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The KGB Leech Fly in Black & Blue
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Up next is the KGB Leech fly fishing pattern … and this one is quickly becoming one of our favourite leech fly patterns for both early spring and late fall fly fishing in the BC Interior!
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Ryan's Silver Bullet BC Interior Hog Rainbow Trout!
After fueling up on some nutritious food, and learning the difference between a McMuffin and a McGriddle, Rob and I hit the road for a beautiful day of fishing with no destination set! After a lengthy dispute on our options a left turn was decided and we were off to a Region 3 lake close to 2500′.
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Popeye Venison Tenderloin Steak Recipe
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This is something a little different to try. It’s also another way to get some more veggies into the family. 😉 The colour would make this be a good one for St. Patty’s Day too!
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So since our flyguys.net Official 2011 Ice Off Reports post went so well we’ve decided to take the same approach with our Official 2011 Fishing Reports post!
… get the fishing scoop on what’s hot & what’s not here!
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DIY Fly Box | A Low Cost Double Decker Fly Pattern Organizer
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The Double Decker DIY Fly Box project came about not so much because of the money, but because of the inability to find a pre made fly box of the size, quality and configuration that I was looking for. Basically, I wanted to reduce the number of my many little fly boxes down to one single package BUT (big but) I wanted that package to be as compact and efficient as possible. So with that in mind I began my search ……. unsuccessfully. 🙁
There were a lot of decent size fly boxes out there but most did not take advantage of their size. It was frustrating as I really don’t understand the logic behind a three inch plus deep fly box with only one layer. Sure the deeper box has more “volume” but the actual usable “fly holding” real estate is still limited to the length and width regardless of how deep it is. Flies, especially chironomids, are just not that bulky so ……. read on to find out what we did!
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– Muddy Tasting Fish –
……. an article by long time BC Interior fly fishing expert Ron Newman … Thanks Ron!
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Over the years, I have heard a lot of information and misinformation about why trout sometimes have a muddy taste. So I’ve done some research and can now give you the straight answers.
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… the delicious results of Susan’s venison marinade glaze recipe
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I like this marinade best with a venison roast that is cooked on the BBQ rotisserie. After letting the roast marinate overnight I then give it a quick rinse and brush on the glaze. This keeps the flavour and juices in the roast while it cooks and makes for a very tasty result!
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Bare Bones Chironamo Chironomid Fly Pattern
I’m sure all you still water tiers are busy tying chironomids like me right now as ice off progresses!
Now there are certain things that I think we can agree on that we want to incorporate in our fly. We want segmentation of the body – usually with a rib material. We want something to represent the white gills and also a red butt seems to induce strikes by fish. The problem is, unless you’re tying some of the big bombers species of the interior, you want all this on sizes #12-#18! 😕
I often struggle to add these features and keep the fly from getting too bulky. This fly is my attempt at “less is more”!
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… Genna with a beauty Kamloops lake rainbow!
Well the weather worked out and the Kamloops area iced off lakes were still pretty limited so we packed up the family and headed back out to Kamloops lake for some more spin cast fishing for feisty Kamloops rainbow trout! The goal today was to get Genna into some fish … and at only seven years old she handled herself like a pro! Continue reading
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A beauty Stump lake Early Spring Bow!
We launched at the community boat launch with all the picnic tables at noon. It was really windy out so we headed straight across the lake to get free of the wind and fish a couple bays on the side opposite the highway. Tried green, purple, and black leeches with no luck. There were TONS of chironomid hatches so we tried our luck with that, but I guess we didn’t have the right match for the hatch. 😕
So with no bites thus far we headed to the Kamloops end of the lake to troll around the islands and the highway shoreline. The winds picked up and it took us 2 hours to get from the islands back to our boat launch, but on the way nailed a 3 pound rainbow with an orange Doc Spratley!! Success at last! Will definitely stock up on chirnomids and hit that lake again!
Thanks ……. Matt Cumming
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Susan’s Venison & Wild Game HOT Sauce
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This is a simple homemade sauce with some heat! Use on it’s own as a dip, add to venison or other wild game meats while cooking or can be used as a spicy condiment to your meal. This is a great compliment for the our Moose Quesadillas recipe. Continue reading
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Susan’s Sweet & Sour Moose Ribs Recipe
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This is one of my all time favourite sweet and sour moose ribs recipes. These ribs are good for the days when it is not quite yet BBQ season. It’s a very easy and tasty moose rib recipe, with a very tasty sweet and sour sauce. Try it served on rice with vegetable sides .. delicious! Continue reading
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Kamloops Lake – March 27, 2011
I just couldn’t take another day of chasing around ice off reports on the Kamloops area lakes so the boys & I packed our packs with fishing gear and enough food to last us the day and off we went to shore fish big Kamloops lake. This was our first open water trip of 2011 and to say we were excited would be an understatement!
