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Made an appeal for action on an issue to Ms Phillips. The response gave clear indication she is heavily if not totally reliant upon long entrenched civil servants for answers and personally, woefully under informed on recreational part of her portfolio. Doubtless this will change in time as her knowledge grows but in the meantime if appealing to government on any issues be prepared for old timy stone walling that smells strongly of the old timy bureaucracy.

One might wish to consider, Furniture Maker, John Morel, right here in Calgary (kinda...on the edges of) as many of Calgary's elite have done. He does not advertise personally; his praises are sung by those who have entered in a search by typing in above.

thanks Doc, The "pinch" got me onto a search for same and came up with this link http://www.speypages.com/speyclave/95-hooks-feathers-floss/23973-perfect-mallard-wings-every-time-use-cheater-piece.html the back and forth therein nails the question nicely

Need suggestions for mounting *%+@*!*"!*!}^! bronze mallard wings on a (basball bat was the 453 'learn how to' method). Prefer any method not documented in the last 143 books on how to mount bronze mallard wings...yes, and did try superglue.

Prompted by the discussion on this subject abandoned on Dec 15th, I wanted to pass personal views. I heard back from the Ministers office ...more like her communication rep...with what was basically a,."you just don't understand; things are under control; US guides pay big fees ($79...Cdn); this is an old boring topic (I assume to the deputy minister or lessor beast within the dept); go away.",.......reply to my suggestion for licensing guides and banning 'foreign' guides. First; enforcement for our recreational resources esp on OUR river is pathetic. (Perhaps I should have started with that one first). Second, fees don't prevent the importation of bad things. Third; riparian/protection along our river is non-existent, development a free for all for the first song and dance king that comes along. I'm concerned we are rapidly destroying the Bow river in perhaps the reverse order to the above three and the feed back to my 'false cast', into the NEW governments lap didn't amount to even a false 'take'. Regulations seem to favor "how I can make a buck" approach to river management with no more than patronizing gestures to science. To put a realistic focus on this, I can assure anyone the aquatic insect life flights in June, July and August are but a tiny fraction of what they were in 1980 when I first started fishing the Bow. I can't remember what the last year was that I wore a bandana over my face to ward off swarms of caddis and mayflies. Does anyone even carry a bandana anymore? New Regs? I don't believe we will see real substance under any government let alone the 'new guys'; their scared of their own shadows!

lower down is better and 1st week of Sept a turning point as trout head further d.stream

Aboslutely no doubt this came about due to a government prepared to govern. Next step for fisheries is guide qualification, limiting #'s of same and closing the door on 'foreign' guides.

Found the detail below at allaboutvision.com (Ah! but before reading want to remind all to think on skin cancer prevention???? Don't forget the SUNSCREEN and neck or balaclava sun blockers) A: Typically, most sunwear lenses will be UV absorptive to some degree. If lenses are marked CR-39R plastic, about 88 percent of UV light is absorbed. If sunglasses contain polycarbonate lenses, UV absorption will be 100 percent. All better quality non-prescription polarized sunglasses sold through optical stores are 100 percent UV absorbing. For the very inexpensive polarized sunglass — thin, bent sheet polarized types provide UV absorption. Lenses that are polycarbonate are usually UV absorptive. However, many cheap sunglasses use a material called triacetate. This material absorbs only about 40 percent of the UV rays. Lenses may also be made of other acrylic materials, which will vary from partially to fully absorbent. Q: What is the best color for prescription sunglass lenses? I was given red, and I do not think they are very protective. Plus, they change the color of things, and there are red spots in them. — J.N., Pennsylvania A: Sunglass lens colors are really a personal preference. As you noticed, some change your perceptions of color, brightness and contrast, and some don't.The most important feature to look for in a sunglass lens is how much UV radiation it absorbs — you want 100 percent for maximum protection. It is also important to get lenses that are ground rather than punched, to minimize distortion. A color we call neutral density gray will darken the world but not change your color perceptions. The lens tint I prefer in my sunglasses is called G-15, which is a combination of gray and green. It is the original tint that Bausch + Lomb used in their Ray-Ban sunglasses for pilots. —

OK, This time I actually concentrated as I re-read the post... Dry fly; right. Kinda like getting a true grasp of a posted topic...Concentrate on where that fly is. It may be your simply not concentrating on where that fly is, the trout takes it and dives, swallowing the fly. Even if you lose sight of the fly if your focused on where that fly SHOULD be, your prior recognition of the speed and proximity of the fly will help you recognize a take... all that and one thousand more days of F'fing and you'll never ever miss another trout take...(most of the time...sometimes...rarely)

Try this method of staying in touch with the end of your line; once the fly is running and there's tension on the entire line, including retrieval, tick the line with your second finger every few seconds...just a light tick will let you know if there's a visitor.

I have a leather reel case design for that one. Do contact me if I've tickled your fancy.

After 50 years fly fishing I've arrived to the, "PRE", category; starting first application of EFUDEX, today. Highly recommend sunscreen as an alternative, fellas.

Arrgh! You just gave away the hottest spot on the Bow!

leather fly rod case from robertcochrane.com

I fell in the Bow in...Jan/1986. Had to do the 200 yd dash, soaked. Been content with waiting until April ever since.