outdoorguy61

I have a couple of lanterns and would like one of the army issue stoves built for WW2. I need to eventually find someone to fix my nicest lantern, which was made in Toronto and quite possibly the same model as the one shown in the photo on this thread. They had some really neat products in the 1950's, if one has any old catalogs around. outdoorguy61

I hope that there is no pillaging for those forced to evacuate. It will be interesting to see what caused this, as propane facilitys seem generally well tended to. outdoorguy61

Thank-you for posting. It is nice to see that such wonderful examples of brook trout still exist. I wish you well and hope to again fish your neck of the woods, with me hopefully being able to adjust my timing after seeing these photo's. outdoorguy61

There are a few shows where Ontario knife makers often have assorted knives on display. I believe a gentleman by the name of Ron Post is one of the more prolific knife makers back home to note. Nationally, there are two companys in the maritimes that make knives with little Pictou Nova Scotia having the most production history. Knife collecting is of course roughly 1/10 the size of what occurs in the United States. We are such a spread out country, with some collectors of various outdoors items being far moe priveate tha our American neighbours. I have a few knives, with my personal favourite being a Leatherman "Clip" or some such name, simply because it is so practical for my uses. I am now comically on my third or forth, with one being stolen at a show, one being lost and me thankfully finding this one at a retailer in western Canada. I am keeping my fingers crossed that the son of a US based friend is going to get around and make me a lovely Damascus steel type knife, that he has hinted around about over the past few years. outdoorguy61

Jace and a couple of others I like the fact that a few of you are able to look beyond the brand name or an award/article and focus on what is actually inside a reel. It is a rare treat to see this, in this day and age. I also like to avoid plastic for any of my personal reels, as it stands very true that they just will not stand up to consistent torque, repeated use if one is trully putting a reel through its paces and understands what happens on the inside. I do find it cute that some bestow the virtues of a few key selling points without ever looking beyond who the pitchman is or who made a product. This is not meant to slam anyone or any company, but merely to hopefully have a few people at least begin to trully look beyond the exterior when looking at a reel or rod. This holds true for most that I see involved in the outdoors media across Canada at the present time, as they no longer seem to have te ability to look a bit out of the shallow end and dig a bit deeper....into what makes a product a ......keeper. outdoorguy61

Thanks for posting this. It was a short but interesting read. outdoorguy61

I expect to be fishing just south of there this weekend in Vaseux Lake for largemouth/smallmouth and just southeast of there next Mon-Tues. in the Colmbia River for walleye- smallmouth. The rainbow photos looked like a pair of nice chunky fish. outdoorguy61

The Fishin Hole in Edmonton has them.

Just some news from BC. Scarey stuff. outdoorguy61 ____________________________________________________________________________________ 18.8°c Partly Cloudy Tomorrow: 28°c Sunny Four European tourists sport fishing on the Fraser River in Agassiz, B.C., got more than they bargained for this week when they were confronted by an angry man wielding a knife, CBC News learned through an online fishing forum. The tourists — three from Germany and one from Denmark — were fishing with a river guide on the shore of Ferry Island on Wednesday afternoon, the first day of their vacation, when their fishing lines got tangled in a drift net that was coming down the river with a fishing boat. Chilliwack RCMP Const. Leanne Dunlop said the man was intoxicated and took issue with the fact that the tourists were fishing on the river. Originally police said in a written statement that "the male drifting down the river with a drift net engaged in a verbal altercation with the tourist," but Dunlop later clarified that the tourists did nothing to provoke the incident. "That person in that boat beached his boat and an altercation [between] the tourist and the male escalated to the point where a knife was produced and threats were uttered." The fishing guide eventually persuaded the angry fisherman to get back in his boat without hurting anyone. A 34-year -old man from the Sto:lo nation was later arrested and released by police. The unidentified man is scheduled to appear in Chilliwack Provincial Court at a later date to face charges of assault with a weapon and uttering threats. The RCMP said incident does not appear to have anything to do with the ongoing tensions between native and non-native fishermen over access to the declining number of fish in the Fraser River. "This particular incident doesn't appear early indications to be at all directly related to any of the history with the Fraser Valley region or with fishing. It appears at this time in our investigation … we're dealing with an individual who took exception to the fact that some fishing lines got tangled in his net," said Dunlop. Post a comment ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Since when on earth is it illegal to argue with someone? The man pulled a knife, the German did not, I completely fail to see where you see this being the German's "fault". Maybe they could have kept their tempers, but honestly, attempting to justify that shouting at someone is a legitimate reason to pull and threaten with a KNIFE? This world makes me just shake my head sometimes.91People recommended this comment91Recommend this comment Report abuseRiverjet wrote: Posted 2008/07/11 at 2:10 PM ETFirst off this story was sent to the CBC from someone that uses the FishBC forums. Secondly according to witnesses what is being reported here is not exactly what happened. Thirdly, some of the comments here are incrediblely ignorant of the facts. Amazing how things get all twisted. The person in the boat was a native that was fishing with a drift net. After observing the tourists fishing he launched his drift net right into the path of where the tourists were fishing for salmon with rod and reel. He then proceeded with his attack. And why it's being reported that this incident has nothing to do with native/non native fishing rights on the Fraser is incredible. It's time something gets done about these renegade natives out there on the Fraser that think it's their river and their fish. This type of incident is nothing new here in BC. It's time our government actually did something about it. If your native you get special treatment for some reason. If your non native you get arrested. Our GOV perpetuates racism in this country and it's time for it to end. One people, one law, one land...............Problems solved.37People recommended this comment37Recommend this comment Report abuseLangley Lady wrote: Posted 2008/07/11 at 12:41 AM ETArrested for what, candido... being threatened by a guy with a knife?

