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Hi,

Well, perhaps tony, or whatever his name is, should learn to spell at some point in his life.

In the meantime, I just wanted to post this letter from the US Ambassador to Canada, Mr....

Our gas up here is now @ .94 per litre, ugly, and we are floating on light & heavy crude here in Alberta. Our govt. royalty on gas is about 50% of the pump price and our govt. has huge surpluses...

Outrageous,

I fished the Russian River in Alaska many times during 1970/71 when I lived there. I remember that the silvers were so thick in the river that the entire river bed looked like a...

GET USED TO IT, THEY ARE ALWAYS TOYING WITH US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Philly,

Thanks for putting me straight. The last time I fished in Montana I needed to show my Canadian passport to get over the border, not sure if I showed it when I returned to Canada. We...

Flyangler,

All of that sounds a bit complicated. Bring your passport and when asked why you are coming to Canada just tell them you're on holiday. By the way, my only caution is that you not...

Am I a fly fisher? Well, I fish with a fly rod, tie my own flies and seek out water particularly suited to fly fishing. Perhaps that makes me a fly fisher. However, I also love the solitude of a...

Brian, your Commonwealth friends are also behind you. I am confident that we will ultimately defeat these cowardly bastards. God speed. Rick Bennett, Canada

ktokj, flyfishing is a fabulous past...

Chris, everything goes to the lowest bidder. Rick

Well lads, send a big thank you to those "globalization" folks we all hear about. You know who they are, those corporate folks who believe that profit is the bottom line regardless of where their...

Happy Birthday USA and God Speed the safe journey home of all of your troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Rick Bennett
Calgary, Alberta
Canada

PS Our National Birthday was yesterday, July 1st.

Hi,

Buzzers are chironomids on the hatch. If you are fishing them in a lake you need to understand a bit about how fish react to these critters. I have found that, for some unfathomable reason,...

GOD SPEED

I own an old and rather well used Orvis Battenkill 6/7 reel. Several years ago I came to the sad conclusion that the guts of it were simply worn out. So, I sent it to Orvis and asked them to do...

8 horse yamaha, it has a good kick

Hello RL,

I have been fishing with my brother and a group of six friends for many years. We tie flys together during the winter and fish together all summer. For me, spending time with my...

Peanut Butter & Dill Pickle sandwiches on brown bread, with real butter.