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  1. i cant remember if this was about glasses or fish... lol. but anyway, a periscope wont do you much good, unless you are under the water and trying to see the people on land trying to catch... damn cheating fish. i have a friend who cant see shyte in front of his face to save his life but bloody hell can he see fish. personally i can't see a damn thing in the bow but on a small stream i see them all over the place. maybe it is individual but, for me, i see movement and shapes out of place. i have mistaken a rock for a fish on more than on occation but more often than not, i can see fish staging under shelves. i think it is just time, practice, experience and it helps if you have someone with you who 'knows' how to see fish to help you find them. eventually, you just start seeing them. at least that is how it happened for me. as for sunglasses, i can see just as well with as without, so i dont spend more than $25 if i can help it. besides, i have other things to spend money on, like fly tying supplies. both pairs have uv protection and polarized lenses.
  2. interesting. i will have to keep my eyes open for it. too bad it is only a 6mp though. i would have hoped for at least 8 considering a lot of the cameras are over 10 now.
  3. camping, hunting season is just starting for me. love the winter camping. i'm going to do one more campiing fishing trip south to castle mt area in oct. nice to hear no one will be around. all those fish just for me
  4. no trout. and probably not great fishing from shore. there is a lot of close quarters with trees and bushes. the access at the bottom of the hill when you first walk down is about the only clear spot with nothing behind you. if i remember correctly there is a clear area to right on the far side i agree, quarry would probably be better. there is also bear pond but really only one good spot there to fish from shore also.
  5. interesting discussion. quite the learning experience. thanks toolman for positng the article link.
  6. holy that is amazing. i had to look for the hook on some of those. try convincing fish and feather that you didnt catch a bug and thread it on to a hook. and here i was going to suggest using glass beads... never mind
  7. really?!? that would be great. i have few contacts with fish and feathers, i can't promise anything but let ask around and see if there is a place with some actual stats written down. tough subject
  8. that is a great story and many great adventures i'm sure rickr. good on ya and keep fishing after my first full year, which was about 6 years ago... i think i had caught (and not necessariy in this order) my head, ear, back, hair, hat, all numerous times, my fishing partners', head, back and hand, a rock, too many trees, grass, a strange bug, a small child, a dog, an 18 ft log while fishing from a 14 ft boat, a plastic bag, a shopping cart, and one grayling did you know a plastic bag in a current will give a head shake? who knew. but it put up a better fight than the grayling hope to see you on the river
  9. lees lake or beaver mines. lees is not too far south of the hwy 3 and 507 junction to beaver mines and beaver mines lake is off of hwy 774 on the left when you are heading towards castle mt resort, just before the sign that says castle mt and lynx creek camp ground after the town of beaver mines somewhere around 1/2 way to the ski hill. i know beaver mines is stocked with rainbow and i can only assume that lees lake is also stocked since i see people fishing in the summer there on my way to the carbondale. oh, i also saw a few in the trading post that were for sale in aug, take a look and see if they are still available. one was the Cat 4 deluxe model at a good price.
  10. the water is pretty clear, kind of like fishing in an aquarium, you can see them and they can see you. i fished from shore last summer with no luck and not enough distance on the cast. i feel shame... next summer i will try with the Cat 4 to get out to the middle. got a great picture of a loon though. i did try leech, chronomids and brassies, but they just kept swimming past me. i swear they were sticking out their tongues...
  11. humm that's a tough one. but i think i would have to go with toolman, i'd drag my mom with me. oh wait, i just did that... 2 weeks of my mother and she didnt want to go fishing. come to think of it, SJW idea is sounding better all the time. i should have gone fishing.
  12. wow, no wing blur... i so want the D200. plan - sell house, buy camera.
  13. yep, thats the one. the pockets have lots of room and sit well out of the water -keep the smokes dry, also has drink holders that fit a large gatorade bottle. if you go to russells talk to kurt - he's great.
  14. thanks for the info, had a great time
  15. smile ur on candid camera and be'n posted on this website... lol i gave up using a net when i started getting tangled in it myself.
  16. he could have sneezed and hit the breaks thus causing the accident and then he would be sneezy
  17. why does the muppet show come to mind...
  18. i have a CAT 4. i think i paid about 150 for it. roughly. it is more of a u tube than a belly boat but has 2 pontoons rather than one that wraps around. you will need fins - $30 ish, chest waders $125 and up to whatever depending on what you buy. 5mm neopreens are nice but breathables work also if you wear longjohns or thermals, air pump dual action - $25ish, wading boots or boots that will fit your waders and you don't care if they get wet, any price range. i dont wear a floatation vest, but i dont drink and fish and i'm a strong swimmer, the cat 4 also has a 'seatbelt' so to speak. a friend of mine just bought a fly vest that has a co2 canister and the vest inflates when you pull the tab, kind of like the airplane life vests. cost was around 180 at the fishing hole but was recently on sale for 140ish or something like that. but now that i think about it slipping off and filling your waders up with water does not sound like a good idea. so probably advisable i have a blazer so it fits in the back cargo area no problem, if you have a hatchback with the back seats down, you shouldnt have a problem but the CAT 4 is bulky buecause of the foam seat, the deluxe modle i think has the inflatible seat and squishes down better. deflating is easy (turn knob and pull plug, then sit on it), blowing it up with the double action pump takes a no more than 5 mins. the benefit of the cat 4 or comparable is you are mostly out of the water unlike a belly boat but is compact and much lighter than a pontoon boat. but the pontoon boats do have more room for stuff except it wont fit in the civic and since they have a steel frame, if you have to walk to a lake - ie bear pond - it sux!!! big time. i think the base model pontoons start around 600 but dont quote me on that i was going to give you the wholesale sports catalogue but they are updating the fishing section. www.wholesalesports.com unfortunately - i have to work so i cant join you on the 1st or 2nd. a weekend might work after thanksgiving if the weather holds - i can drive and fit both without a problem, you get the tims lol hope that helps
  19. http://www.srd.gov.ab.ca/fishwildlife/wild...es/contacts.htm http://www.srd.gov.ab.ca/fishwildlife/wild...peciesssrch.asp http://pubs.pembina.org/reports/22_fish_and_wildlife.pdf http://www.fmf.ca/FW/FW_Fm2.pdf http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/279557.pdf http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/faculty/mar...ipleyetal05.pdf http://www.ab-conservation.com/conservatio...ingsummer07.pdf http://www.zoology.ubc.ca/~etaylor/taylorandcostello.pdf http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/HFD/Library/FFIP/...03Evolution.pdf **disclaimer - i did not read all of the links that i found. some may provide stats and others may only provide you with a email address to contact for further information and others have interesting footnotes for research titles that you may want to take a look at. what was interesting is that the bull trout is only considered sensitive and is not endangered. good luck dustin
  20. cost? i'm in and put me in for the side bet also
  21. holy sh@%$T!!! OMG that is really cool. very pretty
  22. looks like a rock cod to me also. except not as red. so where was she fishing, what was the bait, how deep and how far from shore? used to catch them off the dock in pender harbour. no one told me about catch and release when i was 6. they can stay alive in a bucket of water in the hot sun on a dock for hours. kinda boney, not much meat.
  23. so which one was he??? cute. i liked it
  24. i'm such a girl, could someone tell me how these hockey pool things work???? and then i will decide. but i am a definate i don't know
  25. lol, no i had connection issues with the computer this afternoon. i wasnt sure if it posted or not because the screen never changed and then i couldnt get back in to the thread. i guess i hit the post button twice but if it works, i'm game
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