We got out of the truck at about 11:30 AM and started hiking. By12:30 PM we had reached our first “honey hole” where we unloaded the packs and decided to give it a go. The only problem was Continue reading
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The Monomaster Waste Line Storage System
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Once and a while an idea comes along that seems to simple to work so good. The truth of the matter is that most good ideas are just that; simple, effective and they just down right work … and the MonoMaster Waste Line Storage System is one of them! This monofiliment recycling tool is a must have for every responsible angler!
… read on to hear more about this innovative & environmentally friendly product!
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Susan’s Hearty Venison Sausage & Bean Stew Recipe
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This is a great one dish meal. If you like beans this will go over well both in the ease of preparation and with a taste that will appeal to the pickiest eater.
……. another great recipe straight out of Susan’s kitchen! Check it out!
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The Danvise Rotary Fly Tying Vise
I was first introduced to the Danvise fly tying vise by the owner of “fine flies for fisherman”, an old school fly shop located in Kamloops (trout central) British Columbia. Graham and his wife ran the entire shop themselves and Graham pumped out the majority of the countless flies that they sold on the Danvise! So, when Graham suggested that this was the fly tying vise that I should buy I was already ……. read on for a review of this unique fly tying vise!
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……. an article by long time BC Interior fly fishing expert Ron Newman … Thanks Ron!
Non Fishy Brined BBQ Trout RecipeI’m not overly keen on eating trout or salmon. To me they are just too fishy tasting. However, take that same trout, soak it in a brine overnight and then leave it in my Little Chief Smoker for eight or so hours and it tastes great. The brine and smoking seems to remove most of that fishy taste.
Over the years, I’ve found that I’m not alone in this opinion. A surprising number of folks have expressed this same view about eating trout and salmon. So here is a brined/bbq trout recipe to cook these fish that will remove that fishy taste.
……. check out Ron Newman’s non-fishy trout recipe now!
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So this year we wanted to try to keep all of the ice off reports in one post. We decided that the easiest and most efficient way to accomplish this was to use the comments / reply section at the end of the post. Might work, might not but we’ll give it a try and see how it goes! Check it out below! 😉
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* To visually keep on top of the ice off situation heck out our BC lakes, rivers & highways webcams page!
Thanks & come on ice off!
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Susan’s Salmon & Crab in Phyllo Pastry Recipe
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Don’t let the simple name fool you; this is a dish sure to impress! We are going for a Greek theme with this. Not difficult to make, especially when you can pick up the Phyllo all ready made at the grocery store. Take your time with each step and you will be rewarded with a fabulous meal. As always, use as much organic as possible!
……. your family will love this one … read on to find out how to make this delicious meal!
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Home Made DIY Wire Dubbing Brush Maker
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A quick surf through our fly tying sections and you will quickly notice that we prefer, and strive to create, simple and durable fly patterns. One of the tools which helps us to accomplish these goals is our home made wire dubbing brush maker!
The wire dubbing brush maker is a very kewl concept. It was introduced to us by Graham of the old Kamloops “Fine Flies for Fishermen” fly shop and, as the name implies, allows for the spinning of dubbing between wire as opposed to the traditional method of using thread. The result … a dubbing brush of superior strength!
Now why would you want to take the time to build a wire dubbing brush maker when you could just head to the store and purchase one? Well, no reason really, other than the fact that you’ll spend a whole bunch more money for a product that won’t do anything more for you than a home made version will. But hey money’s not everything so if the DIY idea is not your cup of tea then no worries – a quick Google search reveals that you can get similar units delivered right to your door step from anywhere between $50.00 – $250.00 (plus taxes and shipping of course)! On the other hand, if you’re the kind of guy that likes the satisfaction of “doing it yourself”, along with saving a bit of money while your at it, then this project is definitively for you! 😉
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FGN’s Crazy Charlie Pink Bonefish Fly Pattern
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Well since we’ve already written an article on how to fish the productive Crazy Charlie Pink Bonefish Fly, in this post we’ll get right down to business on the tying instructions!
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I was sitting at my vise tying some chironomids when it hit me that last year at this time I was frantically cranking out bonefish flies. A friend said he heard that we were heading for the Mexican Riviera at the end of March and that he’d be down there at the same time. He goes down every year and suggested that since our resort wasn’t far from where he was staying that he’d pick me up in his rental van and we should go fishing. I was thinking ocean fishing for sailfish an barracuda but he said no I think I can get us into some bonefish!
The plan was to ……. read on for the rest of the story!
