some pic's from new brunswick

A few pic's of the camp during construction, the camp is on a small brook that feed's into the main river on the patio side of the camp

Let's try it again!

I'd like to head down to the camp for the weekend of Jan. 10th & 11th. We can finish chopping the wood and do some trip planning aswell. Just wondering who can make it? I was thinking of going down this coming weekend but the World Jrs. playoffs are this weekend coming, and we all know what happened last year when I got trapped with no TV to watch the game. Not happening this year! Plus the extra week might give Ryan a little time to practice bunny hunting so he can keep up with Jay this year. I'll e-mail Barrie to see if the camp is avaible that weekend.

see ya all on Jan 10th, hopefully!

Mark

PS- I heard that there might be a box-off this weekend, ay Ryan!

Max is in town! Wedding time!

Another member of the JBFC to tie the knot! This Saturday Dec 20th. Max and Adrienne are to be Wed. It's always a good time when ol'max is in town. Congratulations!! Next step is to get Max to the JBFC 2009!!

JBFC 2009 - No Women Allowed!

"Important Notice" Final union meeting of 08'

Who's wants to go to the camp for the last JBFC "union meeting" on the weekend of Dec. 13-14?

Topics of the meeting will be as follows;

1. Who can relax the longest

2. Calculation of this winters wood consumption

3. JBFC 2009 details

4. Fine rum tasting, dinner, and discussion

All who can attend please leave a comment stating you will be in attendance in the comment section of this post.

PS-Mandatory attendance will be in effect for this final meeting.

yours truly,

Bucksaw

JBFC 2009 in Northern New Brunswick!

Big Joe Mufferaw, you got to make it happen. It sounds like everyone wants to head to N.B. for some big trout action. Get back to us with some detials.

Sounds like a new venue for "Bucksaw Smitty and the Hatchet" to rock the house in!

Bucksaw.

IMPORTANT SALE NOTICE!

There are some really nice William Joseph chest packs on sale in Cabelas Bargain Cave if anyone is interested. Some are %50 off. Good price. Might get one myself.

Mark

JBFC 2009 D-DAY! Lets get our #&*! together.

It's D-Day! We need to decide on a date and let everyone know whats going to take place next year. Do we want to get together for a meeting @ the camp or @ someones house to make the final decisions? What's everyone doing on Rememberance Day? Is everyone off? Might be a good day. Confrence call if we have to or lets do it by e-mail. I don't care we just got to get it done soon!

Lets get the show on the road!

Bucksaw

Bow River Streamers/Salmon Rod

Had to do it. Sierra Trading Post offered me 20% off their online prices plus an additional 25% one day only. Picked up the #8 reel for $49 and the March Brown 7/8 rod for $149. Reel regular $200 and rod $499. Sweet winter deals!

JBFC Hockey Pool Picks

Here's the list of players we have in our hockey pool this year for the "Partners for Care"

Wish us luck!

Mark

Happy Haloween From The Christiansens

Next best thing!

If we can't have Shawn, We have the next best thing!

Congrats on the twins!! Daddy times three!!!
So who do they look like me or Ryan??

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Day #2

Day #2 was a cold and very windy one, a day only us hardcore fisherman come out on. Ryan and I had a great day, only one 12" inch brookie but met up with some great folks and learned of a few new hot spots. One day to go and hope we can land a big one. I hope Mark and Jason realize that it's only 8 days until 6 months with no fishing!! Shawn and Barrie, we have some JBFC members that may need some guidance in their fishing lives...... Please advise them.

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First deer with a bow

Guess I won't be shooting a deer down the camp this year. Got this 4 pointer Tuesday night and had to retrive him Wednesday morning. My season is done, but I'm still looking forward to going to the camp with the rest of the JBFC hunter's.

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Day #2

The weather looks good, had some rain last night. Time for coffee and breakfast, then hit the river. STAY TUNED!

