http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/ Sit down, kick back and discuss other topic with other forum members... Controversial subjects not allowed. en Wed, 22 May 2013 13:51:15 GMT vBulletin 30 http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/images/misc/flyfishing_red/rss.jpg http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/ http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/lodge-den/320100-if-you-dont-like-weather-wait-week.html Wed, 22 May 2013 13:07:32 GMT Really odd weather here in Southern Oregon of late. A week ago we topped out at 89 degrees. Just stepped out side to have a smoke and there's frost on the roof tops and fresh snow at about 500 feet above me in elevation.

Go figure? ]]> The Lodge Den fredaevans http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/lodge-den/320100-if-you-dont-like-weather-wait-week.html http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/lodge-den/319855-smokin.html Sun, 19 May 2013 23:37:41 GMT I was going to fire up the big offset but all these thunderstorms made that out of the question. So I decided to do the cook I had planned in two days rather than one. The Akorn saved the day. I did a brisket, two butts with rub on one and the other naked. I also did two pastramis, two fatties, two... I was going to fire up the big offset but all these thunderstorms made that out of the question. So I decided to do the cook I had planned in two days rather than one. The Akorn saved the day. I did a brisket, two butts with rub on one and the other naked. I also did two pastramis, two fatties, two diller eggs and some lemon pepper chicken wings. I did one of the pastramis and on of the butts for us. The rest goes to folks where I work.



















]]> The Lodge Den paymaster http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/lodge-den/319855-smokin.html http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/lodge-den/319761-birthday-today.html Sun, 19 May 2013 00:12:56 GMT Happy Birthday plecain!:D milt Happy Birthday plecain!:D milt ]]> The Lodge Den milt spawn http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/lodge-den/319761-birthday-today.html http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/lodge-den/319686-maclean-article.html Sat, 18 May 2013 02:03:33 GMT Swiped this from a post on another forum, but thought it interesting. I'd figured many of the scenes in the book were conflated from various memories for the sake of the narrative but the idea of being able to fish stretches of water from the book is an attractive one. Like many on here, I've read the book multiple times and enjoyed it for not only the bits on fishing but also for the power of his writing and personal reflection. ]]> The Lodge Den williamhj http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/lodge-den/319686-maclean-article.html http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/lodge-den/319600-stop-what-youre-doing-will-refresh-you.html Thu, 16 May 2013 23:05:58 GMT Savour Every Moment - YouTube ]]> The Lodge Den fredaevans http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/lodge-den/319600-stop-what-youre-doing-will-refresh-you.html http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/lodge-den/319488-how-would-you-like-have-ice-cube-made-stuff-your-single-malt.html Wed, 15 May 2013 18:51:54 GMT Deep Canadian mine yields ancient water Jonathan Amos By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News Ancient water Ancient gas and water is collected from 2.4km down in the Timmins mine Water drilled from rock in a North American mine is among the oldest yet found on Earth, say scientists. ... Deep Canadian mine yields ancient water
Jonathan Amos By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News
Ancient water Ancient gas and water is collected from 2.4km down in the Timmins mine

Water drilled from rock in a North American mine is among the oldest yet found on Earth, say scientists.

Novel dating techniques used by the Canadian and UK team suggest the fluid is at least 1.5 billion years old.

The water was probably once on the surface and then percolated through the ground where it became trapped at a depth of 2.4km.

The discovery, made under Timmins, Ontario, is reported in this week's edition of the journal Nature.

Although far from any light source, particular types of micro-organism could survive in the water - it has the right chemistry; it is rich in dissolved gases like hydrogen and methane.

The team is currently testing its samples to determine whether any such lifeforms are indeed present.

"There are similar waters in South Africa with almost identical chemistry that are tens of millions of years old, and they contain microbes that have adapted to that environment," explained Prof Chris Ballentine from Manchester University.

"These are microbes that can survive on the energy from the natural water-rock interactions," he told BBC News.

A positive identification had fascinating implications for our understanding of how life evolved on the early Earth and where it could exist underground today on other planets, such as Mars, Prof Ballentine added.
Xenon marker

The water was recovered from deeply buried sulphide ores containing zinc and copper.

The researchers collected the water as mineworkers drilled new exploratory holes.
Ancient Mars river It may be cold and dry today, but Mars retains evidence of ancient surface water

Temperature increases with depth and so the fluid emerged at 40-50C.