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Green & Brown Red Butt Chironomid Pupa
The Bleeding Limey Chironomid Pupa Fly
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With most of our chironomid pupa fly patterns the concept is simple and durable. That’s not a bad thing because in addition to being easy to tie they are deadly little patterns that consistently fool big BC interior trout! Sometimes, however, the fish are keying in on something very specific and you have to follow suit with your imitation in order to stay in the game … enter the Bleeding Limey Chironomid pupa fly pattern! ……. another tried, tested & proven flyguys.net fly pattern – check it out!
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Susan’s Venison & Broccolini Stir Fry Recipe!
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I recently just purchased my first Wok. I didn’t know what I was missing all these years! It can definitely make things easier…. As usual, adjust your quantities to suit how many people you are feeding.
……. another great recipe – read on for the details!
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Why has the art of fly fishing permeated Hollywood and its movies and been held in a sort of high regard; an esoteric sport practiced by intense enthusiast? What’s the difference between catching a fish on a Spin rod or a Fly rod? What’s all the hub-bub, Bub?
……. read on for a look at fly fishing through Sabrina’s eyes!
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BC Trout Strains – AF3N Fraser Valley Rainbow Trout
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If you are like me, you sometimes look at the fisheries Stocking Reports just to see what lakes are being stocked. When you get into these reports, you start seeing terms like “Pennask 2N” or “Fraser Valley AF3N” and wonder what the heck that means. The following is a quick overview of what all those stocking terms mean with respect to BC trout strains. ……. read on and learn a bunch!
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Early Spring Fly Fishing Kamloops Style – Snow Shmoe!
Well, it’s the end of February in Kamloops and I, like many others have had my “early ice-out dreams” dampened by the latest cold snap. The bulk of the Interior’s stillwaters are likely locked up in winter’s grip for another month and a half, give or take. If I was not the optimistic (yeah, right), resourceful (or is that resourceless?) hopeless angling addict that I am, I’d mope around town talking trash about everyone that has had a chance to go somewhere warm and sunny this winter. Luckily, I’ve been around the proverbial block a few (too many) times and have been lucky enough to learn some early spring angling opportunities that have (mostly) helped me from becoming a grumpy ogre at this time of year. In the pursuit to bring happiness to all anglers that enjoy the southern Interior’s angling bounty, I will share a few locations that have potential to offer opportunities early in the new year. ……. read on for early spring fly fishing opportunites in the Kamloops area!
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Susan’s Moose Quesadillas
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This is one of my favourite kinds of meals to make, and even more so – to eat.
A venison based meal with a Mexican twist. Substitute Deer, Elk or Moose for this truly quick and easy meal guaranteed to satisfy even the fussy eaters in the family.
Oh, and be prepared to need a fork and knife, this is not your average Quesadilla!
……. seriously, you’ve got to check this out!
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Barometric Pressure & Fishing … by Ron Newman
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The following is a very interesting article on the affects of barometric pressure & fishing by Kamloops Fly Fishers Association member, and long time BC interior fly fisherman, Ron Newman.
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Susan’s Pulled Venison Roast
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This is one of my son’s favourite ways to eat roast. It is super easy, put it on in the morning and at supper your meal is ready. Meat cooked this way comes out very tender due to the slow cooking in the beer or wine. You can also use up some of the tougher cuts because you just can’t cook a roast this way and have it come out tough! Once it is cooked the meat just pulls apart in strips with forks. This type of meat is great for sandwiches, fajitas, and with gravy over mashed potatoes.
……. as usual – delicious! check it out!
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Kevin’s Big Bull Dorado on the Hook!
The waters have warmed up and it’s fish on baby! Here’s a quick report:
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The Create A Hatch Chironomid Pupa Fly
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… here’s a cool little chironomid pupa pattern shared with us by Gord and the boys from Flyguys Northern Division! And as good as it works up North, we have proven it successful through out the BC interior as well! 😀
……. read on to learn how to tie & fish this killer trout pattern!
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Wild Italian Wedding Soup (w/ 100% organic Moose meatballs)
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* Just in time for Valentines day, introducing Susan’s “Wild” (in this case moose but deer or elk would work well too 😉 ) Italian Wedding Soup recipe! A perfect treat for those chilly winter days when soup is on the menu! Thanks (again) Susan!!! 😀
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Spicy Crusted Salmon Steaks Recipe!
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Well she’s done it again! You’ve just got to try this very delicious, nutritious and organic salmon steak recipe straight from Susan’s kitchen! Thank you Susan! 😀
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Best BC Fly Fishing Lake Web Cams
… this is a living document with cams being added as they come available or are brought to our attention. If we are missing a river or lake web cam that should be on this list please leave the info in the comments section below and we’ll add it to the site as soon as we can!
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A Beauty 5.5 pound Tunkwa Lake Rainbow Trout!
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Got in touch with Al from the Tunkwa Lake Resort to find out how the ice fishing has been going and was pleasantly surprised with what I heard!
