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Concernin' most "outdoor" trade shows I've seen in the last 20 yrs or so; used to hit'em every yr.. then every other yr.. lately increased to every 3 yrs but am seriously considerin' every 4 yrs. They all seem to fall into the same stuff different pile category yr after yr.
Agree whole heartedly! Went to the RV show and found it very hot and stuffy, full of little ones climbing in and out of the units and at your knees, (they were ahving fun though), and huge crowds of people. After all was said and done, my legs were tired, I was sweaty, and in a bad mood. Not worth my 13 bucks to park and 26 bucks for us to get in. Shoulda went for a walk instead!
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I have an 2004 F150 with 205 km on it and love the truck! I wouldn't be too worried about the mileage if: 1) it has a great maintenance history 2) that you take it in and have it checked over thoroughly by a certified mechanic 3) you are planning on keeping the truck for a long time as you will be adding more mileage to the unit as you drive it. My tank holds 130 liters and will go just over 800 kms with that. Highway mileage is good, not usre what, but I can drive to Windermere BC and back to Calgary and still have about 3/'8ths of a tank left.
Good luck!
Cgyguy
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Nothing is getting any cheaper.. worth every penny IMO especially split 3 ways.. I drive enough during the week. All I want to do is get on the water!plus I like the candy's Michelle leaves with the receipt!
Werthers a way, theres a shuttle!!
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thats funny, if i did a long drive to fish i might see it a different way. when you already spent 1.5+ hours getting here then it makes more sence that you would want to hit the river ASAP and spend another 45+ moving vehicles. If they had a service on the RD i might use it on my May 24 badlands trips as it takes 2 hours to move vehicles.
I seem to recall that at one time, there were two different shuttle companies??? Seems to me that was quite a long time ago, but if my old memory serves me correct, one of the companies either merged with BRS or vice versa, or got out of the business.
Anyhoo, the price has definetely gone up over the years for a shuttle. I remember around the 35 buck mark in the past for some reason....
I have used BRS many times, and although they are a bit pricey in my books, with that said, they do a wonderful job at promoting flyfishing, giving back to the industry, and have always been very professional, courteous, and dependable.
My 2 cents worth,
cgy
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Didn't read all your guys' junk, but, if you're a hard up for numbers douchebag, by all means, float beads or nymphs. But do it with a centrepin. Cause doing it with a flyrod is pathetic and stupid. If you wanna float fish, use a float rod.
If you want to have a real steelheading experience, swing flies.
Douchebag??? Junk??? Pathetic?? Stupid?? Nice read........
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This is why i always jet upstream in case something happens, you can always drift back to your starting point.
AGREED. LESSON LEARNED (VERY WELL)
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Dear Penthouse Forum....
LMAO!
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Just sold my Clackacraft this year to a fellow flyfisherman. Used the boat on the Bow for years and had a lot of enjoyent out of her. Will provide lots more smiles and memorable days for it's new owner. Reason I sold is because I am getting older, have bursitis in my elbow, and have trouble rowing with it these days. So, decided to buy a Zodiac with a 30 hp pump (jet) on the back. It is all new to me as I have never owned a boat like this before. My reasoning for buying is: bursitis, age, can get on the water and off without a shuttle service, or if a storm is fast approaching, and do not have to dedicate a whole day on the river if needing to head home early. Also,will be using it in places where the drift boats have for most part gone through already, or fishing far below where they would get to later in the day.
I have heard many complaints about jet boats on the Bow and I have also been known to share in that frustration, especially when the driver of that boat does not respect others on the water
. My first commitment is NOT to upset anyone while passing by, I will follow all laws, I will stay clear of your area you are fishing, I will be friendly, and will be available if an emergency were to arise and someone needed help on the water. I will also be there to assist anyone in need of anything at all, and will try to be respectful of others especially when moving. If you need anything, just wave!I do note however, that if the boat is up on plane, it is very difficult to slow down to a crawl everytime I pass another boat, but i will do my very best not to interrupt your day.
I am not sure if the perception of a Zodiac with a pump on the back is that of the much talked about Jet Boats, but I am sure there are some people that would put it in the same category. My boat is grey with a blue Yamaha 30 on the back, with a steering console. You will not see me everyday on the Bow, but as an avid flyfiherman, and a member of this board, I just wanted to let you know that I will do my very best not to be that bad
*(&^ in the Zodiac!~!I look forward to fishing the Bow in the new craft, if I ever upset any of you, please send me a pm and I will try to make it right.
Sincerely,
cgyguy
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This post was supposed to be of the photo variety, but my camera is either at the bottom of the second river talked about below or sitting very near where my truck was parked. Whatever the case, it did not make the trip home, much to my disappointment.