Three dating techniques were employed to work out how long the water trapped in the rock had been isolated.

A key method involved studying the different types, or isotopes, of xenon dissolved in the fluid.

The noble gas can be used as a marker to time when the fluid was last in contact with the atmosphere at the Earth's surface.

This approach only produces a broad age range, so the best the team can say is that the Timmins water had been resident underground for between 1.5 billion and 2.6 billion years. Even so, this is still hundreds of millions of years older than samples recovered from deep under South Africa's Witwatersrand Basin.

The only water known to be more ancient is found in minute quantities trapped in the voids in some rock minerals. These inclusions can be billions of years old.
Hidden reservoir

Members of the research group at Toronto University are now examining the Timmins samples for their biological content.

Identifying microbes would go to the heart of issues about the habitability of deep Earth environments and for the prospects of finding life on other worlds.
Mine water The water in the mine has the right chemistry to support certain kinds of microbes

Mars, for example, is cold and dry at its surface today, but the evidence suggests it was much warmer and wetter billions of years ago.

A lot of that early water was lost to space, but some of it is thought to have retreated to deep reservoirs.

Findings like those at Timmins raise the possibility that similar, long-isolated environments could yet persist on Mars, possibly supporting micro-organisms.

"The study has consequences for our understanding of how early life on Earth may have migrated into these kinds of environments and been protected from cataclysmic events at the surface," said Prof Ballentine.

"And being completely speculative, on somewhere like Mars, where the surface may have been habitable in its early history, water could have percolated into deep environments and been preserved on planetary timescales." ]]> The Lodge Den fredaevans http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/lodge-den/319488-how-would-you-like-have-ice-cube-made-stuff-your-single-malt.html http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/lodge-den/319369-15-pound-rod.html Tue, 14 May 2013 15:23:43 GMT The U.P.S. man came down the driveway yesterday carrying a long cardboard tube and when he handed it to me, stated, "that's sure one heavy fly rod." He knows I fish. Approximately 15 pounds, I explained it wasn't a rod; but, a Osage Orange bow stave to build a traditional long bow with. I've been waiting almost 2 years for this piece of wood. For a minute, I thought I should play along with the heavy fly rod comment, but the guy is always friendly and makes sure packages are put out of the rain, etc. ]]> The Lodge Den rockriver http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/lodge-den/319369-15-pound-rod.html http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/lodge-den/319344-questions-about-online-seminar-site-outdoors.html Tue, 14 May 2013 05:37:13 GMT Thanks for all the info posted here. I've learned a lot since starting fishing with my Tenkara rod and trout fishing in general.

I'm gathering some info about a potential site for the backpacking and fishing community and I would really appreciate your feedback on some info. Here are 3 quick questions:

1. Would you watch in-depth, live seminars about fishing, backpacking, etc., in an interactive social platform where you are able to ask the instructor questions and connect with other course participants for free? If you missed a class or wanted to know more, you can purchase copies of the courses at any time. These seminars would be taught by professional guides, fishermen, or outdoorsmen and the seminars' length would vary from a hour or so to multi-day events, depending on the topic.
2. Would you pay to access these multi-hour/day courses if you could not attend live (prices vary depending on length and topic)?
3. Have you attended any type of class at REI, local fly fishing store or other sporting goods store in your area?

Additional info:
* Once you pay, you can watch as many times as you like
* All the material that was provided during the live seminar will be provided afterward
* Seminars are professionally shot and moderated
* Additional learning material provided for download (docs, images, etc)
* There will be individuals in attendance with the instructor in addition to those watching on the internet

If something like this already exists, can you send a link? I've done a fair amount of research and couldn't find anything, but I also could have missed it.

Thank you,

Ryan ]]> The Lodge Den rtrankin http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/lodge-den/319344-questions-about-online-seminar-site-outdoors.html http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/lodge-den/319186-happy-mothers-day-fly-fish-mothers.html Sun, 12 May 2013 13:59:10 GMT Happy Mother's Day to all Fly Fishing Mothers and future Fly Fishing Mothers.... Hope you all have a great day on the water, or in the garden, or just doing your favorite things.....

and a special shout out to my wife, a fly fishing mother, who has elected a day in the garden over a day on the river....drat, hauling mulch for me today! ]]> The Lodge Den dhaynes http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/forums/lodge-den/319186-happy-mothers-day-fly-fish-mothers.html