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A Bucktail Deceiver Pike Fly
Here’s a deceiver that I tied up today. Hook: Mustad 34007 3/0 Thread: Danville Nylon Tail: Red Bucktail inside & Two Red Saddle Hackles Outside Body: Medium Gold Chenille Collar: Yellow Bucktail Topping: Yellow Crystal Flash over Red Crystal Flash Glue: Flexible Head Cement
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Published 15 hours ago

Pike Flies
Here are some of the flies I’ll be using to hunt Northern Pike come the first of May (all of which I have tied):
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Published 17 hours ago

Oops!
Wow! I’ve been very delinquent in my postings! It has been a busy month and a bit.
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Published 3 days ago

Fluorocarbon Leaders and Quickstrike Rigs
In an effort to improve my catch ratio, I’ve made some fluorocarbon leaders and quickstrike rigs. The bite has been particularly finicky lately, and applying a little stealth to the pursuit of those big Northerns might be wise. I used 80 lb Berkley Trilene “Big Game” leader material. This...
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Published 2 months ago

Kennedy Says Alberta’s Fish Inedible
Holy smokes! You’ve got to be kidding me: Kennedy says Albertas fish inedible. I’ve read some pretty silly things in my thirty-six years on this plant, and this may very well take the cake. Yes, it is even more ludicrous than alien abductors who perform high-tech sodomy in the name of...
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Published 2 months ago

Gear Failure: Frabill Headquarters 6-Man Hub Shelter
This sucks. My Frabill Headquarters 6-Man Hub Shelter has suffered a failure. It is a small one, but an annoying one. It is also, from what I’ve learned, a common Frabill hub shelter failure. I should have taken a photograph, but I didn’t. I’ll do my best to describe it. The hubs are held...
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Published 2 months ago

The Psychology of Fishing: Rod & Reel vs. Tip-Up
Just yesterday, I caught my first Northern Pike out at Badger Reservoir in southern Alberta. In addition to it being my first pike, it was also the first fish I had ever caught using a tip-up. This should have been an exiting event. It wasn’t, however. It wasn’t the smallish and barely-legal...
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Published 2 months ago

Happy New Year 2010!
Wow! I can’t believe it. It seems like just yesterday that we were saying “good bye” to the 1900s, and now it is 2010. It has been a few days since I dropped in. The holidays keep us very busy around here. It was a very “fishy” Christmas, with most of the gifts that were dolled [...]
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Published 3 months ago

Quote of the Week
Give a man a fish and he has food for a day; teach him how to fish and you can get rid of him for the entire weekend. Zenna Schaffer
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Published 3 months ago

Almost Healed
After four physiotherapy appointments my elbow has improved considerably. It isn’t 100% yet, but it is doing well enough that it is unnecessary to attend any more appointments: unless the condition of it deteriorates again. The treatment plan did not vary from that set out earlier...
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Published 3 months ago

Quote of the Week
Enjoy thy stream, O harmless fish; And when an angler for his dish, Through gluttony’s vile sin, Attempts, the wretch, to pull thee out, God give thee strength, O gentle trout, To pull the rascal in! John Wolcot
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Published 3 months ago

Frabill Headquarters 6-Man Hub Shelter
I picked up a Frabill Headquarters 6-Man Hub Shelter from The Fishin’ Hole in Calgary yesterday. Very impressive! Quick Overview Ready to fish, pre-assembled Quick set frame High profile roof provides extra headroom Fishes 4-6 anglers plus gear 300 Denier tent Front and rear doors with heavy...
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Published 3 months ago