I'm currently staying at my place in Panorama. On Tuesday, the wife gave me an all day pass. There are a couple of rivers in the area I've wanted to try for awhile, so I decided that I would do one of those. Which was happily in the general area of one of my favorite stretches of another East Kootenay river system. So after $40 to the BC government, I packed up a the fly rods, food, water, and GPS and headed out of the house at 6 am for the 2-2.5 hour drive.
There were just a few clouds in the sky, enough to make the sunrise over the mountains to my west pretty spectacular. The temperature was around 12 degrees, with a projected high of 25. So I was not going to be able to blame weather on these cutty streams! On the way, I had to drive by a couple of different FSR's that all have great water on them. I honestly had fleeting thoughts of turning down each of them, but resisted the temptation and continued to the goal.
The river I chose to fish was the headwaters of a very popular (further down) river. I got my first glance of it at just after 8. Very tiny, but some nice looking holding water. I continued down the FSR (and BC sure does have a LOT of them!), passing some active logging on the way. I finally hit the spot I had picked out on the GPS and Google Earth at 9 or so. Rigged up a dry fly and bullie rods, and started the short hike to the river.
I was immediately greeted with a nice corner pool. 2nd cast misses a fish, and I miss him a couple more times. After 3 or 4 swings and misses, I finally hook up on a feisty little 10" cutty. He looks like what you would expect a west coast cut to look like. Less spots and a little more blue than the fish in Southern Alberta I think. Anyway, I landed one or two more from the pool. All the fish were in the back of the pool. Nothing in the head and nothing in the fast water. A theme that continued all day.
This pattern continued for the next few hours. Hit a pool, catch 6 to 12" fish in the back of pools, then walk a LONG ways to the next pool. It was a gorgeous river, easy to wade and fairly easy to walk in the forest. At around 1 PM I had probably landed around a dozen fish, and had a really nice morning. But I knew that about one hour from where I stood were some fish in a bit of a different class. And since all the fish in this river seemed to be in the slow pools, I knew just the spot to fish. So I made what may be one of the biggest fishing mistakes in my life. I left a pristine river system with lots of willing fish for the promise of bigger fish.
Getting out of the river did have it's moments. I hiked up the hill to the road for the 1.5 km walk back to the truck. Did I mention the active logging? 2 trucks passed me while I was walking and I was pretty much covered in road dust. Nice. And I had to pass 3 or 4 of them on the drive out, which certainly slowed me down. But at 2:30 I was at my spot geared back up and walking to the river.
It looked just as I had hoped. Summer time levels, crystal clear, and aching to be fished. More footprints than I remembered from last year, but not enough to be concerned. The first couple of pools yielded nothing. And more alarmingly, not a single rise. As I turned the first corner, I saw another angler coming down. I was fully resigned to the fact that I might have to bomb further up river to get fresh water, but after speaking to him, I realized that we were working in opposite directions and were having exactly the same luck I was. One of the group members had contacted me when I put up my post looking for partners, but we never fully got it together. I did know they were in the area, so was not that surprised to find them there. I must say I was hoping they would be on another stretch! But in the end, it made no difference. Guys, hope you got those bullies, and I hope Wednesday fished off the charts!
I walked up 5 or 6 pools to get past where they had started. On this river, that takes about 10 minutes as it is essentially one pool immediately after another. After 4 or 5 unsuccessful pools, including one where BBT, Uberfly and I pulled 20 fish out of last year, I resigned myself to the awful, ironic truth. I had left fish to find fish, and was paying the price. I did miss and then land one 16" fish on the way back, so at least I avoided the skunk. Not a single rise the whole day. Which I still find utterly shocking.
Other than loosing the camera and the logging trucks, it was a fantastic experience. I loved hitting water I knew nothing about really, other than looking at it on a map. I will confess that I know it fishes well downstream, but I have never spoken to anyone who has fished it as far up as I was. I'll be back, next time to stay for the day.
That would be the end of the story, but when I got back to the condo, my wife said she wanted to hike. So the next day my wife, 2 of my kids and my niece hiked up to Lake Diana. I normally wouldn't out a high alpine lake, but since this one takes an hour to reach the trailhead followed by a strenuous 2.5 to 3 hour hike in, I'm not too worried about pressure. The hike is unreal (I might post pictures later off the IPhone) and the lake is full of the most perfect cutties I have ever seen. Unfortunately, the two 14 year old girls were ready to hike down and soon as we arrived, so I only got to fish for maybe 30 minutes. I landed 3 little guys, biggest like 12 or 13". We did see one big (and I do mean big) cruiser before the rod was rigged up, but never saw him again after. The big fish were rising from 50 yards out to the middle of the lake. Next time, I'm coming with a belly boat or small pontoon (I'm getting a bit addicted to this hike in stuff. I might have to outfit myself this winter). You could even bring waders and wade out on the rock shelf that extends 20 yards or so into the lake. I tried to wade it barefoot, but could only stand it for 5 minutes. Very, very cold. I should have known by looking at the 10 foot ice shelf on the north side of the lake!
