David

Almost caught 2 poachers fishing with bait, they saw me on the phone and took off while the conservation officer was closing in. Took me awhile to call cause i wasn't certain, need some binos.

Was walking home through downtown and saw some suspicious activity. Gave RAP a call on my speed dial and they caught the guys before I got home, 15 mins maybe.

That strap looks pretty integrated into the watch. Sorry without actually looking at it I don't know of any options for you.

I don't know anything about Suunto watches but from their site some of the models have lugs that look to use spring bars or screws. If your watch is like this you shouldn't have a problem finding an after market strap. What model do you own?

Damn, missed it by a day. I guess i'll have to wait till May. Thanks! Edit: For those interested https://www.calgarysflyshop.com/blogs/news/calgary-spey-clave-may-6th Looks to be a seminar where you can demo the latest products. Saw this too. https://www.calgarysflyshop.com/blogs/news/spey-casting-school-with-tim-arsenault-april-1st-2nd Focus: BC Style (Pacific North West) Spey Casting Techniques– Skagit – Scandi – West Coast Spey (spey line head length up to 55 -58 ft) – Line Selection & Rod/Line Matching – Mending Techniques Both look good but i was looking for someone who could help me out with some single hand spey stuff.

Does anyone still do this?

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A simple antenna would get you the local channels and cbc in uncompressed HD. Depending where you live you might not even need an antenna just take a coaxial cable and run it out of your tv.

Payed them a visit today and picked up some fly-line for 25% off. Great guys! They were extremely helpful and let me test out a few lines before finally deciding on one. Go visit them!

hows is it for mending, doesn't look like there's much of a body.

Thanks for the input prof. In case someone searches for something similar in the future it's probably a good idea I update it. Decided with an 8wt 9ft rod, entertained the idea of a 10ft rod but in the end wasn't convinced the extra length was necessary. Some arguments against the extra length was its more tiring and less accurate. The main arguments for a longer rod is that it manages line better. Went with a really fast action rod, I'm generally a fan of the slower rods but decided since its more of a specialized rod whose sole purpose is to launch line I'd get a rod that does this well with the least amount of effort. Haven't picked up a line yet but am going with a general all purpose floating line like a Rio gold. Briefly looked at the Rio versitip system but decided it's too expensive and most of the heads will probably go unused. Alternatively I'm going to go with a selection of airflo polyleaders at different sink rates and lengths. Hopefully someone finds this useful one day.

So on a recent trip to the west coast i did some Salmon fishing and think its something I'd like to pursue, thus i need to get some gear. Since Calgary is far from the coast I'd like to get a setup that can double for Salmon and Pike. I was thinking a 9wt single handed rod but wasn't sure what kind of action or even length is optimal. Also any line recommendations? Can i use the same line for both species or should i get dedicated lines for each species? Would love to hear your opinions since I know very little about fishing for each. Thanks

Nice photos that hand strap on the camera looks awfully familiar, is it an olympus tg4?

I've been looking at these shoes for awhile and i guess i ll be taking BaetisQuos suggestion and waiting for the shoes. this year ive been using the keen saddles, i feel the are well made, have good toe protection and good traction, the only problem is i constantly get debris under my feet.

I've read all the books mentioned and they are all good choices and great to start with. Be careful that you don't get too technical at first cause with limited experience it might be hard to understand some of the concepts. It was only last year when i was trying to figure stuff out so i can totally relate to you, I was skunked almost every time on the bow last year until i gave up and fished elsewhere. As a new fly fisherman I'd get the basics down first which is reading water and casting. I haven't read a lot of books on reading water but the general consensus is "Reading Trout Water" by David Hughes is very good, many guys on the forum have praised it in the past. Casting isn't the easiest thing to learn from a book, videos really help in this department. I'm a big fan of the Orvis casting videos by Peter Kutzer which are on youtube. He explains things pretty well and its great to actually see it happening. After you get somewhat proficient I'd start reading the book you have by Joan Wulff which i assume is New Fly Casting Techniques. Book is pretty technical and might not be for everyone, you don't need to be the technically sounds to catch fish but it doesn't hurt to be. If you prefer videos there a ton of casting videos out there. Lefty Kreh is regarded as a very good caster and has many casting DVDs out. I find the DVDs OK but the most important part is knowing the different casts available to you, Joan Wulff does the same thing in her book but its just easier to see it. Entomology is also important to an extent, you can catch fish without knowing exactly what bugs the fish are eating but it really does help. The more you know the better prepared you will be. Skim though "Hatch Guide For Western Streams" by Jim Schollmeyer, it was recommended to me by very good fly fisherman so i m just passing the word. One book that really helped me was "Dynamic Nymphing" by George Daniels, they have a number of copies at Fish Tales. The book is as technical as they come for fly fishing books. Don't skim through this one, read it slowly. I'll add one more to my recommended list, "How to Find Fish and Make Them Strike" by Joseph D Dates Jr. It was pure coincidence that i ran into this book, bought it at a garage sale for a quarter. Book is a general fishing book nothing specific to fly fishing but it has really good sections on different fish species and their tendencies. Most fly fishing books i find repeat themselves and cover the same stuff. This book has a large section on reading water but also has a lot of stuff the other books don't cover that I found very interesting. Sorry for long post. Good luck

This, work the small streams first and learn to read the water. Also head to Chapters in Chinook, they have the most fly fishing books of all their locations in town.

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Lots of great information in this thread. Thanks!

It's basically the same principles of Euro nymphing. I do something similar and it works well for me.

Nice fish

Very cool, thanks for sharing.

I went last year, had a good time checking out all the gear and will probably go again. See y'all there.

I feel the same. Cabelas isn't anything to write home about. I've visited the store many times and each time have left with a bad experience. Cabelas pricing is much better than BPS but their business practices are very questionable. If it wasn't for the close proximity to my home I'd never go.

Crawling Valley - 0 Limit on Pike Yes, this is good news.

Hey I know you from T4R forum, small world. Like always solid photos.