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I would not wade any water without a staff. As I get older I appreciate the staffs more and more. But even as a teen I used them, I deem them as important as waders and boots.. Ski poles are a poor choice as they are too light and usually too long. You would need to cut them down to be the proper size. I have a couple of different ones, they have served me not only as steady extra leg but camera tripod, depth finder, shelter (prop for space blanket), help in climbed up and down the bank, hiking, log balance, helped extract me out of leg holding muck, and warded away several overly aggressive dogs and one nasty coyotes. The only times I have taken a dunk is when I have not used one. Use your staff to check ahead for changes of depth or obstacles, like underwater branches or logs. For big waters I have a British made Sharpes Seaforth wading staff that is excellent for big Steelhead and Salmon faster water that is bottom weighted, its really nice on those big waters. I have a Simms wading staff that is about 4 years old now, it comes with a holster so when you are just walking stream side or hiking to your destination on easy ground it can be collapsed and put away quickly. I would especially recommend using one if you're fishing a river that you know will require crossing.I have owned other brands that where not as well made and collapsed on me at the wrong time. There are other well made models out there. The biggest benefit of a wading staff is that you always have that third leg. Two points are always firmly set for balance. You don’t move one foot till the other foot and the wading staff are firmly set. Wading poles are also great for testing the water level. It may be deeper than you think. Be safe out there

Actually another good one for a whole duck is to do it on the BBQ rotisserie. put a small pan or aluminum foil to catch dripping so they won't flair. Duck isn't easy to prepare, but it can be tasty, but like many dishes it's worth the effort (if you want fast food there are may options). Growing up duck along with big game and rabbit graced our table, it helped offset the family budget. I've also had smoked duck and deep fried duck.

This is how we have done it for years and is Mom's recipe, duck is fatty so it is a bit of a process for a yummy meal. Remove the excess fat and trim, poke the skin all over with a knife but don't pierce the meat or it will dry it out. Boil a pot of water and immerse the duck in boiling water for 10 minutes to render out some of the fat. Pull it out of the water and pat it dry with a cloth. We usually let the bird cool a bit. Make yourself a rub for the outside, we usually use salt, pepper and paprika and rub the duck inside and out with spices. Put the duck on a rack (to keep it from immersing in it's fat) in a roasting pan breast side up.We will often stuff it with stove top stuffing with a whole head or two of garlic & cut celery pieces. Preheat oven to 450. Put er in the oven for 15 minutes, lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees. After 45 minutes, remove duck from oven & remove any fat from the pan. Turn the duck over, put it back in the oven for 35 minutes. At the end of the 35 minutes, remove duck from oven, remove any fat that may have accumulated, and carefully turn duck back over so breast side faces up. Cook for another 15 minutes to 20 minutes (total cooking time should add up to about 22 minutes per pound). Careful not to overcook, use a meat thermometer, the temperature should be 175 degrees at the thickest part of the leg. Hope this helps, now back to making Cabbage rolls for Xmas.

This is how its done. Guiding in my view isn't just taking a client along for a ride.

BWO's by the doz.

Polar shrimp

Great pix thanks a lot for posting.

I've always loved Goodyear Wranglers. Always been good to me as an all season tire for rain or snow. Just put on a new set two weeks ago. Just my opinion, I'm sure you'll get other recommendations. I actually got my best deal through my Ford dealer after looking around a lot and dickering.

I believe if you contacted the Expo they would be able to give you exact attendance gate numbers.

Actually in my collection I have a telescoping fly rod and spinning rod. Both are very serviceable casters. Most of these companies would have Flagship rods that would be their mainstay but would produce other models yearly, much as they do today.

They made Rods reels landing nets and other sporting and non sporting supplies. "Vee Dee" was the name if the Van Doren steel rods when sold by Richardson Ball-Bearing Skate Company. The earliest model was the Champion. When the Vee Dee was sold the other two rod models were the "El Compacto" and the "Brookside."

and a pic of the butt and grip

Tough one, more pictures of the other text and butt might help.

Still water selections I believe is the newer book and included a bunch of Brian Chans flies.

Working out a new mayfly for next summer. will post the final.

I usually carry to many flies, I will be sorting out this year, but I still carry a lot of patterns in variations of Dry, Emerger, Wet & Streamers. There have been times streamside where I have needed to go through many patterns to finally hit on what a targeted trout where feeding on. I guess it depends on where you fish, Streams lakes etc. I tend to have more specialized boxes for the Bow say and then others for smaller streams. Mind you I a always experimenting with flies, which I find personally satisfying. I have also gone out with 3 or 4 flies, I guess it just depends on you mood and what you want to do. Its all good and fun.

Wonderful footage of salmon and fishing https://vimeo.com/146049113

Some real beauties there.

Check out both Cabella's and Amazon online

Its a good leader material I wouldn't say better or even worst, I keep going back to Rio. Give it a try Don.

An Oldie but a Goodie for the winter doldrums.

I've bought a lot of rod building supplies from Fishtails.

That's interesting, they did make a great classic product that many still use today.