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  1. Some of the shops have Rio or Airflo kits with all the different grain weight skagit heads that they'll loan out. Use the 425 to 575 grain window as a starting point and cast some different heads until you find the one that's right for you. I'd probably start at 550 then try one heavier and one lighter and go from there.

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  2. Awesome info guys! Can you still buy the TG-4 locally or is it all the TG-5? I mostly found the 5 in stock in stores with the 4 online with limited inventory. Thanks for all the info

    When I picked up my TG-5 at the Camera Store last week they were out of the TG-4. I think they announced the TG-5 in the spring so they probably put the TG-4 on sale then.

  3. olympus tg-4, it shoots great photos and is a tank. took it to the ski hill, the ocean, the mountains it goes everywhere.

    Olympus Tough is what I use too.

     

    I can never remember which hoops to jump through with this forum to embed a Youtube video, so here's a review link:

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  4. 3x in one day?

    You must have them all named after the last few months

    Only twice. Caught on a caddis, next pic is that release, then caught on a trico about 10 minutes later when I was trying to get his buddy a few feet ahead.

  5. Everyone will suggest whatever their favourite rod is, but it may not end up being your favourite. Go to your favourite fly shop, tell them your price range and what you want to do with it. Have them grab every rod that fits the description. Cast them all, eliminate the ones that you don't like right away, narrow down and cast your favourite few again, then decide. It can also help a lot if you already have your favourite line to test them with. I've seen people come back to shops with the rod they just bought that cast great when they tested it, but not so good with the line they put on it. If the rod cast great at the shop with a Rio Grand it isn't necessarily going to cast the way you like with a Trout LT on it.

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  6. It would be nice if salesman reminded their customers about bait bans on the Bow...

    Thing is that a lot of people are going to Walmart or Canadian Tire to buy this stuff. The high school kid working in the sporting goods section making minimum wage either doesn't know or doesn't care and the cashier at the front probably has no idea. The onus is always on the individual to know the rules.

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  7. Very nice. You like the Radian? Trying to decide between that, and the NRX

    I may have more than one Radian. Compared it to the NRX, Sage X, Orvis H2, and a few other rods and it was the one that suit my casting style the best. Not everyone likes the look of the Scott blanks because they don't sand or paint them but the fish don't seem to mind.

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  8. Very dry grass. Normally this area is jammed with RVs and quads.

     

    35719241784_c1c32170e7_c.jpgP8120097.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

     

    I did notice a lot more people tenting in spots normally taken over by RV squatters.

     

    35719244964_2c09d891d2_c.jpgP8120099.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

     

    Product placement. I'm practicing to be an Instagram star and pro staffer.

     

    35719247084_f2eec6cc05_c.jpgP8120101.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

     

    35719263414_8786d3becf_c.jpgP8130138.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

     

    Whenever I take shots like this I immediately think that bobloblaw is gonna love it.

     

    35719265204_9d7e70ec5d_c.jpgP8130141.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

     

    Got out with some folks from Backcountry Hunters and Anglers and showed them around a bit.

     

    35719267924_d6b2480fff_c.jpgP8130148.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

     

    35719270454_940523d93d_c.jpgP8130153.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

     

    36554127275_f1dcdf6376_c.jpgP8130155.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

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  9. Took a week off work to camp and fish.

     

    This right here is a cutty stealing fish.

    36079690306_f5bd53a03c_c.jpgP7230066.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

     

    Goats on the plateau road by Indian Graves.

    36371998895_d1b385e106_c.jpgP7280001.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

     

    36372000815_394ba96870_c.jpgP7280005.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

     

    This is always a beautiful view.

     

    36372003725_a2a32d3b05_c.jpgP7280009.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

     

    Home for a while.

     

    35536086904_6bf531c0b7_c.jpgP7280011.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

     

    Misty mornings.

     

    36372009725_ceaf3b7caf_c.jpgP7290017.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

     

    36372013565_37845752bd_c.jpgP7290021.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

     

    36415858761_b5b343572d_c.jpgP8050012.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

     

    36415860191_d423e763c1_c.jpgP8060038.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

     

    With the OHV ban a lot of the random campers have packed up but left their sh!t behind.

     

    36415863661_c5b5838a95_c.jpgP8060056.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

     

    36415866121_45d86fdf5d_c.jpgP8060060.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

     

    I get pretty tired of fishing in such ugly places.

     

    35719221204_ed21535bfb_c.jpgP8060064.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

     

    Someone didn't get the memo that they're supposed to be done.

     

    35719233754_f208ffbcb0_c.jpgP8110084.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

     

    35719235664_2679fb7087_c.jpgP8110086.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

     

    35719237434_f55d1f5826_c.jpgP8110085.jpg by Marc Fossi, on Flickr

     

     

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  10.  

    It's clear to me that you are not allowed on the island, eg. high water mark - roughly where the cobbles end and organic matter, vegetation start. Makes sense to me. Does that preclude people from wading in the water on either side of the island though? I don't think it does, but I'm curious what others interpretation is on this.

    Asked one of the fish creek park COs about it last year. You're ok below the high water mark like bcube posted earlier but not above it.

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  11. I'm confused. Did someone post a comment then delete it? I saw all the pics and unless you already knew the area well, there wasn't anything I'd consider hotspotting. It wasn't like there was a pic of someone holding a big fish with a landmark like the 22x bridge clearly in the background or something like that.

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    Gotta learn how to better utilize the underwater feature

     

    Change your drive mode on the camera to "burst" or "continuous" then hold the button down and move the camera a little when it's underwater. Out of 20 frames you'll probably get at least a couple keepers. Spray and pray.

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