The flyfishin' mortician

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Ta Ta Creek, BC, Canada
I am Dean Buchignani, ( buck-n-nanny) a man in my 40's working hard to live my dream. I started fishing at a young age with my Father & Uncle in Northern BC and soon developed a love of nature & the outdoors. As a teenager the family moved to Vancouver & I began flyfishing and exploring the many lakes and rivers on the coast. As a young adult I began my career washing vehicles at a funeral home and the rest is history, well not quite..... Two years ago my wife and I packed up and moved from Vancouver to the tiny community of Ta Ta Creek in the East Kootenay/Rocky Mountain region of BC. We started the Buck'n'Nanny Lodge, a fishing & hunting lodge. I got my angling guide license, a truck and some new boats & I'm living the dream, well not quite yet..... I do still work at the local funeral home during the week. An old timer once called me the "flyfishing mortician" and that name stuck, although I look forward to loosing the 2nd part of that! Here's my journey!

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Echo Rainbow


I have felt this sense of withdrawal lately, the day job and weather have been cramping my style, in the last week I've only been able to get out twice.

The first time, Erica and I went out looking to get a picture of the Brown Bear and her 3 cubs we have been following for 2 years, didn't see them, but had a cool encounter with a young black bear, unfortunately we were too slow with the camera.

Next night we took the pontoon boats up to Echo lake. Had the whole lake to ourselves. I worked everything, from cronies to leeches but only had any action with mayflies.

Echo lake can make you really work, but it can be very rewarding!!

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