I hope to get one more day of fishing in, but I must say that it looks highly unlikely. Seems that pool time with the wife is in my immediate future. But whatever the case, I had a blast. And my wife is open to hiking into fishing lakes on our hikes to let me fish for a bit while she relaxes and sucks in the views. So looks like I might have to fish some high alpine lakes the next few years. Pity.
Great post Rickr!
Heading up to Windermere this afternoon, and will be fishing lakes up the Westside Road next week. May get out and try some of that $40.00 water but sounds like it was a bit slow for you so not sure. All the ame though, beautiful country, and a great place to visit.
Thanks again for the well done post!
Cgyguy
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Do people know who you are in these shops? My guess is yes, your a seasoned veteran out there SD and people respect you for it! Its not the same for everyone. I personally have found that the flyfishing community is very small and cliquey, to some extent or the other most of us know who each other is just form hanging around this website. Honestly Im with CDone on this one, Ive recieved crappy service everywhere. Im sure it was just me though, going in to buy a $5.00 pack of hooks and leaving with $120.00 + worth of tying supplies or whatever is uasually a good enough reason to give someone attitude. Glad I dont do that anymore.
Why would you give attitude for deciding to pay more than what you went in there for? Missing the point there?I would have to say that for me, BPS is last on my list for service. However, I have been treated very well at Wholesale, and Fish Tales. I have for the most part, always been given great service.
Also, first time visit to Southbow yesterday, and upon informing Mike I was a first time customer, and was looking for a few flies to try out on my day off down at Police. He showed my numerous flies, talked about what he seen was working, made some great recommendations, and I caught a few fish as a result of some great advice. If you are reading this Mike, thanks for extending your hand to me, it was nice meeting you.
I too, think that, if you come in to a store with a bad mood, you will most likely get treated the same way you are portraying yourself. Aside from BPS, I think we have it pretty good here with the fly stores.
Cgy
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Na, I could never quite manage a trois..stoned or sober
LMAO
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High season for repairs, sent one in last winter and had it back in 3 weeks.
Yeah - just broke my Sage VT2 on Saturday!
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Got Michelle's email this am about the boat launches for both Johnsons and Legacy. I am a little confused though, are the boat launches open or just accessible but not able to put in or take out? Looking to float the lower Bow tomorrow and wondering if anyone has put in yet or taken out at either of these locations?
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Thanks for the hlp everyone! Muchly appreciated!
Hi Don.
Just to follow up. I went to Autimarine and bought TWO boston valves for the caddis. They were super friendly, and I am once again able to float in the caddis without my arse dragging on the bottom of the lake.
Thanks!
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I think 311 is the sort of catch-all number to call for any city services including bylaw.
Even if you call the local city police, they will ensure the message is sent to the Officers who patrol the Inner City waterways. Might even see a high speed chase!
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cgyguy,
Try Automarine
4718 1 Street Southwest
Calgary, AB T2G 0A2
(403) 287-2121
These guys fix inflatables. Got mine fixed there.
Good guys. They do carry some valve parts. Got replacements there for mine.
Don
Thanks for the hlp everyone! Muchly appreciated!
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I have a Caddis Float tube and somehow have lost the Boston valve that keeps the air in the bladder to make the boat float. I cannot locate any of these : valves, either in store or on line. Any helpful advice is much appreciated.
Thanks
cgyguy
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You could move her car to the driveway and stick the boat in the garage....
Not sure if they store in the summer months, but have heard that Southbow has stored boats in the past.
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I was fishing a pothole lake last week, and snagged onto what I thought was weeds or a big stick. To my surprise I was hooked on to yellow fly line. As I pulled the line closer, I was able to take hold of the line by hand and then yarded in a fly rod, and reel!!! The reel is a Marquis #6 with the bottom of the reel saying "Made by Hardy Bros Ltd. England.
For the most part it is intact, just a little rusty from being in the water. Wondering if anyone can tell me any info on this find?? Not sure if this is an expensive style reel or what? Any information would be much appreciated!
Cheers
Cgyguy
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Hey Rick
Item #6 and #30a have been paid as of today! Great Cause - keep up the good work!
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$50 on 29 please
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$40.00 on 30a please
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$35 on 29 please
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Last year, I reported some poachers in FCP and the CO told me at that time, that I could" be up for a reward, as they apparently do a draw at the end of each month, and the winner gets the financial reward and the rest get the satisfaction that we did our part towards a better fishery!
Simms Selling Direct
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Wow! Surprised to see this as they will now be cutting out the middle man somewhat (guide shops), and make their profit directly from the consumer. Myself, i like to go and hang out at the local fly shops, check out what's new, and enjoy spending my money there when I find something I like. Kinda takes away the social aspect of buying Simms equipment. Not sure I am impressed by this at all.