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Spring fishing :^(

Ray — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:06:09 +0000

Well, instead of the 7 to 10 fishing trip with some buddies this year, I’m staying local, and working on the house. Kinda sucks – first time in 10 years that I’ve missed this trip!

Visions of fishing are floating in my head…

Ray — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:35:39 +0000

This icy cold weather has me looking forward to spring already!

Working on a map project at the office and came across the worlds largest fly rod – in Houston, British Columbia.

Looks and sounds like an interesting destination!

Swan Lake – Fall 2009

Ray — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:01:23 +0000

Spent the past few days up at Swan Lake – and was the fishing on!

While the numbers weren’t quite those of years gone by, the size of the fish and the fight they put on hasn’t waned too badly!

The fish that I caught ranged between 14″ and 29″ – with the average fish between 18″ and 20″

Had some typical end of fall weather – Saturday there was a wind warning for the area, which made for some interesting water! At least I know how my pontoon boat behaves in 2′ swells and whitecaps ;^)

A mink leech seemed to be the fly of choice this trip – Don Anderson had a version that he was using – I tied up some that were very similar to a rabbit zonker – and they were very durable and very effective!

Northern Lights evolves…

Ray — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:29:32 +0000

The fly tying club that I’m a member of, the Northern Lights Fly Tyers and Fishers is no more. Well, at least the name is no more ;^)

Last year, circumstances forced the Edmonton chapter of Trout Unlimited to shut down. I believe it was related to lack of participation by members to administer the chapter, as well as the size of the membership. There was a core group of people that were taking care of the administration for years, and they just couldn’t do it anymore.

Last night (unfortunately I had to miss the meeting) the Northern Lights Fly Tyers and Fishers formally (and unanimously) voted to change the club charter and name – and as a result, is now an official chapter of Trout Unlimited. The name of the club is now Northern Lights Fly Tyers – Trout Unlimited Edmonton

I think that this is a good thing for sure – there was a lot of overlap in terms of the aims of the 2 organizations – likely a result of the orginal Northern Lights club being formed as a result of some T.U. members that were into tying flies!

B.C. Bound

Ray — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:12:55 +0000

We’ve decided on the area for our big spring fishing trip – and this year we decided to go out of province, to the White Swan/Top of the World area! A couple people from the local Jeep club have mentioned that there’s some awesome wheeling to be had, along with some spectacular fishing – mentioning a story of a 26lb trout being caught in the area 3 years ago!

Can’t wait!
End May, beginning of June can’t come soon enough!