As Brian and I floated the river, we thought we were somewhere else every run we fished, and floated thru was different than the last one. There were lots of pockets and pools, and runs that we thought would have fish in them. Some did some didn't but they were worth a try. It felt like we were in the middle of nowhere and we were wondering when the helicopter would come and pick us up. Well no helicopter came as luck would have it. That's ok!!.. We continued our quest to find more fish. We fished a few more spots before the pullout, and I hooked another bully in one spot that I thought it would be.. That was a good end to the day. We pulled out at the Ashlu Bridge and then went to get my car back up at 27mile. It was a long day but super fun... good times in the Squamish River wilderness...

N. S. F. G. C. Flyfishing Seminar..

Cliff Tang, the director at large for the North Shore Fish and Game Club, asked me to take part in a flyfishing seminar about still water flyfishing, and River Flyfishing. We discussed tactics, and strategy for lakes, and rivers. We displayed rods, reels, and lines and different types of flies that are used for the various types of fishing. Cliff had a few boxes of lake flies, and I had three of my spey rods, and various flies to show and also some lines.. The audience that we had wasn't to big about 30, people some of whom I knew from many years ago when I was a member of the club way back when.. There was a q and a where people could ask questions.. I talked about spey fishing, and my adventures out on the lakes and rivers of bc. It was a great experience to speak in front of a sort of large group of people. And Cliff was a great person to do that with, we played off one another very well and everything went perfect.. I thank my good buddy Cliff for the opportunity to take part. What fun!!..

Gift Certificate, and a Fly Tying lesson..

It was a slow morning at the flyshop the other day. It wasn't until the afternoon that Tommy, Phil, and Brian came in. After that there was a guy that came in with a gift certificate and he wanted to pick up a bunch of fly tying materials and such. We talked for awhile about materials and things and then he bought a bunch of stuff and then I gave him a tying lesson and showed him how to tie an intruder pattern with some of the materials that he had bought. Oh yeah Brian had given me a new tying vise for christmas so I could do the demo right there. It was great to give a hands-on lesson to somebody that didn't know how to do it.. The best part was is that it was in the shop.. I was happy to show him, and he was happy to learn the basics from someone showing him step, by step.. That was the most fun I have had in the shop so far. It turned out to be a great day.

Breakfast, and a float down the Squamish...

Brian, and I were thinking of floating the upper squamish. As luck would have it when we got to the 20mile, ranch it was snowing and there was allready a few inches of snow on the ground so we went with plan B. After an adventurous morning we had breakfast at Fergies Cafe. It was great!! then we headed down to the lower river and put in at Judd Rd. We had a fun time drifting down the river and checking things out, casting here and there looking for a fish. Didn't find anything but it was still a nice crisp cold day.

Whistler Flyfishing, Downtown Squamish.

Squamish now has a flyfishing shop located on Main, and Third St. in downtown Squamish. It's pretty cool because now there is a place to buy fly tying materials, and outerwear. There is a selection of rods, reels, and lines to meet everyones needs. Lots of flies, are displayed on the counter. It's great to work in a small shop because everything is right there at your fingertips. This is a real change for me to work in a shop that I get to talk about flies, and flylines and fishing in general. Also it's great to get paid to do that. Working for Brian and Whistler Flyfishing is going to be fun!!!.. So come pay us a visit it will be worth your while... We'll give you all the information you need to have a positive expierence out on the river..

The Mighty Thompson River!!...

It was a whirlwind trip to the Thompson. Andy, Kris and myself headed up for a couple of days of fishing a world famous river with BIG steelhead. We arrived on the river on Saturday morning and started at the task of trying to catch one of those big bad boys!!.. Needless to say by sunday all we had seen was some nice rainbow trout by the trout master himself Andy, had caught.. It was great to be on the river since neither of us had ever tried fishing for the legendary steelhead that lurk in it's pools and runs. The weather was cold and clear. Andy and Kris slept in a tent while I slept soundly in my car.. I ran into a few people that I knew, Shain from Squamish, and Kara from revelstoke, and also met some guys from the states. We went to the log cabin pub and had some great food.. We camped out at the grease hole campground.. The river is wild and It is hard to wade because of the slippery rocks. I now can say that I've fished the mighty Thompson River!!!.. And mighty it is.. If it opens up again sometime I will go and give it my all to catch a Thompson Steelhead..

Melanie's Last day..

The day had to come sometime.. The last day that Melanie could set foot on the river, and cast a fly in hopes of hooking up with a big chum.. and as luck would have it she did. It was the last time she would be in Squamish, and the Brew Pub. So we had to go and have beer and natchos.We made the day last as long as we could hangin' out in the pub, talking and laughing, and enjoying the last time together. Then it was off to the airport to see her off and say goodbye but not forever. It was a great year and a half and I will never forget it for as long as I live. I will always remember the fun and good times that we had...