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Wash with a mid detergent to get clean, then wet em down with baking soda and water, works great. Whien i had neoprene i would fill em with warm water and add a box of baking soda. also works. Best is to give the waders and boots a rinse with a hose after every outing when you get back home. Also adds to the life of the products.

Good stuff Din, wish I was there.

Have a great one Lynn, if not fishing then dreaming about it.

Got a pen and wrote it down, didn't help, really I tried. Maybe I need to repeat it on a black board like Bart Simpson. Perhaps I'll meet a "real fly fisherman" some day to teach me how to use my new and classic fly fishing gear. Some of us old timers learned classic dry, wet and streamer fishing from other old farts who passed down the knowledge, often like a religion. Been blessed to learn from old classic teachers and many modern masters. Hard to break this third generation fly fisherman of old habits though. Ah well too late now. Just have to totter my old bones down to river side with the bamboo rods and keep casting braces of classic wets, dappling pairs of dry spiders and casting pairs and single dries. I still don't know why I fish or why other men fish, except we like it and it makes us think and feel. RODERICK L. HAIG-BROWN - A River Never Sleeps [Fishing] "If I'm not going to catch anything, then I 'd rather not catch anything on flies" Bob Lawless. "They say you forget your troubles on a trout stream, but that's not quite it. What happens is that you begin to see where your troubles fit into the grand scheme of things, and suddenly they're just not such a big deal anymore." John Gierach "He told us about Christ's disciples being fisherman, and we were left to assume...that all great fishermen on the Sea of Galilee were fly fisherman and that John, the favorite, was a dry-fly fisherman." Norman Maclean - A River Runs Through It "I have fished through fishless days that I remember happily without regret." - Roderick Haig-Brown "More than half the intense enjoyment of fly-fishing is derived from the beautiful surroundings, the satisfaction felt from being in the open air, the new lease of life secured thereby, and the many, many pleasant recollections of all one has seen, heard and done." - Charles F. Orvis "You do not cease to fish because you get old, You get old because you cease to fish!" unkown

Humm,. divided by how many members here, quick someone do the math.

Buy some really quick so that I can lease a space for my motor home from you He He

It is highly dependent on the area (river lake stream etc). but from one to three. There are a great many different presentation systems that require vastly different presentation methods. as an example when targeting a rising wily trout in a still water situation a single dry fly is key. While fishing a brace (3) of wet flies at certain time of the year is a good bet. No method or presentation works always.

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Happened to me in Ogdon, while heading to a fishing hole. Was lucky it was an older cop. Said what's the rush. I said the hatch was on the river and I forgot myself. He let me go with a warning.

End of the world, damm, gotta get out fishin tonight.

I also use an aquarium net. Small and compact. Stow away nicely. If I am wanting a good look at a run I've got a window screen as mentioned above.

Great post, I got to get out on the cuttie streams this year.

The Hardy reels have my heart. Their song gives me a thrill and the promise of a fight. My Hardy's are now second generation. They are as tight and solid as the day they where bought. The Hardy Marquis Salmon 2 handled Steelhead with pride again last fall. I own an Islander that has also impressed me. Solid reel and well made. My pick for a moderately priced reel would be the Pflueger President. This is a great reel for the price.

Great brown. Good on you for sharing the experience with your wife.

I've been heat shrinking and fusing them and I really love it. You do have to be careful through adn it does take careful heat control.

Always protect myself with glasses and polar glasses with sides. Twice I've had to cut hooks off for stranger that impaled themselves, both times in ears. Side cutters sure come in handy.

I tie and fish classic dries and wets a lot. They where the first flies I learned to tie way back. Still work great, and sometimes better. here are some links to get you started. There are some great books out there. http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/bergman/ http://www.ultimateflytying.com/ClassicWets.htm http://www.classicflytying.com/

Looks like you had a stellar day.

Sigh....

Planning to be up in Terrace with the brother in law for the latter part of October if all goes well with work and family. My stomping ground is the Zymotez (Copper) and some tribs. Also love the Kalum, Gitnadiox and Kwinamass. Can't pin a date as yet. I've been blessed to the the big rivers for Steelies almost ever year. Here is a local report: It rained just about all week and the rivers are struggling to remain in fishable conditions. The Skeena however has turned brown. Most of the colour is coming from the Zymoetz (Copper) River. The Kitimat is high also. If there is any good news in any of this it is that this should move in lots of fresh Coho. Fish the edges and the clean seams and you may be able to keep the bite going. Tyee test fishery still showing very good number of Steelhead, Coho and Sockeye moving through…best in many years actually. Ocean fishing remains good as the Coho start migrating to their home rivers. The Nicholas Dean Lodge “out-post” camp did pretty well for the first few days of the week then things slowed down. Most of the fish in front of the camp must have moved up river. Same can be said about the Kitimat River, fishing was very good at the beginning of the week and then slowed down. Please read the detailed report from Ron Wakita of Reliable Guide and Charters. WOW…they had some GREAT Coho fishing early in the week. What’s that old saying, “we cannot control the sky”. Nice day today so hopefully the rivers will shape up soon.

Haven't seen any Rattlers in Alberta yet, lots of bulls and gardners. Ran into a lot in BC and and of course big bush rattlers in northern Ontario.

Ran into over a dozen Gardner snakes last Sunday. There seemed to be one sunning on almost every big river side rock along about a half mile stretch. Had to be a bit careful, didn't want to hurt one with my wading studs. Even had one join me as I sat down for a tea break in the picture below. Beautiful little guys. Nice to see a healthy eco out there. Only had my cheap camera with me. Would have liked to get a good close up.

Nice Whitie

Toolman is hard into a fish

It was a fun evening with truly great company with all who turned out. Lots of swapping Spey tips, lies and flies. Grateful thanks to FrenchCreek for bringing the great selection of rods for everyone to play with and drool over. Special thanks to Toolman for getting the evening going and caring about the Spey community.