusk to dawn even in the winter. Man it was so awesome being care free. The small town in Sask where I grew up only had 800 people so I'm sure that helped. It seemed more fun back then despite the risks although back then many of these things weren't considered risks. Sure we were told to be careful but did not put on a full suit of armour. Now that I think about I can't really figure out how I didn't kill myself or my buddies. Ah...they were good friends. Oh boy I'm starting to reminise. I agree, it sure was fun. The best time I remember is when my uncle told me to let him out at a hunting spot so he could flush out some deer and I was to drive the truck a couple km down the road and wait for the deer and get him if I could. I was about 10 or 11. Now this is the funny part. I was a small kid. I had to stand up to drive the truck. I would literally stand on the gas and then the brake and I could still barely see over the dash. It was awesome! Then there was the time of the caves we dug in the side of the spill piles for forts. How they didn't cave in is beyond me. And skating on the thin ice and playing some shinny. I only remember one guy falling through. He was cold but was ok at the end of the day. Oh and the BB gun fights. No one lost an eye so all was well. Oh how I can go on. Were we care free or just stupid? LOL! Memories last forever don't they?

Remember Birchy that Bully was a bit beat up (marks on his head) and was a bit skinny for his length. He just kinda went along for the ride. PM me, I just thought of an offer you can't refuse.

That is the coolest thing ever.

Great work dude! Isn't great that you can fish this river all year? Check the regs to be sure you are legal, but seriously the fun doesn't have to stop!

Nice work dude! You're on your way to a life long addiction that has many symptoms some being angry wife/girlfirend, sun stroke, hypothermia, hooks in various parts of the body from strong winds, etc. But they are all worth it.

What are you feeding those furry critters. One can't even stand up and keeps rolling of its back! LOL!

I've got some Bare neoprenes for the cold, around $150, Wholesale Sports. I've got some Reddington breathables, around $300, Russell Spoorts. I'm happy with both so far. I've had the neoprenes for abour 4 years and they are going strong and the breathables about 2 years and going strong.

I bet they are all gonna be keepers.

Anyone here keep fishing the Bow throughout the winter? Anyone do some hard water fishing? Since we are expecting 2cm of snow tonight I figure it's time to start considering these things. Although last year I found I had difficulty hitting the hole in the ice with my flies and when I did nothing ever seemed to rise. Anyone have any suggestions?

Any word about the status on these items for the FFC forum?

I didn't know you could get cam lock jaws instead of the screw jaws. I'll have to look into that more. I like cam jaws better. Thanks!

NICE!

I'm thinking of building myself a rod for a bit more enhancement of this sport. Any suggestions where to start? Books? Videos?

I love it! It'll also work to get you to your nightly voyeur spot without tripping and banging your knee on a rock and disturbing the people you are playing peeping tom with. Oh wait, I've said too much.

Good advice. Exactly what I did. I also picked up the Scholmeyer (spelling bad) book for beginners. It's green on the bottom and the pages are half pages. Pattern on top and methods below. It's a great starter book.

I've got a Renzetti and a cheap Integra. I use the Renzetti for my dries, nymphs, and small streamers. I use the Integra for my large streamers and pike flies. I would recommend the Renzetti but not the Integra. I bought the Integra for all my flies but a little piece of the jaws broke off. It doesn't affect it's use for large streamers so I held on to it and bought the Renzetti for all the other flies. The Renzetti too has a second set of jaws you can get for larger flies (some models come with that one and you need to purchase the smaller jaws for the little stuff).

That's a hell of a shuttle.

Oh man that sucks to hear that.

I like to fish.

Birchy not show up for fishing? That's like the sun not rising.

That is just too funny!

Great post. Loved it all.

This sport never ends, unless you "choose" to let it end. I choose to not let it end. See you in the snow.

Can we start lining up now?