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I'll be moving to Kamloops from Edmonton in the next couple weeks, and am looking for a place to rent starting June or July.

Any Kamloops mags have a line on anything? Prefer a 1 bedroom...

Bumped the Westcomb thread to respond.

Moved response over from ArcTeryx thread, seemed to make more sense here.



I'm interested in both, but the lighter weight of the Mirage, and $100 price difference makes the Mirage a bit more...

Thanks, good info.

Unfortunately not a medium, or I'd be all over it.

Okay, I am in the hard shell market, and this thread seems to be about as close as it comes to my question/quandary. I want something for touring, and also the winter bus/walk to work in...

schwerty had some solid advice on NW Montana in my earlier thread.

Nah, no bull pics unfortunately. The camera was the least utilized piece of equipment on the trip...

None of them were monsters, though I know there are a few sharks along that stretch.

Awesome. It is nice to have the occasional reminder of why I am continuously applying for (and being rejected from) environmental jobs up there.

Some friends and I ducked out of the city this weekend, drove to the end of a forestry road, and found a nice stretch of a river to ourselves.

Beers were drank, and the cutties and bulls were...

Awesome. Just what I was after, thanks.

Any fly shop recommendations? I assume that would be the best place to get the low down on access to various stretches/hatches/so on, once I'm in the area.

Thanks, good info. I think we'll end up doing some of that in the reverse order, as we'll probably lay down a bunch of miles right away down to the AB/MT border, by Waterton and Glacier NP.

Any...

My father is flying out to Edmonton next month, and I've set aside 8 days or so for a quick road trip down through southern AB, to MT, ID, then BC (he's flying out of Vancouver). I have to be in...

Very, very nice.

I miss playing with the brookies in the tiny creeks back at my folks place in Ontario.

I wish it wasn't still snowing in Alberta...

That is some gorgeous water...

This one in particular really gets me:

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=79194&stc=1&d=1274900615

Just picked up the WJ Confluence pack. I haven't had it on the river yet, but I like how high it sits, and it can cinch down for a snug fit. It doesn't hold as much stuff as the standard...

Good call Capt. Planet, they're such a nuisance, and you can help make room for the Asian carp. :nonono2:


Edit - Back to the point, that is one fucking huge burbot...

I fish a 7'9" 3wt St. Croix Legend Ultra on small creeks, and love it. I've had it for 7 or 8 years now. The length lets me get low with the casts, and the action feels more med. fast than fast...

This is exactly what I wanted to hear :yourock:

That jaw is ridiculous.

Gorgeous greens on the buck.

I love these boots. Never had an issue, but I also haven't been in real thick slime ever, mostly freestone to slick mud bank situations.

They hike really nicely too.

Well, I pulled the trigger on the Nativerun, so I'm pretty stoked.

On to the reel question - I want something that will hold up to salt and big fish. Any thoughts?

And having spent more than...

I am thinking I'll be picking up a 9'6" Loomis NativeRun GLX. I've got a good price on a very gently used stick.

Line question, now: Anyone have experience with the Rio Versitip system? Seems to...

I have a line on a 9'9" GL3 8 wt, but I'm a bit turned off by the fact it is a 2 piece. Any thoughts on how a 9'9" 8 weight will treat me if all I've ever cast is 9' 5 weight? Or will it be any...

Not a hijack at all, I'll be needing the same info soon enough, for whatever rod I end up with.

And some good info so far, thanks everyone who has posted.

Hmm... hadn't even considered the Loomis offerings. Despite what I said above, I probably do need to cast a few of these. But the ideas of where to start are helpful.

Yes, rods are personal things, "go out and cast a few"... and so on. But Edmonton doesn't have a trial-friendly shop, and if I make it to Calgary I'll be on the river, not in a shop...

I'm looking...

I picked up a pair of the G3 convertibles at the beginning of the season last year. I love them, they seem absolutely bombproof (on the lower sections, the convertible upper is a bit thinner, by...

HFB - just saw you had me down in the list as AK. I'll actually be in BC, but the rod is best shipped in and out of Edmonton.

Seeing as I am sandwiched in among some AK folk, I realize there...

The original Maria thread has kept me well entertained, I'd like to give back a bit.

I'd be stoked to take her along on a trip to the Skeena in late August (approx. 19th to 30th). From the looks...

Great video... the hookup at ~2:50 is perfect, I love the music editing.

Just got the stickers in the mail, thanks hartzejr for hooking this up.

Should translate into some good fish karma.

^^^

Good call, I hadn't thought of that. There is a shop in town that sells WJ stuff, so maybe I'll bring my pack in and see if I can rig something up.

I was looking at the pack online, and at...

Investigation reveals that size (No.5) doesn't actually correspond to line weight, and is for 11/12 wt line.

Still, appropriate for this trout:
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I am definitely leaning towards a single front pack/backpack combo if I do replace the WJ pack. I just felt the two front packs were getting in the way of my cast. A single front piece would restrict...

I used this pack last season, and found the front packs to be a bit large/in the way when casting. I think a lot of that probably has to do with the fact that I am not a big guy.

It is built...

One of my favourite rods is the first one I ever bought, 8'6" 5 weight Cortland GRF1000. I think it set me back 80 bucks, is ugly as hell, and I love the med. slow action and the way it fishes.

I...

Thought this deserved a bump to the top... I've been applying for jobs through Idaho and Montana, and I can't say that some of these photos were not providing a certain level of inspiration.

I'll give this another shot at the top...

Sweet... I really liked the editing.

...and just saw you on the chum too, awesome.

Nice! Thanks man.

I'd take a half dozen of the 3".

I was wondering about these today, also looking for some stickers without the logo on the bottom half.

Anyone know where they might be found?

Thanks for the replies, I'm going to put these up for $250 CAD.

More info: 95 flex, unmolded custom fit race liner, and they do have a set of footbeds, but they were molded to my feet.

I'll be...

Thinking about unloading these, any idea what would be fair?

Skied 5 days, no footbeds, never molded, a few small scuffs on the shell.

These (excuse the booklet leaning on them, not really...

Really nice stuff.

The life cycle bowl is especially awesome.

Thanks for the feedback... I think I'll be going through with it.

Yeah, the shotgun retails for a good $100 less than the rod, and I got a few trips this fall out of it (though it is still like new). I have no qualms parting with it.

Is there a reason why one...

Thanks for the opinions, here I was worried that I would still be underpowered with the 8... shows what I know when the line weight goes above 6.



Trading a shotgun of equal or lesser value...

Question for the flyfishing collective:

I'm working out a trade with someone for an Orvis T3 9 foot, 8wt mid flex (what orvis calls 8.0 flex), but I don't know much about Orvis rods, or 8wts.

I...

Not FULL BLOWN AIDS!!11!11!!?

Yeah, there is not much you can do when a whole road is graded with sharp stones, I was more concerned about the small ones working their way into the siping.
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Dammit... thanks... searched "stones" and "rocks", but not gravel or gravel/rocks...

Edit: guess I'll leave the "rock studs" be from now on.