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Day#1 Salmon Trip 2008

Day #1: October is now upon us and that means that it's time for the fall salmon trip. Day one has treated us well, on the drive up we stopped in New Glasgow (Fergusons Store) to buy a few select flys. Then we had a quick stop near Beaver Meadows to check the water levels and show Ryan where the hot spot was. Made our way to the west river, before Ryan had a fly on I had a nice little 10" brookie on. Walked and fished for a bit and fraught with the wind. Talked to an old timer and gave us the river update. Next we headed downstream to a place just up from the mall. Got another nice brookie and had a nice grilse on to the reel before the 30' head shake release. Ryan then had a 30' one bump release I think it's called.
We now are in for the night, dinner is on the stove, wood stove on, beer in hand, and rum in the near future! Stay tuned to Day#2!!

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The JBFC Biggest Fish Trophy Past Champions

The trophy has been engraved with this years champion Shawn Christiansen. Also the 2007 champion correction has been made.

PS- Jay, Glady, the lady who does our engraving work, said to me, " I put Jason's old plate in the cup of the trophy in case he would like it as a keepsake", as she snickered to herself. It was funny.

Mark

Our "Wild and Crazy" Barrie!

Our buddy Barrie recently had a bad motorcycle accident and banged himself up pretty bad. He should be able to make a full recovery. He broke a hand and all the fingers on the other hand. I'm sure he got some bumps and brushes too. From all of the JBFC boys we hope you get back in fishing shape soon.

PS- We know your pushing 60 so we'll have to wrap you up in foam or bubble wrap on the JBFC trips from now on because we're not sure how many lives you have left!

hope your feeling better soon; and all I can say is your lucky you have a hot wife to nurse you back to good health.

Mark S.

JBFC entered in Partners for Care Hockey Pool

Hey boys!

The JBFC crew has been entered into the Partners for Care Hockey Pool. Our team name is "JBFC" if you want to check out how we're doing in the pool @ anytime. If we win any amount in this pool it will be put towards JBFC 2009 trip expenses.

Wish us luck!

The site add. is http://www.pfcpools.ca/

Weekend Report from River Oaks Camp

Barrie, Mike, Jay and myself went to the camp to cut up some wood for next years winter and to relax. That's exactly what we did! We got about a cord and a half to two cords cut and ready to be split.

Jay got a chance to put his tree stand up for the hunting season as well. Real nice spot too.

All of us got into a few games of darts in the "new" and improved shed/tavern. You boys better brush up on your dart playing skills or you be getting your asses whooped!

The landscaping good Barrie had done at the camp is great. Lots of parking room and the fire pit is excellent!

Also took the trophy home to be engraved with this years winner (and last years).

til next time,

Bucksaw

Bow River Fish Gods Suck.....Rod Had To Go Back!

HopperStone Outfitters

Here's who I plan to take my next guided trip with on the bow. I'm already setting up a 6/7 wt. with sinking tip for streamers. I'll keep my #4 for the hoppers. These guys are serious about hitting the banks for large fish. Not only the all day 20 inchers. Jim was a great guide. He knows how to find the honkers. $300 each guy including tip gets you a trip with him. A coffee at Timy's in the morning gets you a day with me on pontoons. Who's in and when? July is the best!

http://hopperstone.ca/index.htm

20/20 Club

Jim the guide helping me land a 21" rainbow caught from the boat on a #20 dun. What a fucking rush! These fish jump completly out of the water and head shake the entire fight in.

Dave, from Connacher Oil, hunting a large surfacing rainbow.

18" brown I saw in 2" of water feeding the trico hatch. Took him on the same fly.

Brown released and gaining his breath. You can see the small flies (hatch) just above him we played through.

Fishing the Bow was amazing. Even better from a drift boat and guided. I learned what I need to know to take on the river without a guide. Fish average 20" with both rainbows and browns up to the 28" - 30" range in some areas. Can you belive this.......2400 trout per mile!!!
Fishing was hard and cold yesterday. Very small blue trico hatch for a few hours. We all landed fish over 20" on #20 dry flies. Incredible. Can wait to get the pontoon boats on the river next year. Water is shallow and calm on most of the river. Nymphing and small dries for 20" fish and large foam hoppers along the banks for the monsters. Who wants in on that 2009 trip? Here are my pictures. I'll get some from the other boys via email.

