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!

Sunday, June 13, 2010


Finally my last night on call! It's not been another great week, more carnage on the highway. A couple of days ago I had to go to one of the neighbouring towns to meet a family. I had to pass by home on the way so I picked Erica up and grabbed the camera, planning to take the back road and hopefully see a bear. on the way home we came around a curve and 50 yards ahead on the side of the road was a good size blackbear, I slowed right down and snuck up to 20 yards, at which point the bear ran. I stopped the truck and jumped out after it with the camera. Of course the bear was gone, but what I hadn't noticed was the pick up coming towards us with a couple of good ole boys who witnessed the events. They passed as I was climbing up the bank, looking at me like I had three heads. As I got back in the truck I realized I probably looked a little odd chasing a bear in my suit. This morning I took the Quad up in the back and saw two more bears, one was a nice shooter, he was only about a 100 yards, but on the other side of a raveen, and I just didn't have the energy to deal with him. Tomorrow night We are taking the boats somewhere, as yet undecided, I'll try to shoot some video to post. This picture is last fall.

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