SilverDoctor

They look like they should work.

An guy I work with wants to hike up to Keyhole lake. I haven't the foggiest idea where it is. I think in Banff. Any hikers out there know?

I often find myself on the water before first light. Many times I come off the water when others just arrive.

I can attest that yes Toolman does have an arsenal of rods.

I would have to come in from a completely different angle than the others. I usually find out what insect stages, or other life is in the water that the trout are feeding on, rather than just having a particular popular fly. I then try to match the life form with what I have in my fly box.

You also have to look at what the particular emergers look like. A good general on is the Sparkle Pupa created by Gary LaFontaine. A lot of emerger patterns are a derivative of this pattern. I have a few personal ties that work. http://www.westfly.com/fly-pattern-recipe/...arklepupa.shtml

In the winter I usually tie a lot for steelheaders heading for the Coast. I do tie quite a few for charities. I give away a few on the water. I usually have a few containers for my self that I use to replenish my various boxes.

Yes always always talk to the landowner. I have a number of access points around the province through private land that I've developed with good relations.

Fishtails for me, great shop. Then country Pleasures and Hasnens. Can't say I've had a bad experience anywhere in town. Buy a few things for fly tying at the fishing Hole and have always been treated very well.

I was swinging a T8 with a Rio Skagit on the Bow Sunday and did well with quite a few browns on emergers. It seemed to hit the right depth. As the water recedes I usually go to T4 for swinging.

Wonderful, I love quill bodies.

Is that like a bottle of scotch? After a few shots of Glen Fidditch I feel like an expert at anything.

Not made in England any more. Very sad.

Ouch that was one of my access points also.

Deep clousers in olive and white. Zoo cougars are also great.

Streamers on a sinking line is the way to go. Let your line sink deep.

Braid is great for bodies but be sure you weight it, from my own experiences it does tend to trap air for quite a while changing the buoyancy dynamics of the fly.

Use deet only on my hat and outer clothes. Keep it off my hands as it eats fly line and plastic. I have a mosquito mesh coat that I wear when they get bad.

For a classic mudder, use something like the barrel of a pen to pack your deer hair back to get a tighter head. Look for finer deer hair, elk work also. Working with tinsel can be tricky. Make sure you start with an even base of thread upon which to build the tinsel body. If the under warps are not perfectly smooth your tinsel will not be smooth. Start it just behind where the head stops, You are aiming for close touching wraps without overlaps. Spiral wrap the tinsel to the rear of the body and back again to the tying in point, wrapping the tinsel in the same direction as the thread. One of my favorite flies. It can imitate a bait fish stone fly or grasshopper.

Had this guy form Alberta Energy Savings at my door tonight. Said he was from "the energy company" and needed to see our energy bills. He said that he was from the government energy. His shirt with logo looked like Enmax at first. Promised huge energy savings to my gas and electrical bill. The wife got excited (bills been high lately). A lock in for 5 years at a certain rate. looked good I signed the contract, he then phoned in my order. Something didn't smack quite right call it gut feel. I started giving my info on the phone asked what kind of company they where and she said they where a small company. OOps not a good answer. I decided to back out and told the gal on the phone so. Grabbed my signed contract from him and said I wanted to think about it for the day. He was quite agitated and said I would loose money not sighing up, too much pressure for my taste. I plugged in their local phone number with the better Business Bureau (from a business card with a poor logo) no such place. Got on line and checked them out at the BBB site. result This organization is not a BBB Accredited business. Based on BBB files, this company has an unsatisfactory record BBB Definition: unsatisfactory record - A company has an "unsatisfactory business performance record" with the BBB is based on the experiences reflected in BBB files. This file condition results when the company has failed to resolve or respond to complaints, repeatedly failed to respond or resolve issues in a timely manner, failed to resolve the underlying issues etc. This my be an OK company but after searching the internet for more info and reading most peoples energy bill goes up and it takes $1,000 to buy out of the contract. I thanked my stars that I have the origninal contract in my hands. any other experiences out there? Let the buyer beware and reasearch.

I had a very small problem with one of my Nor auto-bobbins , Ed phoned me and sent me a part very quickly. This was 3 years after purchase. Excellent service for an great vice and a lot of accessories. Fantastic tube attachment also.

Fantastic gift, post some pictures.

Yep 10 footer, nice estimate. I will re do the wraps this winter, will have to research the right silk color.

Found this Classic Milwards Bamboo rod when I was out in BC, at first I thought it was a spey rod, but it's too short. Furrules fit really nice. Very tight clean rod. Perhaps a Salmon rod. Have to do some research. All Agate eyes that could use a bit of polishing. I may do a restoration on it. It was pure black with grime when I bought it but have it cleaned up nicely. Hard to resist Bamboo. Always looking for rods to restore.

Love my Nor-Vise and tie on it all the time now. I also own a Renzetti Traveler and have owned a HMH and Peak. You really should try a variety of vices and see which one suites you.