SilverDoctor

Mac and OSX leopard is the most stable and best system out there. Browse, play, view, and page through your files without opening them. See how your system looked on a given day and restore files with a click. You can even run windows if you want to (I don't want to). I love it and am using it at work on a 24" iMac. I'm running the Adobe Creative Suite 3 Premium and it is fast and brilliant. Doesn't crash and no virises as yet.

I use both often together. I do love the natural peacock for tying classic flies. Nothing quite like it.

Question 1 -I'm in charge of making the Cabbage rolls and perogies (3 roasters of each). Question 2 - No decorations yet unless you count that strip of Xmas lights I forgot to take down last year. My twin sons usually do the decorating with my wife. My input is usually to set up my electric train and drop the odd ridiculous suggestion or tickle them unmercifully. They put up with me for some odd reason unknown to me. Perhaps it has to do with number 1, or some sort of pity for a goofy old bugger. Question 3 - Drop the nogg, add a generous portion of scotch, add exactly two drops of water and a bit of ice. Why two drops of water? When you're my age, you've learned how to hold your liquor. Water, however, is a whole other issue. Question 4: wish list - Maybe a couple of books or videos. Some time with family and my grandchild. Mind you Changing a baby's diaper is a lot like opening a Christmas present from your grandmother -- You may not know whats inside but your pretty sure your not gonna like it! My wife and kids usually find something interesting for me that I would never buy for myself.

That's an easy one, just slow down, yer moving too fast.

What I really love about the Nor-vice is the way you can dubb on thread. Simply amazing. I can dub materials that where impossible before without a turbo dubber or dubbing loop. I

I have the President Fly Reel. Love it, great drag and action. It did me well during my steelhead trip. Turned a couple of big fish that made screaming runs.

You mean you can play games on a computer too? I thought they where just for chatting about fly fishing.

When the weather isn't too cold I just run the spey rod through the back sliding window of the truck. Works great to run from spot to spot.

I agree with Fly tyer, My Nor vice has replaced a lot of gadgets. Previous to that I used a large metal bulldog clip. The kind you use for the office. If you look around you can find clear plastic clips that are used to reseal potato chip bags, about 3" wide.

It's a Christmas large sporting auction that is run by a hospital in Sudbury Ontario. I lost my sister to LLou garretts disease out there. I am sure there are local groups that do the same kind of thing. My heart prayers goes out to anyone who has been affected or touched by this disease.

Won't be in on one till the new year, finishing he UK swap, have 100 flies to tie for charity (the ALS society) and two orders to fill for BC clients not to mention a couple of web sites to build, and an oil painting to finishfor a BC gallery.

It was 1992 when my diary indicates larger greyling. After that there was definitely a decline in size. There seemed to be more smaller fish but few large.

I file my hook points too. Makes em nice and sharp.

I'm on block watch patrol in my neighborhood. We keep an eye out to help keep the little ones keep safe by walking little kids who's parents are working.

Yep, I often check the lint trap. I've gotten some great dubbing out of there. Jean loads are great along with sweaters. When my sons where small my wife ran a load of Halloween costumes. resulted in great nymph bodies of about 6 years. It often works as a "base" to add other dubbing materials to. Just something to check out. Then there's my small coffee grinder and mixing various furs for great dubbing I will put aside and sort my trimmings also. Toss em in the blender for some interesting results. My dad used wool darning thread cut into quarter inch pieces and "carded" to make great dubbing for wet flies. On one Algonquin camp when I was a kid I remember him cutting up a work sock, fraying it to make some great wet fly bodies. When I started tying there was not the profusion of materials available like today. You needed to find sources.

For realllllly cheap dubbing check out your lint trap on your dryer. Some interesting dubbing have come out of there. Especially after colored cycles.

Loop to loop is a nice easy way to go. Quick and easy change ups for various conditions and weights.

Missed yesterday's meeting, had to work late. Should see you next meeting. I have a peg leg, one eye kinna funny looking and walk at a 45 degree angle. Shouldn't be hard to spot.

How about a Silver Doctor. You can then drop it in the Mail to me. He He...

thanks for posting a beauty.

Oldies on the radio. I tie out in the garage in my art studio. Often I take my laptop Mac out there and run through the songs I have in Itunes. Usually to the tune of scampering mice, wifes asking if I want anything, and various son's and friends coming and going stealing my wine. Don't always listen to music it does play in my head. Downside is that the studio is not heated (an extension on my garage) so I need to turn on the heater for 20 minutes in the winter to make it livable. Maybe we should do a posting showing everyones tying area.

Have at it Lonefisher

Daiichi 1250 # 12 Thread - Red

Not at all I have several fly rods and several vices.

Fantastic report Greg. Looks like you had a great trip. Glad to see you tied into some BC steel. You never know what is going to happen out there. Never have fished those rivers without multiple bear sightings. It's a feeding heyday for all the predictors big and small. Hit and run is a great way to do it. Great pictures and report guys.