Friday September 27, 2008

This post is for you Mark. You should have never aksed me to stop posting pictures and updates on Alberta fishing. I just confirmed a full day guided drift boat fish on the Bow River for Friday with two clients from Fort McMurray. I am really excited. #4 dry fly and #6/7 sinking tip nymphing and hopper droppers in the larger pools.

http://www.countrypleasures.com/

Posting Direct from the Field

I am now capable to post direct from the field while fishing! - have finally broke down and got a blackberry, who would have thought it would be great for fishing!!

Anyway, this is the first wireless post. We can now do online travel logs on any trips we do.

I might head out today for a bit.

Phil
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Alberta Bound!

I vote that the JBFC 09' edition be held in the mountains of Alberta, Canada. All in favor say "I" in the comment section.

Top 10 reasons to go:

1. We had a awesome time in 2007 on the Blackstone & other nice rivers

2. We have a scout out there doing some excellent pool hunting for us probably as I type this message

3. We all already have our WIN cards to fish in Alberta.

4. Ryan "box of wine " Horning can make it out this year. ( one would say he's "horeny" to go)

5. We all have the necessary flys to fish with in the mountains. ( i.e.- "The Zibber Booger" )

6. We could plan a back country trip for 30 inch + Bull Trout through Chungo Creek Outfitters

7. Shawn keep sending us pics of big Bull's, Cutts, and Browns; we need in on some of that action

8. We have about 45 to 47 weeks to save up for the trip, lots of time to get the cash needed

9. There's nothing like fishing and knowing that a Grizzly could pop out of nowhere and make you shit your pants.

10. It would be nice to take Barrie back and not think that the river swallowed him.

DU

http://www.ducks.ca/contest/quacks/index.html

Man o Man

I took a few hours the other day and hit Stuffer by myself. Water is low and full of weeds this time of year. A few large trout (20"+) were hitting dry flies in the deep pools and mostly out of reach. From the banks, these fish are impossible. One step on the bank within 15 feet or a bad cast and they are done. I had 5 or 6 trout landed in 3 hours of fishing. A few were pushing 20". All on dry flies. There was a constant blue quill hatch all day at 17 Celsius. The flies were small. I was almost to the bridge and ready to leave with a #18 blue dun dry fly on and 5.2 lb leader when I saw a tail as big as a baseball hat turn and duck under the overhanging ledge in the river. I threw one cast with the dry fly quickly, it landed perfectly, and then I saw it......a fucking monster trout head slowly, very slowly, rise up and take my fly. I instantly registered it was one of the 5-7 pounders this river hides from the world. I set the hook, he couldn't believe what was happening, he pulled back, showed himself, I raised my rod again and began the scary process of getting 10-20 feet of fly line on the reel. If I was going to land this guy I had to get him on the reel and hope he didn't get tied up in the weeds too quickly. I also instantly realized that I would if required jump out and back into the river and grab the fucker. He let me see him one more time in 3 feet of clear water and then almost laughing snapped my leader like it was fun. I have been dreaming about that fish ever since. I will most likely never see him again and or have another fish like that on my line in that river. It was a great moment between me and the fish and something I'll cherish for ever. I didn't win the battle but I won my respect for even getting the fly into his lip in a river like Stauffer.

Blackstone River Yukon?

Apparently I was in the Yukon according to Duck's Unlimited in this article published this month in the Conservator magazine? And, looks like I'm from Atlanta (Atla)?

Chainsaw Party!

Its time to cut some wood for River Oaks Camp. How does Oct 4th & 5th sound for everyone?

We should try to get this done before Salmon season heats up again.

Bucksaw.

JBFC Important Notice!

The JBFC activities are suspended until I get to see some pics form this years trip!

sincerely cranky,

Bucksaw

Ram River - Labour Day

Beautiful stretch of river. Not great fishing. 3-4 bulls and 10 or so cutts. Amazing water, good walk, wild life, Shuan fell in over his waders, etc.....