rhuseby

Hmmm. 2 Billion people infected, 1/3 of the world population. 1/3 less of the population out fishing. GO SWINE FLU!!!!!!!

Both are good fighters in my experience with the overall edge going to the rainbow. However the absolutely most explosive fish I've taken have been browns. They're the ones that hit the air five times in the first five seconds and rip off the entire flyline before slowing a bit. Most of the browns are a slower paced fight than the average bow, but it's those occasional dynamiters that keep you guessing. I usually feel just a little more cagy about fooling a big brown, so I'd say that browns are my favorite overall.

I think you have a first there, the first golden bone photo on FFC (carp that is). I keep hearing they're a great flyrod fish.

Sundance, I'm not sure about you adding them yourself, but Fish and Wildlife have stocked natives in this province for a long time. Cutts in high mountain lakes, walleye in the prairie resevoirs and lakes with collapsed fisheries, even pike and perch have been on the stocking list at times over the years. Check with them and see if they can help you.

Sundance, I'm glad you know what you want in the fishery. My only point was that if fishing of some sort is all that was wanted, then adding pike was a simple and inexpensive solution. If the community wants a trout fishery, then indeed you have to deal with the perch.

Really simple solution - chuck a few pike in and wait a couple of years. Of course, the trout may not do so well, but you'd have big perch and some chubby pike to fish for, and no stocking needed. All depends if you just want fishing or if you want fishing for stocked trout.

Long handled forceps, and be quick. I'm not sure how much damage they'd do to you, but I don't want to find out.

Maybe, maybe, maybe. If this has worked, here's my first ever photo post, of a red ocotopus that took a clouser last fall.

Try and tell those girls that whitefish aren't gamefish!!

Whities are just as much fun as trout in my book, and other than an awkward shaped head have the same general body shape as a trout, inhabit the same water, and each most of the same food. So obviously, it's in the eye of the beholder. Although I don't have a lot of saltwater experience yet, surfperch are just as much fun as coho. Same idea. Every fish has its good points and weak points, let's just appreciate them all. Just like people!

Bow, Crow a few times, foothills brownie streams, teach the kids how to flyfish, foothills cutts, Vancouver Island for pinks, and the grand finale BAJA for a month in late Sept-Oct.

It's interesting that most of the tiers here seem to prefer the higher end hooks. For over 95% of my tying I use good old Mustads. I do have some break while pinching barbs, and they need to be sharpened, but I find they are almost no breaks or bends while fishing. Also considering the way I go through flies, expense counts for me. I am not denying that the expensive hooks are wondeful products for the most part, but I will stick to the tried and true.

Okay, I've got to figure out to post a photo here. I got a red Octopus on a fly at Campbell River last fall, and have a photo.

Life doesn't always find a way. There were no fish in Twin Lakes prior to trout being stocked, and there were millenia for fish to naturally occur. The same is true for many other water bodies with fish bearing capability in this province. If there is no existing or previous natural corridor for fish migration, natural populations are unlikely. Perhaps we should look at BCs approach. If illegally intorduced fish are found in stocked water bodies, ALL angling is prohibited till rehabilitation is complete. This may punish the innocent, but it does ensure that the perps have no opportunity to blend with other anglers while catching their imports. Just a thought to provoke some discussion.

So, don't use tippet heavier than 20 lb!!!!! I don't want to be holding on when one of those lets loose. But please let me hook a fish big enough to do it.

Nice to see some redtailed surfperch shots. They pull as hard as anything for their size, a major hoot on the flyrod. What resort were you at?

Proof that you should take a rod with you everywhere you go. Good job.

Pretty good video. My daughter really liked it too. I have finally discovered a reason to go to Ontario, ie the gar.

Best tip of all. Find the right woman, my girl lives 1200 km away. Smuggling, no problem.

I haven't been to the Bahamas, but one thing I've learned over the years. ALWAYS take a rod and some flies when travelling. Sure you may not catch any glory fish like bones or permit. Who gives a rat? There will be something swimming around that will swat a well-presented fly. Take a few clousers, deceivers, and some crazy charlie types and fish right out front of the resort. Try all the different types of water you can find and watch for any sign of fish. Also, talk to any of the locals you can. You'll be surprised at guys that don't fish themselves but have a buddy so they know a fair bit, and they usually aren't very secretive. Have fun, and let us know how it goes.

Most fish and wildlife and conservation officers use a basic rule of thumb. You don't have to check flyfishers. Stop and think, how many fly types have you seen committing violations? Sad but true, the vast majority of violators are using spin gear. Lots of times I've seen and talked to officers who had checked several miles of river by walking and using binoculars, and only the violators have been talked to. And when somebody in the bottom of the Sheep River canyon gets hit for using bait, they know they aren't safe anywhere.

Baja (this coming October), the Amazon, Guinea Bisseau in the salt, Coral Sea off Auatralia, Cape Cod in June and September, Victoria Island for arctic char (where my dad fished 30 years ago), Cuba, the Queen Charlottes, every gamefish species in Alberta, 150 life total species. I won't get to do all of them at my age, but it'll sure keep me trying.

Now I can feel like a successful dad. My daughter shot her first buck on Saturday. Nice little 4x5 whitetail. Now I just have to a) get my son his first one, and get some damned meat in the freezer myself. Times running out fast for these shananigans.

I'm in the old school. Screw the gloves, man up and fish. I knew all those years of ice climbing were good for something. And yes, I'm past 50, so my blood goes around about once a month.

There may be some of you guys that remember reading a book by Steve Herroro "Bear Attacks - Their causes and avoidance" back in the early 80s. Steve was a prof at U of C. A very simplified summary of the book is that attacks by black bears are almost certainly predatory in nature and you MUST fight like hell. Most grizzly attacks are defensive, protecting cubs or a food source and playing dead is the most successful stategy. However, if a griz attack persists more than a few seconds or if it involves entering a camp, it is likely predatory and fighting is most appropriate. Now, are we calm enough to identify species and select strategies? The loaded question. One other point on bear spray. Extensive study had shown that it has an effective deterrence rate of 90-95%, similar to the pepper spray carried by police and used on humans. That's good odds, but it does mean that about 1 bear in 10 or 20 will be sufficiently motivated to ignore the spray and come for a visit. Fortunately not many people will have more than one close encounter in their life.