2010 Calendars
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We have completed our mailing of the 2010 wall calendar. If you have NOT received yours, click here to order one. The calendar includes lots of photos from Ontario's remarkable Boreal Forest and each page is a virtual visit to North America's last, vast wilderness.
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A Sharp Idea
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Ever come across an item that you wished you would have invented?
The Fisherman's Solution - fillet knife might just be what we're talking about here.
It is manufactured by an American Company,
(Cutco-Olean, NY) and is without doubt the sharpest, best knife we have ever held in our hands.
The sheath is a whole special story in itself.
It has a fishhook sharpening tool built in, a line cutter, and when the knife is removed the sheath serves as a 'gripper' to hold the fish's tail.
For a gift or for yourself, if you don't lose it - - this is the last fillet knife you'll ever buy, since it has a 100% replacement guaranteed by the 60-year old company that came up with the idea and produces these great knives.
They truly are
The Fisherman's Solution!
Here's a link.
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Good News for 2010 
...by Alan Cheeseman
This past week's weather - the big storm that blew up from the U.S. Midwest - sure let us know that winter is here. It's about -10f right now.
Krista and I and the girls are in full "Holiday Mode," with just 14 days to go until Christmas. Despite the rushing around, this is also the time of year we think about how grateful we are for our many loyal guests and have found a way to help them make a 2010 adventure possible.
We have made the decision, that despite increasing costs of operations, we will NOT increase prices this year. In fact, we have rolled back our basic trip prices to the 2008 rate card.
We know this past year has offered financial challenges to many of our guests, and we want to say welcome back to the wilderness in a real and tangible way by offering another 10% savings to those who book their trip and pay early. We call the offer The Reel Deal.
You will find a coupon at the bottom of this newsletter that tells you more - and trip planner Joe Pichey stands ready to answer your questions and discuss dates and destinations with you.
We always value your comments and questions. Send them to us by clicking here or call at 888-465-3474
Alan and Krista
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Hey Joe-What's New?
... by Joe Pichey
 I am one of those guys who just can't wait to see new products emerge in the world of angling. And what I have now discovered is a new product in North America that has quite the reputation in Germany and throughout Europe.
Since
1985, Paladin (Pal-a-deen) Germany has been a leader in the production and
distribution of outdoor-related products throughout Europe and they believe with their expansion
into the North American market they will be able to competitively offer high-quality,
German-engineered products to the fishing and outdoors industry.
Marketed
in the U.S. as Castalia Outdoors the brand offers multiple products like:
The Sharkfin Reel,
Liquid Casting Braid,
Liquid Steel Leader, The "Grab'n Go" rod and reel combinations and
a saltwater lure called Trick-Fisch®.
Castalia Outdoors debuted the items at the ICAST (International Convention of
Allied Sportfishing Trades) Show at the Orange County Convention Center in July of 2009. The reviews were overwhelming positive.
BTW: The
Sharkfin Reel is considered the longest casting reel on the market today, and
Thomas Maire seems to prove it by winning every world class casting competition he enters.
Here is the link to the website. Before you click over, get a towel into which you may drool.
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Beating Cancer on a Bike
For those guests who have been coming to Armstrong for their Fly In Fishing Adventures for over a decade, the name Ken Webster may ring a bell. He was a young float-plane pilot for us in the mid 1990's. Today Ken is an investigator for the Canadian Government's Transportation Safety Board, and often the first to arrive on the scene of airplane mishaps to begin the process of determining the cause of the accident.
In early June 2010 Ken is jumping on his mountain bike in Toronto and heading some 200 kilometers (about 125 miles) for a two day ride to Niagara Falls.
Ken is part of the national bike ride in Canada to raise money for cancer research.
We have given Ken a wilderness adventure for four to sell, with all the proceeds going to the cause. And in June we will report on his ride right here in our newsletter.
Click here to listen to a podcast with Ken.
You may click here to go to a website about the national event now in its third year all across Canada.
We hope you will join us in celebrating his wife's recovery from kidney cancer, and pledge your support for Ken's ride with your personal donation or call him to bid on the trip he's selling.
His phone number is 905-747-0024. He loves to talk fishing and can tell you more about his life in aviation in Canada. You may also contact him by e-mail by clicking here.
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