BurningChrome

I would've guessed he means something like Purell hand sanitizer.

I disagree - it was smaller than in past years. It looks like they tried to make it seem like there were as many exhibitors as before by putting curtains up on the one side (the left when you walk in the door where one of the presentation theatres used to be) to make the space smaller. Not as many exhibitors as before either. Where were Loomis, Echo, Winston, Scott, Airflo, Patagonia, Simms? Pretty sure those companies were here in the past.

Completely agree. Yeah, you have to buy a non-resident license, CW tags, etc. but at least you're still paying for them in Canadian dollars. There are even direct flights from Calgary to Terrace on WestJet now if you don't want to do the 18 hour drive.

Sure can! http://www.smithoptics.com/us/Root/Men's/Prescription/c/1200 I don't know anything about their prescription offerings but I wear Smith Chromapops and they're pretty good. I can spot holding fish and see my dry flies way better than I could before.

I've had good experience with Knifewear in Inglewood.

But I just bought a set of 4 tickets from troutlover...

Some of the fly shops had tickets. Not sure if they do any more though.

From Flickr all you have to do is click the picture you want, click the share button, choose BBCode, then copy the URL and paste it into your post.

Spent NYE in the woods again this year. Here's a few pics I done took. So many more stars out there. DSC_2479.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr Little bit of the aurora making an appearance. DSC_2480.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr DSC_2484.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr DSC_2488.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr And of course the "hold my beer and watch this!" moment. DSC_2493.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr DSC_2507.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

Haven't logged in for a few days and saw this. Truly sad news. Ron was a great guy and I always stopped to chat whenever I saw him. He will be missed by many.

Oh yeah, for sure. I'm just saying it wouldn't get rid of all of them. Some posts in this thread seem to equate licensed guides with quality guides, which I don't think is accurate. Of course there's also the risk that some of the good guides would give up if licensing was introduced too.

Funny. A lot of the posts in this thread seem to imply that if guides were licensed there'd only be good guides around. I'm sure there are lots of licensed guides in BC who suck at getting people into fish, have terrible people skills, etc. You need a license to drive a car but that sure doesn't make everyone on the road a good driver...

I've never felt that crowding was an issue on the Bow or the mountain streams. Usually those who complain about crowding are unwilling to walk an extra five minutes from where they parked. I don't think it's crowded when you float the Bow either, it's just that the few guys without manners or etiquette make it feel crowded.

I'm not positive, but I don't think there's a requirement for licensed guides in BC to have first aid or CPR training either. If that's a concern I think it's something you need to ask before hiring a guide. As for first aid kits, I think most probably carry something fairly basic for cuts and scrapes and maybe headaches, but if you are diabetic, allergic to bee stings, or something like that then the onus is on you to let the guide know and bring with you the appropriate medication you need. Be responsible for your own well-being just as you would if you were walking and wading by yourself. As for making sure a guide has knowledge and experience, I agree with bcube. Going through a reputable shop or outfitter will be better since they have a reputation to maintain by hiring the best guides. You can also check local forums for reviews or recommendations. I think there was a pretty recent guide recommendation thread on this forum.

I'm on my third winter running Nokian Rotiivas on my 4Runner. Excellent in snow, slush, and ice. Unfortunately they're not cheap and Kal Tire is the exclusive dealer for Nokians in Canada so you aren't likely to find any deals on them. I ran Duratracs for a couple years and they were good the first winter but not so much the second because the siping isn't very deep.

As a registered society aren't they required to have elections at their annual general meeting? Wouldn't the better way to facilitate change be to run for elected positions yourselves and affect change from within rather than posting a rant on an internet forum?

No point in adding new regs until they have the manpower to enforce the existing ones.

Yeah, it has gotten pretty stale to the point where some exhibitors are in the exact same spot every year it seems. Like you I go mainly to catch up with people I haven't seen since the previous year's expo, but I guess as long as we keep going the organizers won't have any reason to change things up.

I was talking stonefly nymphs not dries. I don't fish nymphs a whole lot but I know lots of people use those jimmy legs almost year round and get fish on it. I was stirring the pot more than anything with that suggestion. Now for streamers, a simple leech is good, but I think you also need to have at least one baitfish type pattern like a Clouser or sculpin (BRB) in there.

No stonefly nymphs or Clousers? I tried this once before and while you can get away with a smaller number of nymph patterns I've found it a lot more difficult to do with dries on the Bow, especially if they're only keyed on emergers or spent wings.

Ugh, I want to agree with you but I can't. Complete shutdowns (not like the temporary closures last summer) can be a slippery slope that produces all sorts of other unintended consequences.

I'm cautiously optimistic but without additional funding for enforcement this will be no more than a bunch of hot air. Quads already break the law regularly out there, so adding more laws/protection will do very little without the means to enforce them.

Haven't been out fishing but here are some random shots from the past couple weeks. DSCF3961.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr DSCF3989.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr DSCF4021.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr DSCF4046.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr Combined.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr DSCF4007.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr DSCF4062.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr DSCF4069.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr DSCF4079.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr DSC_2451.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr DSC_2455.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr DSC_2456.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

Tried it years ago. Didn't find it any better or worse than Rio.

Yeah, they are pretty killer laces. I have them on my hiking boots as well and have yet to break a pair.