Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Five Basic Steps for Fly Fishing

As you set out in search of a big Atlantic salmon, there are many things you may do to try and improve your chance of landing the big guy.
First of all, you must tie on the proper fly for the type of water you may be fishing. In my previous years of fishing the Atlantic salmon a fly that has always worked well for me was the size 10 green machine with crystal flash for a tail. That is your first step, to choose the proper fly which you will be fishing.
The next thing you must do is to take the fly off the end of your rod and start letting out line until you have out about 17 feet. After this, you should keep hauling line out of your reel while casting until you have a comfortable amount to fish with.
One more thing to improve your chances of hooking a salmon is when you make a cast you should cast your line slightly down from you. The reason fishermen do this is so your fly will get lots of action in its swing and make the fly look more lifelike. After your fly is just about done its swing you should start pulling it in toward you again. This way the fly never stops moving from the time it hits the water until it’s in the air.
Sometimes fish won’t take the fly. They will just take a look at it and at the last minute change their mind because the fly just didn’t look right. So if you ever roll a fish the best thing to do is try the exact same cast in the same place one more time. If nothing happens that time you should take 3 steps back up river. Try the fish once more and just keep fishing like you were before. If nothing happens that time you could simply change your fly and cast slightly up river from where the fish was before. This makes your fly swing a little faster and presents it different to your fish. This almost always works.
So the next time you're out in the river wondering why that salmon won't take, just think about what I just told you and I guarantee you if you follow the steps in my article, you will have a lot better luck fishing the Atlantic Salmon.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Gramer Quiz

Score Summary

(Click on question number to jump to question.)
points earned
points possible
Question 1
correct
1
1
Question 2
correct
1
1
Question 3
correct
1
1
Question 4
correct
1
1
Question 5
incorrect
0
1
Question 6
correct
1
1
Question 7
correct
1
1
Question 8
correct
1
1
Question 9
correct
1
1
Question 10
correct
1
1
Question 11
incorrect
0
1
Question 12
correct
1
1
Question 13
correct
1
1
Question 14
correct
1
1
Question 15
correct
1
1
Score: (87%)
13
15

Thursday, March 26, 2009

gramer exersize

1. Some radio stations have powerful signals; they can be heard in nearby cities.
2. One disc jockey reads letters; he also jokes with callers
3. Several stations hold contests; prizes are often albums.
4. Tanya won one contest; she named a song correctly.
5. The sound system is complex; few people could operate it.
6. The Reds won the pennant; they will play in the World Series.
7. Last summer we camped; it was the best vacation ever.
8. Tony has a set of barbells; he lifts weights every day.
9. We saw an old Hitchcock film; it was a classic thriller.
10. A raccoon visits our back porch every evening; we call him the Lone Ranger.

Monday, March 16, 2009

The walk

“Mom im not getting up yet its only 10:00”, as I finally crawled out of the comfort of my bed I awoke to what seemed to be a very different morning and maybe the most memorable morning in a long time.

One Day I decide to make my way around the block for a little stroll.
I found an interesting little hut I decided I would take a look. Inside I found very interesting objects, items I have never seen before. One item that shocked me was this old man and he was smoking fish in big oven typed thing. So I decided to stay around for a bit. What a treat the fish was.

My next stop was this little pond, as I was admiring my self in the pond I saw this little trout swim by quickly HOLY FUDGE I said im going to catch this little bugger so I jumped in. What a racket, little did I no I couldn’t swim so I figured yeas sir im gona drowned just as I was going to take my last breath this big hand grabbed me and drug me out quickly. “WHAT ARE YOU DOING HE YELLED” quickly I found a new friend (Jethrow)

Jethrow explained to me that he had to mow the lawn. So I figured sure ill help why not. I was doing a really good job I thought all of a sudden I herded I mixture of screams. Yelling and cat meowing oh my god I thought I junked the lawn mower, it was worse I killed Jethrows cat fluffy. That was it I took off like a shot I said to my self I did enough damage for one day.

Finally I got to my house when I told mom the story she sent me to bed. She said I think a little fresh air well do you good. She said your going out tomorrow again, oh dear I thought.

Monday, February 16, 2009

Never Back Down Review

Jake Tyler and his high-school football team win an important game. A disgruntled opposing player makes taunts about Jake's father, who was killed because Jake let his father drive intoxicated and failed to stop him. Infamously-hot-tempered Jake starts a brawl with the opposing player. Spectators capture the brawl with mobile phones and video-cameras. Soon, the brawl is uploaded to YouTube.
Jake gets thrown off the team for brawling, but takes it in stride because he is leaving this school anyway. He and his younger brother Charlie are moving with their widowed mom to Orlando, Florida where Charlie has received a tennis scholarship. The Tyler brothers are close despite Jake's penchant for fighting and getting into trouble, which greatly upsets their mom.

Cover Letter

Dillan Hogan
Blackville NB
DiHo00224@student.nbed.nb.ca


February 5, 2009

Allan Carter
Blackville Talon

Dear Mr. Carter

I am applying for the position of a writer for the Blackville talon news paper.
You well not have to worry about the writes ups on school events being on time.
I would really like to have the job as a sports writer for the Blackville talon, I believe that I would do a really good job because I play sports and I really enjoy working with a team, in writing a news paper there is a lot of team work required.
I believe that I would be a great advantage to your news paper, one reason for stating this is that I am in grade 10 English and my mother is a high school English teacher. I am very capable of getting my teacher and my mother to help me with the piece of writing that I am preparing for the Blackville Talon.
I would just like to thank you for taking you time to read and consider my job position proposal.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

The Big Change

"Freedom Writers" is a 2007 American film starring Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Saunton and Patrick Dempsey. It is based on the book The Freedom Writers I really injoyed this movie.
The movie freedom writers takes place in the early 1990's, Hilary Swank also known as Mrs. G plays the roll of a new excited school teacher. who leaves the safety of her hometown, Newport Beach, to teach at a High School in Long Beach, where there are many troubled students which she helps out alot, students of all backgrounds and races are put in classes together.
When watching the flm freedom writers I brought to mind an other film that was really simular and the name of this film was "The Substitute" It was all about the same school situations but over all i really injoyed the freedom writes the most.
In my oppion I found the Mrs. G or Hilary Swank did an excelent job of portraying the charter of a young new caring school teacher, who wants no more than for her student to succeed in life and try to live to be 18. Later on in this movie the students are moving on and they want mrs. G to move on with them and sure enough she well be there teacher untill they graduate.
For my closing and final pargraph I would just like to talk about the theme of the movie I belive that the theme of this movie is just to be your self and not to judge a book by it cover. metaphorically speeking Mrs. G was the book at the first of the movie and none of the students liked her and by the end they all loved her and didn't want to move on with out her.