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one thing to consider with grayling, although not very big, when they turn sideways and flair the dorsal fin in the current, they seem a lot bigger than they actually are. 3, 4 or 5 wt (whatever you have) for the streams. for really small streams with decent sized trout but lots of crap, over hanging trees and steep rock walls with not a lot of casting room, i have a 7ft 9 4wt. i also have an 8ft 3wt and an 8.5ft 3wt. i use my 9.5ft 5wt for the lakes, which there are quite a few in and around the sundre area i have an old 8wt for pike. sorry, i havent fished for walleye but i would imagine an 8wt with a sinking line would work

http://olivethewoollybugger.com/ with character names like Gilbert the Gold-Ribbed Hare's Ear, Polly the Partridge and Orange, Randal the Royal Coachman, Sally the Yellow Sally, and Stan the Stimulator all from Camp Tightloops and their adventures, how could you go wrong. Olive even has a facebook page, colouring pages and links to other kid friendly fly fishing sites. i need to borrow someone's kids to read fly fishing bed time stories to.

at least it hasnt devolved into a global warming discussion

ahh, the decade of 1 hit wonders...

excellent as always Jay. thanks for sharing

have the shack nasties really come down to this?

i those were Klingons???

i was thinking, -4 in the morning, + 10 by mid day, intermittent wind gusts up to 100k and the chrips of gophers

honestly i dont know the river well enough to have spots so it doesnt matter to me

2nd week is good for me

i cant suggest a 2 wt rod, but for line i really like the opti creek. has i nice shooting head designed for 15-30 ft casts in one go

apparently i cannot be categorized

you cant even get a cup of coffee down there Brian technically i was a city/sub-urb kid but i still had 50 acres of forest behind my house 1 stream 1 river and cable. i still chose to be outside rather than in, even when it rained for days on end. i also had grandparents and cousins who lived on farms with animals and chores that needed to be done before anything else. i learned where my meat comes from and that there are consequences when the work isnt done before the play time starts i did have 1 experience with a creepy guy hanging out near the school which was a few blocks from my house, he started to approach me and i ran the other way, in to the river and through my neighbours yard to get home and then locked the doors im more concerned about kids and their lack of common sense these days. too many parents just dont have time to spend quality time with their kids from a young age and once they turn into teens they are hellians with no sense of respect for anything. iguess that is what you learn when you grow up with daycare. my personal opinion about daycare, im sure there are lots out there that are decent but staff getting paid $10 an hour to watch 15 + kids just cannot give the same attention and learning oppertunities that a caring parent/grandparent etc can. it seems to be a problem with society is that everyone is too busy for anyone else and those moments we get to take a moment to wind down are few and far between so tv becomes an easy answer

personally for me i was approched

speedy recovery Jay... that sux. i hope your pictures help in finding the jerks.

impressive

8?... i'd never keep them straight

interesting thought on the 6pc. i havent seen too many and i havent had a chance to cast one. other than breaking down to a handful of toothpicks, is there a significant difference in performance?

welcome... if you are interested in learning about fly fishing and fly tying, the Hook and Hackle club is having an open house Feb 24. www.hookandhackleclub.org

does price really matter? i'd still pay a little bit more for the 4pc just for the convenience of the bush i fish through. personally, if there were 2 rods, exactly the same except 2 vs. 4 and unless the 2pc was a some ridculously silly amount less, which it wouldnt be... i'd pay for the 4pc. so what's the limit

awww, doc you are always lovely interesting opinions on 2pc vs. 3/4

just a general question to all you lovelies out there. most of us have more than one rod some of you more than you can count. i'm curious as to which rod configuration works best in your not so humble personal opinions i like my 2pc for lakes, slap it together, throw it on the boat and go. space in the truck isnt a concern with the longer tube but for small rivers, back packing and manuvering through brush i prefer my 4pc, i can break it down, wander through the scrub and not worry about snagging my tip on a branch or tree that jumps out and tries to bite me while minding my own business.

great video, watched it last night.

ok, this may be a stupid question of sorts... depending on the year, i fish any where from 30 - 100 days. on a bad day i catch 1-10, on a decent day 11-20. and on the rare occation more than 20. i try to keep the fish in the water, i try not to handle the body in anyway, mostly i dont like the smell of fish slime - think pike... ick. i have noticed most of my hooks are in the side of the mouth and rarely on the top, my apologize to the white fish i snagged in the tail. i have also picked up the habit of looking at where the eyes are pointing and say i've noticed anything other than down. usually i can see my fish dart away. i'll fish the same area or move down the river a bit or if i'm on a lake, i dont move around a lot. i have never noticed that i have 'killed' a fish. i haven't seen on float by tits up on a lake or wash up on the bank of the stream. i tend to fish small streams maybe at most 10 ft across usually less, i'd think i'd notice a lifeless fish. so how can i tell if i have accidentally killed one, or should i just assume that it croked some time after i left the general area? ok, i know my pic shows me holding a fish, it was at the request of the guide i was with... he came up, pic taken and went back. all the time i was concerned about how long he was out of the water... seconds at most. then we put him in the net, back in to the current for a min and then let him go. he also shot back out to the middle of the river