SilverDoctor

I've been throwing the the 5/6 TFO Deer Creek for a couple of years now. Great rod for the price. Designed for TFO by Bob Meiser who has designed some of the most superb Spey rods out there. Also you can't beat the warranty.

Belated happy one Max

You could also try fishing without an indicator. Last summer I stood on a pedestrian bridge over a popular run and watched large trout part as a large indicator drifted by. Food for thought

Mind you not this weekend but last fall a few times I drove the Motorhome up to a spot on a Thursday night (a four hour evening return drive on a work day) and book for 4 days. The campground owner is always fine with that, as I book in advance by phone and he keeps an eye on my rig. Saved us the set up time and the wife has a bad back, this way I can drive her up in the comfy truck instead of the motorhome. We rented a campground in BC years ago a year at a time. Look at Windermere and the Shuswap where you can also book blocks of time. It is after all supply and demand and we have a lot more people in Alberta now. You can buy a service and use it when you want. I can after all book a spot and not go. It's still mine because I paid for the service, the service is available to me if I use it or not. In the same campground and one that I have used in BC there are people who book the entire summer block. If you can afford it why not. I agree it is abused in certain instances - but that is economics. If I owned a campground I would love it if people booked large blocks of time, and would certainly be upset if someone passed a law that sid yo could only book in my campground if you where physically staying there. I can't count the times when I drove to a campsite only to find it full but your make contingency plans after all.

Well said.

Wow looks to be a nice piece of ammonite. Very nice find. Yo must have been in the southern eastern part of the province

Wonderful, nice seeing the brookie.

I'm no expert but I agree that Syk is not the quality of real silk line, but it's high point is no maintenance, it needs dressing with a bit of mucillin though. You do have to cut and tune it to suit your casting style like most lines. I have a couple of silk lines that I fish occasionally. Grew up fishing silk when I was a lad, the routine was to fish the morning then unreel the line on the bushes to dry for the afternoon hatch. You could also flip it end for end and fish again but silk does start to sink after a while, and needs another application of Red Mucillin after it is dry to bring it back to it's former glory. I don't always want to deal with the maintenance of a Silk line every trip thus I like Sylk. Mind you I have a line that was bought in the 20's by my Dad that is still great to fish. No modern line could boast that or even fish like it. By far the two best silk lines I've tried, where the a Phoenix Silk Line and JB Thebault's lines, both suburb. Both American built and extremely nice. All new silk lines of course require some breaking in to remove the initial stiffness before fishing them. They are not cheap but properly cared for last a lifetime. I have a Chinese silk line on order and will report on that one once it arrives and I put it through it's paces over a couple of months. Not everyone wants to deal with the maintenance and care that go with these lines, they can mildew and be destroyed by moisture if not properly cared for, but the performance is certainly second to none.

Excellent, Humble, we need more people stepping forward to report these lawbreakers and protect our waters. I did 12 reports to the rap office last season.

Please people, bid up on items or donate where you can. This is for an extremely good cause. It benefits our trout. We need you help!

I grew up in a fly fishing family (Father and Grandfather) so I had a fly rod in my hand from age 5. Thus the number of years fishing. Dad bought me a bamboo rod at birth which I incidentally still have and fish. Most kids had a paper route, I tied flies for the local fishing shop. Weird childhood.

Very good work, congratulations and kudos to you.

Damn, now the news is going to pick it up and call it Fly Fishers Flu and shut down all the Fly Shops.

Had an experience while fishing a high mountain lake in the Interior of BC. Big big thunder buster blew in, with ominus black clouds. Brother in law and I rowed for shore. We where just disassembling our fly rods when his started to make a clicking sound. sparks where arcing visibly between the guides. We dropped our rods right there. You could feel the static in the air. We beat it into the bush with rain and hail following us. Funny thing was he quickly leaned it against a fallen tree. When the storm cleared we went back to fishing. He swears the action of the rod changed after that and never used it again. It had small white score marks under the guide windings so something happened to it. We always stow graphite rods now when the sky starts to boil.

Look for young birds when checking for good hackle.

I had a few requests to add recipes for the wets.

Yes, we must get together on the water. Also want to to drop by and droll over your hardy collection. That Dana Gray quad must me a winner. Must give it a shake. A gathering sounds like fun. Sort of a "Grass in".

You're dead on there Duchie, Real silk is great and can last a lifetime.

Pm sent.

have a great one today and thanks for all that you've done for the fly fishing community.

Just curious but..... does it matter?

Cast right reel left. As did my Father and Grandfather.

Don't know where this is but a nice looking stretch of water.

Haven't been able to find Plover, let me know if you see any locally. Still have a couple starlings from my time in BC. They where a nuance bird there and I stocked up.

Every now and again I read this little story, Can't remember where I got it or who wrote it. But I like just it. ---THE YOUNG MAN WAITED FOR HIS INFANT SON TO FALL ASLEEP SO HE COULD GO FISHING AGAIN. HE HAD BROUGHT HIS YOUNG FAMILY TO THE LAKE, CAUGHT HIS FIRST RAINBOW THAT MORNING AND WAS ANXIOUS TO PURSUE A SECOND. HE WAITED AND THOUGHT OF THE POST-WAR TEARDROP TRAILER HE WAS BUILDING AT HOME. WHEN IT WAS COMPLETE, THERE WOULD BE MORE HOLIDAYS WITH HIS YOUNG FAMILY, FISHING AND EXPLORING. THE BOY’S EYES CLOSED AND HE DRIFTED OFF, UNAWARE THAT A LARGE CIRCLE HAD JUST OPENED. IT IS A CIRCLE OF STEWARDSHIP, BASED ON HOPE RATHER THAN EXPECTATION. YOU MAKE TIME FOR YOUR FAMILY EARLY IN LIFE, HOPING THEY WILL HAVE TIME FOR YOU LATER ON..................... THE YOUNGER MAN WAS GETTING IMPATIENT AS HIS FATHER SLOWLY ATE HIS LUNCH. HE COULD SEE A RISE ON THE LAKE AND IT DEFIED CONVENTIONAL WISDOM. HE WOULD LIKE TO GET OUT AND FIND OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING, BUT HIS FATHER WANTED TO GO DOWN TO THE LODGE, DRINK COFFEE AND TALK TO RETURNING FISHERMEN. IF HE DIDN’T GET OUT AND TALK TO PEOPLE, PARTS OF HIS THOUGHT PROCESS WOULD BE LOST. THE YOUNGER MAN RELAXED AND WAITED. THERE WOULD BE TIME TO FISH AFTER SUPPER. THE OLDER MAN TOOK A LEISURELY BITE OF HIS BREAD AND WONDERED WHY HIS SON WAS NOT CHECKING OUT THIS UNUSUAL RISE. HE WAS UNAWARE THAT THE CIRCLE HAD JUST CLOSED................ Don't forget to smell the roses and enjoy the moment. Moments disappear so quickly.