BurningChrome

Guessing it's buried somewhere in the Alberta water act.

Asshats.

And bicycles.

That won't be the case if the price of oil stays where it's at. And that'll be our undoing since the Harper regime has only done things to benefit the O&G industry. Even if you dislike him, Mulcair was absolutely right when he said that Canada has Dutch disease. If Layton was still around I'd vote NDP in a heartbeat. Right now I'm still undecided between Libs, NDP, and Green. CPC has never been an option for me.

A softer rod also loads much better at short casting distances like you'd be using on small streams. I was casting a 7'6" Accel (med-fast) and 7'9" Circa (slow) both in 3wt side by side the other day. Found that both could cast 30' plus no problem with the Accel doing a bit better punching through the wind, but when it came to shorter casts around 10' to 20' the Circa loaded no problem and laid the line down gently while the Accel would smack the line down in a pile.

Does anyone in the know have a rough ballpark for when this will happen? I've got experience working with Cows and Fish on bank rehabilitation so I wouldn't mind helping out with this if I can make it work date-wise.

Feels like I can see small dries on the water a lot better than I used to. Not sure if it's really the lens or just my imagination. What you two do in the privacy of your bedroom is entirely your business.

I like the Chief frames but they didn't come with the lenses I wanted - polarchromic ignitors in Chromapop - so I went with Dovers instead.

I think he means a loop like a non-slip mono loop or Rapala knot. I've always found that if your hopper lands upside down a quick line mend will usually put it right.

I bought my Smiths at Iron Bow. If Mike doesn't have the ones you want in stock he can order them in for you too. Scratching has a lot to do with lens material though. Plastic lenses will always scratch easier than glass, with the tradeoff being that glass is heavier.

All the Calgary fly shops probably have copies. I'm sure I saw a few at Fish Tales last time I was there.

Would've liked to see them get more pitching instead of trading Reyes for Tulo, but oh well. Guess we'll see what happens.

I bought a pair of Vapors in the spring. Got them a bit smaller so I can wear them with socks for wet wading instead of with waders. So far I've been really happy with them as they're light enough to do a lot of walking on a hot day and protect my feet a lot more than sandals. Not sure if I'd wear them as my main wading boots with waders though. I like the toughness of my G3s better for that.

Just google "social media shaming" and you'll find a ton of articles about how quickly it can spiral out of control. Just look at the recent example from Stampede.

There are designated fording points on the trails in Waiparous. The ones we use to cross have bottoms with large rocks that don't stir up silt and aren't in spawning water. The softer crossings on the trails I've used have bridges over them (I know because I helped put one of them in). Driving up and down the creek is illegal and so is crossing at a point that isn't on the trail. No, social media shaming doesn't help anyone. Please think twice before you do something like this.

When I was looking for a new pair of boots in the spring I picked one of the Foot Tractors up off the display and immediately crossed it off the list. They have to be the heaviest wading boots out there. I can only imagine how much heavier they'd be after absorbing water. It's unfortunate that Patagonia doesn't have a boot in between the Foot Tractor and Ultralight.

Maybe CPS needs to get these... http://gizmodo.com/sf-crime-is-so-bad-police-need-quad-bikes-that-transfor-1720392808

The whole fly fisher obsession with "made in the USA" has always given me a chuckle. I fish Sage rods because I like them, not because of where they're made. The overseas manufacturers are perfectly capable of making stuff better than North Americans, it's the companies who decide the levels of R&D, QA, and materials used. Your North American Tundra is still assembled with a lot of components that were made in China, Vietnam, Korea, etc.

A friend and I just got back from an overnight float with Aaron from Fish Tales. It's a new thing he's trying out this year and we got to be the first ones to go out for it. Absolutely fantastic weekend with great company even though the fishing has been tough at times lately. Rigging up at Police. DSCF3684.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr First fish of the day. DSCF3687.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr First brown of the day, DSCF3690.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr Me getting a little artsy. DSCF3692.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr So much teh yellow. Been a while since I got one of these. DSCF3699.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr Screening the river for bugs. DSCF3700.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr Fish on! DSCF3703.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr Ready for the scoop! DSCF3706.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr And landed! DSCF3708.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr Always meant to take a pic of this. DSCF3710.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr Sun starting to get low. DSCF3712.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr Grabbed the jet boat from camp and headed back upstream to hit a couple runs again. DSCF3715.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr Set for the HBO show they're filming. DSCF3718.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr Back at camp. DSCF3726.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr Getting ready for dinner. DSCF3727.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr Cutbow! DSCF3729.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr So much chrome you can see the reflection of the hand holding it. DSCF3730.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr Last fish of the trip. DSCF3732.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

FACT: Steve has had a camera surgically grafted to his head just so he can get those pictures.

Glad you got some flower pics in there. I was starting to get worried about you. Is that cattle drive on the 533? I've run into them there a few times on that hilly stretch just before the 22. Also ran into some Forces guys in their G Wagons on training exercises there too a couple months ago.

That might be the end of them. Just look at the bad reviews they get on Google Play then compare it to some of the other offline maps like Backcountry Navigator, Gaia GPS, etc. People who actually travel back roads know the value of having a paper map in addition to any kind of electronic one.

Yeah, I use Gaia GPS on my phone and tablet for offline electronic maps, but I like backup and redundancy so having a paper map as well makes me feel better.

Monday night I noticed three vehicles parked on the rocks down at Lafarge too. One of them was a fly fisher with a black Dodge Ram, so you think he'd know better. We're going to lose these access points if this continues.

Yeah, I agree that there should be someone to call on for help in a situation like this. Since the Bow is a navigable waterway and this was outside the city limits would it be DFO maybe? It'd be good to know if this sort of thing happens again, like say that jet boat that was grounded a month back had been leaking fuel into the river, who would've been the best contact?