Garlicmarshmellow

Daxlarsen, If you think that the people who spend hundreds of dollars on gear and keep a kill fish are evil, look in the mirror and bang on you are one of them. Comparing killing fish to birds, I say apples to oranges. No harvest of any fish except stocked waters = no fishing at all except in stocked waters. Please join PETA, they are looking for people like you My big problem is you calling bait fisherman your immature names. I love to flyfish, but I grew up bouncing stoneflies and maggots on the upper Bow. Ever fathers day I go fishing with my father and son, we use bait, and we keep some from a mountain lake that is near, not in Banff, like I've been doing since I was 3. Infact, it's one of my favorite trips each year. Your attitude is what makes fly anglers look bad. If you had a poll on how many anglers use to chuck gear and bait on this site, I'd say high 80 %. Before flly fishing exploded in the 90's that what a high majority of anglers in Alberta did. Also, I invite you to try and put your boot up my 73 year old dad's arse one day. He'd crack it of and feed it to you. If you represent the next generation of fly anglers, our sport is in some serious trouble. Your thoughts are young. PS When people ask you if you are a fisherman, tell them no, I'm an elistist and yes there is something wrong with that.

I purchase a pair of Wiley x glasses from wiley. The jake Model. A Optic store in Calgary wanted $484, Wiley cost me $319 everything included. The company seemed really great to work with. BPS sells them. Their phamplet was all on fishing so they had me at first bite. Thanks for all your replies.

Arbour lake 3 fish a day 10 fish a month Easy to fill your freezer especially if your only keeping the large stocked fish As for the 20/20 club, you may have the technique to land large fish quickly, but a lot of anglers will baby the fish in. As for 3 - 4 lb being incredibly strong ... it's 3 - 4 lb tippet, not something I would call strong. I think I read in Jim M.'s latest book that the lighter the rod the less chance of breaking lighter tippet due to the flex in the rod. Maybe I read it somewhere else. The test was done pulling a boot from what I recall. I can't remmeber it word for word. Maybe the Mexican heat was getting to me when I read it.

I can sympathise with with Sun about people using these lakes to fill their frezzers. At Arbour lake, they have to restock at least a couple of times a year. When the lake is frshly stocked, you see the same anglers taking their limit of 3 home and a lot of these are large fish. The smaller ones are release by these anglers. As for using light tackle to catch large fish, isn't there some sort of greatness given to anglers that catch a 20 inch fish on a size 20 fly on the Bow? The size of tippet used on these flys don't allow a lot of horsing when trying to land them.

They guy who did/may of broken the Alberta record for a Brown (released but weighed by f+w techs previously) caught the fish out of a significantly smaller stream than the Bow. 31.5 inches. Seen the pic and still use the rod he caught it on. So a fish out of the bow >30 inches is highly likely. From reading this thread I believe to catch one of these monsters, stats show that you should leave your camera at home except Hawgstopper who is the exception to the rule. PS that pic gives new meaning to the phase" Is it in yet"

My eyes aren't bad at all. Good at distances, close up is getting worse. So I don't really need glasses but since my insurance is gonna dish out 300 bones a year for me to get glasses, might as well get a good pair of sunglasses. I'm a tech and work outside a lot of the time so I wear sunglasses most of the time. Bonus is they'll be a good pair of fishing specs. Thanks for all your input guys

I got the D10 and so far it's tested well. Pic in my avatar was taken with it. Love being able to snorkle and play in the pool without worrying about the camera getting wreck. The large buttons are a bonus when you have big or fat or cold hands. Was able to use it with gloves on while pheasant hunting this season. Start up is fast and has lasted so far with the kids not breaking it. Basically it's a elp camera in a water/ shockproof container. It's thicker than the other cameras but fits nicely in my vest side pocket. Zoom and hd video aren't high on my list of needs so that's why I choose it. After reading the review previously, it was tops in most catergories. Sweet. You may spend a little more on a waterproof camera, but in our line of recreation, it's worth every penny. Strap it to your wrist while you're netting your buddies fish and the cameras ready to go, no fumbling around trying to find it or pull it out.

I still enjoy pulling out the spinning rod once and a while. With three young kids 6 and younger I'm forced to use them when I go out with them. In city ponds and trout ponds a casting bobber and flys seem to catch more then the gear. I let the older boy chuck spinners and lures to keep him occupied until I get one. So the question is am I flyfishing when when I'm using bobber/fly combo or am I a gear fisherman in that instance

I'm in the market for a new pair of prescription sunglasses. I've been using the brown/bronse lens for the longest time. Anyone see any advantage/disadvantage for the browns or grey colors i.e. sunny, cloudy, etc? Rose ain't an option. Thanks, Garlic

Saw my first couple of robins a few days ago, but today I saw something I've never seen. First there was 11 and more came and even more came and last count was 22 robins in a tree talking up a storm. Turned my back and 3 mins later most were gone. Tis a true sign spring is here

Wing shooters setup is super nice. Boat goes well in shallow water with the jet. Rowing frame works great, but I want coffee holders like Lynn has next time we head out.

I'm running tiger 4. something on my mac and want to upgrade to Snow leopard. Do I have to buy the $200 upgrade or will the $30.00 upgrade disk work. Read reports that it would but the mac guru at Future shop says you need to spend the 200 bucks. A $170.00 savings buys a lot of fishing stuff. I know it comes with Iphoto 009 and Ilife 09 but do I really neeed these? Garlic

Bought an airflo delta orange flyline years ago. Dave at Fishtales told me it was similar to a Wulff triangluar taper which I was trying to find at the time. Hasn't cracked, throws well and roll casts and mends like a dream. Can't find it anymore on their website. Tried a couple of SA lines before the delta and they haven't moved since I bought this line. Sorry I can't remember the exact name. I think it was just called airflo delta back then.

