flybob wrote:Wow, three birthdays in a row for 106 members, statistically speaking, that's pretty remarkable!

Hmm, yes it is. Let's count back 9 months. Hmm, Christmas holidays. I wonder what could account for this rash of Sept birthdays?

Happy bday, Bill.

By Imperial Russian Stout, do you mean the Old Rasputin? If so, that is a great stout, my favorite. I have a friend who buys it by the quarter keg he likes it so much. I will be bringing some to the tourney. I usually start out with the Fat Tires then switch to stout. I brew my own beer as well, but...

Thanks Craig, now let's see if I get any gift certs to a certain local fly shop :!: :!: Eric I went to the Sport's Chalet in Palmdale today, but they didn't have what I wanted. Is that where you mean? :twisted: Btw, they told me I would have to go to the Fishing Spot "down in the valley."...

Well, yesterday there was a major bust about 5-6 miles from my house. 9000 plants, estimated $28 mil street value. Hmm, I seem to remember earlier this year while you were showing me around your home waters that you disappeared for awhile then suddenly reappeared and looked very "happy." ...

Aren't Bob's fishes usually more the size of that foam fly, not the fish? Happy bday, feel free to enjoy a cigar and a martini!

That's karma, man. You know, fishing for carp.

Like all rigs, much depends on the stream or river you are fishing too, as well as the section of it you are fishing. Case in point was this past weekend on our backpacking trip. Nice creek, easy to wade, decent amount of water for this time of year. There were areas where the terrain was relatively...

anacrime wrote:oooo man i hope it's me

A newbie at this fly fishing stuff? Uh huh. I think you're sandbagging, man. Nice pictures, welcome aboard. Jon

Sounds like something you could at least use as an excuse if you get skunked:

"yeah, the fish were cowering in fear today because they smelled me coming"

Good point Mark. So who's gonna throw up a plug for David? 8-) I did. It got deleted within minutes. At least I got an email signed Guy and Raquel stating his/their reasons for deleting it. That's all I'd like to say about that. Don't cry for David. If you must cry, then do so for Guy Jeans because...

That post has been bothering me ever since I read it yesterday as well. It does seem out of character for Guy, something I would have considered beneath him. But, there are all kinds of "politics" in the workplace that rear their ugly head from time to time. Who knows. Given the benefit of...

I have a doctorate (PhD) in Latin American Literature, so Spanish Doctor got shortened to Spandoc which I use here and as an email address. The name I use on a couple of other forums, Papasequoia, came about while hiking one time when my two boys were really young. They saw a big sequoia tree and ca...

I'm usually a pessimist, but on this topic I feel a bit more optimistic. http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f18/spandoc/emot/angelic008.gif I think that fly fishing boards like the Kern board and others (and in the future this board) have changed a lot of attitudes. Many people have stated on these b...

I started out with gink, then when I noticed lots of people trying the powders, I got some of them. I tried both kinds: the kind where you throw a wet fly into the container, shake, and the fly comes out dry and the kind where you use it as your floatant by brushing it into your fly. From my own exp...