I like OOD and BC Outdoors. Agreed that a lot of integrity is lost in selling advertisement space. outdoorguy61

Canadian gun trivia note- Not that long ago (late 50's, early 60's) at least one insureance companys in Montreal, had their own indoor gun range for employees. Personally, I think there were a lot more guns after WW2 and into the next 50 years. Deterrance through stiff time and a lack of the death penalty though the actions of a vocal group thriving on urban politicking has made us far worse for wear in my opinion. The registry has just allowed multiple generations, of what were law abiding people to become criminals. Life is good for criminals in Canada...... outdoorguy61

Skinners was located in downtown Toronto and started in I believe 1916 or thereabout. It generally catered to a higher end crowd through much of its life and was in operation as of 1996. I do not believe it operates any longer. It was an interesting store with a neat basement, that had a few trinkets no doubt tucked away. One item that sticks out, was a cutaway Penn (International series I believe), that was huge and gold in colour. This was very valueable and hopefully in appreciative hands and not in a landfill. There was and likley still is a Skinners Acre in I believe Longlac. This is a neat store operated by a real character. _________________________________________________________________________________________ One of the oldest fishing tackle stores that has been in one family is just being dismantled in BC. It is called Mawsons and was also started in the early part of the last century. In the maritimes, Doaks is an older store. Distributor wise, DFS is still in family hands and was started I believe around the 1930's. In the west, Redl Sports is the oldest operating under the same family name since the 1950's. Fishing tackle companys sees Gibbs in the west and Lucky Strike in Ontario as the oldest. Just a few quick notes. outdoorguy61

Spiel Please seriously consider where service would be available. Sending it the Unites States could prove extremely awkward. If you know how to trully read a reel and its schemtic, you could at least be proactive in knowing fully what you are buying; most people do not understand fully, what they are buying. outdoorguy61

A short piece of mono (say 30") with a fly and dew worm can have its moments for early season brookies or late season rainbows. outdoorguy61

Generally on grinding parts like gears, a greese like Abu, Mitchell X 3, etc. is a good idea. For sliging parts. like on a main shaft of a spinning reel, try some lite sewing machine oil. For side plates, use a toothbrush and something like WD 40. If you are uncomfortable with opeing the reel, give Aikmans or Rockys a call (there are also a few in other regions of Canada). outdoorguy61

I feel sorry for the landowner and have no pity for anyone trespassing. My own belief has it, that one still has the right to protect ones property. Whatever this gentleman is or is not like, trespassing is trespassing.... I hope they learned their lesson well. Failing that, perhaps we should just allow a free for all. outdoorguy61

Two very reputeable companys are Murphys and The Fishmyster (Ken?) out of Uculett. Your timing is good, but be forewarned....all guides are not created equal. The lowest cost alternative would be the Canadian Princess boats also known by the locals as "puker boats", because of the large amount of people they accomodate. I have done both, but prefer smaller companys. I just fished Uculett last Thursday with a guide/painter.... and was dissapointed in how poorly prepared he was with gear, bait and knowledge. Live and learn....this one was an expensive lesson for me, with me now going to speak to the company owner, given that this fellow simply did not "have it". This will not be a lecture, nor scolding, just a heads up as one expects more when hiring a private company. It was an unexpected first for me. Some of the lakes can apparently be good, with some huge cuttys in Sproat Lake (do not bother at that time of the year). Do not bother targetting summer run steelhead in say the Stamp R. (you will pass this outside of Port Alberni) as it is simply better "catching" back home in Ontario (expecting a lot of closures this summer). Think higher elevation and have a boat or inflateable of some sort. Most of the locals focus most of their energy on the ocean. Oh....another place to avoid is this gorgeous looking river you will run into about 40 minutes out of Por Alberni on the way to Tofino, etc. It is apparently extremely unproductive. outdoorguy61

I have heard that in years past, that blueish walleye in Quinte were primarily caught slightly south of Thompsons Point in a small bay. That said, MNR staff stated that this was just an annomally from one specific area of the BOQ and not the Lk. Erie strain that if I remember correctly was the original (believed to be extinct). outdoorguy61

I am hoping someone can shed some lite or point me in the direction of someone that might have some answers about using geothermal heating for off the grid. I have an acreage with nice sandy soil, that I would like to use a geothermal heating systen for heating a planned 1400 sq. ft. house to be built. I am sold on the idea but have heard that it cannot be done in an off the grid situation. This puzzles me and I am hoping that there is now some type of low voltage/amperage geothermal system out there that is made for this purpose. Ideally I would use a solar/wind system to provide power with a generator of some type as backup. Heat could be a wood furnace, but I am still looking at what else is out there. I welcome comments and ideas. Thanks for taking a peek. outdoorguy61

I thought it was VHS being the likely cylprit. Interesting to read. outdoorguy61

I saw on a BC fishing board that one fellow is paying $1.44 on the Queen Charolette Islands. Where I am in Hope, I am paying $1.22. outdoorguy61

If land is fenced or signed in any fashion, including the red dots, this is all that is needed to imply "no trespassing". If a person accidentally stumbles through your land, they have a possible legal position, providing they are lost as I interpret it. No mercy on any and all abusers or uwanted guests to my property. outdoorguy61

My granfather used to have me net them and stored in a pen by our dock many years ago in Bolsover Ont. They sure seemed to do the trick with holding fish close to our dock and bringing in the musky. outdoorguy61

I know this shop but do not know this gentleman. Does the other shop on Trout Lake no longer operate? There were two with one being called Discount ? and the other was a bait and tackle shop located by the water. outdoorguy61

Hi misfish I am hoping you can shed some light on the stability of how you have setup your craft. I see a tremendous amount of them where I work in western Canada, but have not seen anything with a mounted seat that high. It looked far more handy. I am hoping you se this and can reply. Thank-you. outdoorguy61