Sorry Sundance, can't agree with ya on this one. Standing there blabbing while holding a 12 inch bass that slowly is suffocating is not showing beauty. Chances are, on some of these fish, he did retakes, and the fish was out of the water longer. If I showed up to your lake and held one of beauty rainbows in the air while blabbing to a buddy or one of my kids, to show them the beauty of fishing, you'd come give me a piece of your mind and rightly so. Dustin, I'm not being negative here, I'm pointing out something that I saw that was completely unacceptable, in fact I thought it was quite disrespectful to the fish. If I was being negative, I would of bashed the show BY NAME and it's host and called him a a ton of names. If you still think I was being negative, I'll live on tomorrow. Myself, if I was doing a show, I'd take the fish off the hook, one quick lift to show the folks and release. 5 seconds max out of the water and then I could blab blab blab on what I did.

I was having lunch with a group at Chilis and watching a fishing show with the hosts initials I L. He was catching bass and landing them using what looked not to be a rubber net and stood there talking while holding the fish. I even said out loud a couple of times" Put the fish back". While leaving I counting 2 times amount of time the fish were out of the water. Near 27 steamboats. Bass might be tougher, maybe not, but this is no way to handle fish on a network show. Land the fish, release it, then talk. Boo brother quartz to that host and no he wasn't flyfishing.

Why do want the fish cleaning station removed? This is not a total C and R lake. Simple way to catch someone with an undersized trout is when they are cleaning it at the station.

I got a D10also and love it. Something to look at if you have young kids. I lost my S50 and another canon digital to the little hands in my house. Simple mistakes they made but those digital point and shots don't take much abuse. This camera should/does take the drops and spills that occur. Plus, on holidays this year i was wondering if there was a bass under the dock I was fishing. Stuck the camera in the water under the deck and sure enough mr bass showed up on my camera. Picture quality is also great. Got some great shots of the kids in the pool swimming. Basically its an elf in a waterproof case. Little more bulky than the olympus and pentax, but I'm a canon fan and this is a must have if your and outdoors person. Rick should get one with the amount of spills he takes in the river. Pic of brown in my avatar was taken with the d10

Decent day on the water and netted one of my top 3 nicest looking brown. Amazing spawning colors. All the rest of the browns were not showing their fall colors.

Maybe if the people in Bragg creek do their part more, there might be more nutrients to enhance bug activity. I would love to see the Elbow produce more consistently. Where we were there were hardly any tracks except for the elk but it was pretty scarce habitat. Hopefully the money goes to good use on the elbow.

I fished the elbow on Sunday below 22 and there seemed to be good quantities of fish, especailly browns. That brown on my avatar was caught there on Sunday. Lots of walking between holes and braided channels everywhere. The problem with the Elbow in that region is lack of good holding water. I did notice a high amount of stone shucks near the shoreline compared to previous years. All fish were released including some hog whites.

Uber, It's two individuals that Don and I both know that are around his circle that have done some part for the fish. I didn't want to list their names. I believe Don will understand the message.

FFF 3 things - A. If the trout you were fishing for are so precious and fragile, WHY are you fishing for them? If you think they need special protection, maybe lobby to get the regs changed to "closed" instead of just fly-fishing. B. It’s apparent you have no knowledge of anything other than FF when it comes to angling so let me put your mind at ease. The rig you showed had a large leader attached to the spinner. Golden trout are known to tough to catch correct. If you threw that rig you showed to a hatchery released fish that was starving, he wouldn't take it. The leader kills all the action of the spinner therefore the fish knows it is artificial and will not take it. If a golden got caught on that rig, maybe it should be removed from the gene pool. The bonus is that the spinner was actual barbed because debarbed trebles have a higher mortality rate (treble hook phenomenon or something like that). Learned it back in LCC. So "Who Is So God Damn Insecure And Weak"? Not me, but if I were using that panther martin up there it would be on 4 lb test on an ultralight rod, no leader, with a couple of split shots 10" above it so I could cover lots of water. C. Does my name bother you or any true Fly fisher persons since it really has nothing to do with fly fishing, but a form of bait. Maybe in my next life I'll be known as "Salmon eggs" from canadian tire. Everybody has different methods to accomplish a task. For example. I can eat a McDonalds cheeseburger in 4 bites. My wife takes at least ten bites to complete the same task. Does it drive me crazy? For sure (why does it take so long for someone to eat a dam cheeseburger), but until one of us wants to change our methods of attacking the cheesburger, neither will change. Benefits to both methods, speed vs better for the digestion, but it basically comes down to how you personally enjoy your experience at completing the task you set out to do. Don Worm dunkers you know who have made a difference. One guy we know is just finished school to be a pharmacist and once your young student. Look at his past. Did plenty for the fish. Dunked worms with him plenty too. Who was the president of the Dixon club who were instrumental in creating Beaver at that time? Dunked worms with him plenty also. We occasional worm dunkers may not be as noticeable as some, but we do what we can. GM PS I was reading this thread waiting for one of you to pick up on how the leader was hampering the rig and none of you mentioned it. You guys are posers when it comes to other methods of angling

I install these products for Telus at customers houses. Most customers tell me they are switching to Telus because it is cheaper. Additionally, we techs are suppose to give out our cards to these customers who can then call you back if they have issues. Does Shaw do this? Not. Also out of the hundreds I've installed, not many call backs. Basically, Tv is Tv. Some like this company, some like that. It's all a matter of preference. Each have their goods and bads.

I believe the area above the Highway #1 bridge on the JP is the area that the landowners indeed own the streambed. The landowners down by the bow and up aways aren't always the most friendlist to anglers

I am a fisherman not a snob! Words to live by brother. Nice video and good quick releases