While the ice fishing everywhere else seems to have slowed right down both Tunkwa and Leighton are still producing quite nicely for those that are willing to put in the time!
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Susan’s Cranberry Poultry Stuffing Recipe
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OK here’s another great recipe straight out of Susan’s kitchen! A perfect delicious & nutritious accessory dish for Chicken, Turkey or any wild game bird!
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Beer & Brandy Wild Game Meat Marinade
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A way too simple to be so damn good wild game meat marinade! WITH BEER & BRANDY!!! 😉
……. MMMMMelts in your mouth! 😀
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*** for more delicious and organic BC wild fish & game recipes please view the complete list on our recipes index page!
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Next up is this simple yet extremely delicious fish batter recipe sent in by Kelly from the BC Interior! We tried it & we loved it so ……. here it is! Thank you Kelly! 😀
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Geri’s Canned Venison Recipe
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This delicious canned venison recipe was sent to us from Geri, one of our visitors from New York city! We tried it & immediately decided to that it needed to be added to our & list! Thanks Geri!
I was taught this the old fashion way before pressure cookers were around. It’s quite simple to do and it never lasts long around my house! 😀
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Baby Rainbow Fish Skull Streamers Fly Pattern
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Well I just got my shipment of Fish Skulls in the mail and I thought I’d share these little gems with all the tiers out there. As you may know tying heads on bait fish is hit and miss with getting the proper all around shape. With these little beauties problems solved. I don’t know if you have seen them before but they were the 2010 fly tying product of the year!
Here’s how we use them to tie realistic bait fish patterns for Bull, Laker and Rainbow trout!
… continue reading to learn how we tie these productive little beauties!
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A week into the New Year and I finally get a chance to head out for some ice fishing. They were calling for snow to start around noon and progress into a blizzard (50km winds) in the evening. The temperature was fine at -12C but it was suppose to get back to daytime highs in the low – 20’s starting in the evening. Small window… more like a portal.
Williston Lake Slush Fishing with flyguys North!
I left in the dark and drove 1 3/4 hours to Williston Lake planning on getting there at daylight. This lake always produces best from daylight until noon. As I pulled into my parking spot and looked down at the lake there was something amiss ……. ICE! 😯
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Turn Over | Lake Stratification – beautiful British Columbia!
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For many of us some of the terminology and slang associated with our sport is extremely confusing. “Turn over” (lake stratification) is one of those terms and every year, especially during the winter when fishermen are anticipating ice off and dreaming about spring fishing, we get a lot of questions about it and its relationship to fishing. What does it really mean and, more importantly, how does it affect us as fly fishers. Of all the answers that we have seen, we feel that the following by Todd Oishi does the best job of explaining it all!
……. continue reading to learn how understanding turn over can make you a better fisherman!
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Ice Fishing Kokanee | a couple frosty’s on ice!
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It’s hard to believe that 2010 is gone & that we are already writing our first post of 2011! In keeping with the season we wanted to give you a report on our latest trip ice fishing Kokanee at Monte lake near Kamloops BC.
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Well it’s been a hell of a year and what better way to wind it up than a boxing day ice fishing trip with family & friends!
Genna with a PIG of a boxing day rainbow trout!
So after a quick check of the weather and the solunar tables we packed up the gear, bundled up the kids and headed for the hills! The tables indicated a major feed in the wee hours of the morning but that was just too early for the kids so we resisted rushing to meet the major and targeted the minor feed – a comfortable 12 noonish! 🙂
When we finally arrived at the lake we were surprised to find that we were the only ones there. A bit worried that perhaps the bite was off we set up anyway to test out the situation for ourselves. Fifteen minutes later and ……. nothing. A half hour later and ……. still nothing. And then, just as we were about ready to pull out the gear and relocate to a different area of the lake, ……. you’ve got to hear the rest of this story!
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Great sturgeon fishing this year so I thought I’d give an update!
Our October Posse caught & released 19 sturgeon with Bill catching a 6 1/2 footer!
a beauty Fraser River sturgeon!
In November we went out & caught & released another 15 sturgeon with the largest being …….click here to read the rest of this post!
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For me I know when my life gets busy when I don’t get out fishing for a couple of weeks. Well things are downright hectic! With a week of training in Maple Ridge, a hockey tournament in Chetwyn then the next week off to the Grey Cup in Edmonton my dog was starting to give me the evil eye. Then out of the blue when I least expect it.. Wham I’m fishing.
ice fishing, football & beer ... what more could we ask for!
……. read on to find out how we did!
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DIY European Deer Skull Mount – the finished product!
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Well it seems that the European Deer Skull Mount is all the rage in all the hunting circles these days. And why not? They look great and they are much less expensive than a conventional mount! And … if you are willing to put in a bit of elbow grease it’s something that you can do yourself! 🙂 ……. read on and we’ll show you how!
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