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Well, this little dream of mine finally came true! I finally published an article in Ontario Out of Doors and I'm tickled pink. I want to thank Mike Solopaddler Borger for supporting me as I worked through it, as well as our classy, friendly and extremely professional centrepin reel builders. If you have a chance, give the article a read! It's in the 2015 Nov/Dec issue p.-

Not yet. Though I expect I will at some point. Still, it's harder to get a good shot when they're in the water. Results are far more spectacular when they are flying through the air I would, except... well... they're mostly on the redds now, down here at least. Hopefully they are mostly done by the time 12:am Saturday rolls around... Not sure mine (T2i has a back button, but I'll check). Now my shift is done and I'm heading home to flick another button... the little red one on the remote! p.-

Exactomundo! Which is why I referred to my sore buttocks - I think I might have seen you there. Lovely shots. You captured some true monsters p.-

uh, this weekend? I'm not sure really............. p.-

That's about it, and a sore buttocks...I sat there for an hour with my eye stuck to the viewfinder, doing my best to click whenever I saw one jump. So I snapped well over 300 shots, most of which were either out of focus or had a tail in it or just a head etc... Some of them were just really crisp freeze-frame pictures of running water, lol. . Another trick, if you have a dslr (probably works with upper end point and shoot cameras too), is to press the shutter button halfway and keep it pressed, while you wait for the next fish to make its move. That way, the camera is already focused when the fish passes through the sight & it doesn't waste any extra time before engaging the shutter. Thanks for the kind words everyone . p.-

Hi all, it's been a while since I posted (life being that way... sometimes...) but I always love to share my "jumping steelhead" pics with this group. I was down at the local dam this weekend, with my 300mm zoom lens, hoping for good results. A tiny bit of cropping & a few adjustments later and... you be the judge! p.-

You're putting that new Canon lens through its paces, I see . Nice work! That first pic really shows how rough it can get up there. There must've been some serious weather activity and/or trekking through the bush to tear the propeller off your cap like that! heheheheh Just kidding, of course. Great post as usual! p.-

Thanks for posting this Joey! I had read and heard of salmon reaching that branch of your river for a while, but this is the first time I see actual pics. That river has a long way to go on the road to recovery, but this is a great start. Still, when I drive by some of the lower reaches along the DVP, I always find myself wishing it were in better shape. There are some awesome stretches of water down there that would be so much fun to fish! p.-

Awesome as always, Mike. Thanks for sharing! p.-

Hoooooolyyyyyy PIKE-inaw!!!!! thanks for another great report, Mike! p.-

Really? That's news to me... I have nooooo idea what you're talking about... (<--sarcasm)

You can also load the entire PDF in your iBooks (which you can download free from the iStore). That way, once downloaded, you don't need any kind of connection to read them. That's how they become your iRegs. You might need a magnifying glass , but you won't need any kind of connection. p.-

I thought it was funny. I don't think it was intended as it was taken . Maybe Fidel and I can scrounge up some French ones, while we're at it. "De pêche, you cannot do dat ici, là. Ok?" (I do an outstanding Jean Chrétien btw - it helps when half your family already speaks the same way!) p.-

They look like the Ticats offensive line.... quarterback sneak! p.-

Thanks Bill - next time you come for a visit, don't just bring the rod . It's "hard" work, though. It takes a lot of clicks to get just one good shot! p.-

Looks like some fish are running They're almost too pretty to stick a hook into... almost p.-

I love this thread! I know from friends of mine that you can get the same thing from Comcast. I believe that if you buy it unlocked, it's the same: basically no fees. I'm also just getting into using XBMC and I love that as well. Like you said, not perfect, but for the price difference (i.e. xbmc = $0.00) you can't lose. Another "secret" which Rogers & Bell don't want you to know is that the old fashioned antenna is back with a vengeance. I've got one mounted on my house & get about 30 channels from it. Granted, you don't get the "cable" channels, but you get all the big ones - CBC, CTV, NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, PBS etc... plus if you boost your signal a little you can also get a bunch of US specialty Over-the-Air channels similar to many cable channels, For example, we can't get Treehouse for our kids, but we get "Qubo" over the air - just as good, and free. The other thing that nobody will tell you is that Grandma's old antenna captures a digital signal, which means that it gets you the absolute clearest, highest quality HD signal. Cable and Satellite are poor cousins, as far as HD quality goes. It's truly sparkling. p.- p.s. so I got to see every wrinkle on Carlyle's face last night as he prepares to get fired as Leafs coach over the summer... lol!

7 in a row = "there's always next year" most of the teams ahead, tied or behind them have games in hand by now, even the most optimistic among us have to come to terms with it feeling very sad p.-

I didn't know that! Thanks for the tip . Looks like the warmer weather's just around the corner.... time to get out there and light one (or two) up! p.-

Found this on the net... I hope.... HOPE (wassat?)... it won't come true! Reimer hasn't been good, but then he's not the one who let in the second goal last night... p.-

fish'n for brownies this weekend... bait: chores around the house. The honey-do honey-done technique is really productive. Should have enough in the bank for the following weekend at which point I'm steelheading! p.-

I use Nanofil as well. I prefer white in 12lb test. It's so thin that in 12lb it's even a little thinner than most 6 and 8lb mono. I run a 10lb fluoro maxima mid line and 6 or 8 pound whatever tippet - (whatever = redwing 7.6; drennan 6lb fluoro; maxima 8 or 6lb ultragreen - I like em all). Usually the tippet is about as thick (if not thicker) than the Nano. Nano also floats nicely. I find it a real pleasure to mend your drift when you're in the frog water. The difference compared to mono is huge in this area. Some guys don't like the lightness of it, as they feel that it catches the wind too much; but my experience is that you can slap it down and not have to worry about it most of the time - and anyway, 40+kmh winds are a serious impediment to any kind of float fishing! I agree with Bill that it's not the best for winter fishing. It balls up like an old wool sweater after a couple of hours. You can get away with it, by snipping off a few yards every now and then - I even managed to get through a whole day this past January - but it's not pleasant at all. Definitely a no ice fishing line! p.-

Everybody forgets how good Reimer was in L.A. - the Leafs had no business winning that game. Reimer made more highlight of the night saves in that game than Bernier did. He'll be fine. Just needs time to settle. Habs on Saturday... just in time, too. They should respond well. ... or the 18wheeler is headed for another cliff.... p.-

I usually take the ring off before I light one, just because I usually go right down to the nub. I usually get Flor de Oliva torpedos - but these are Nestor Miranda seconds, gordos. Still trying to figure out why they're seconds, because I've only had one that didn't burn evenly. Otherwise.... like cold beer on a hot day... they're so good! I cruise atlanticcigars.com and cigarplace.biz for the best deals p.-

I know a few places, but... like Danny Glover said... I'm to old for that $. It's a comin'! It's a comin'! You have to do a photographic essay of the hat, dude. That would rock! ... sort of... My point exactly! And if you know where to get em they don't even cost that much. Bonus! p.-