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Welcome, You can't and won't go wrong using Max as a guide. I look forward to seeing how your trip goes.

Free hands would be my main reason. Could us the pedal drive in reverse to slow down when you get a fish and stay stationary without having to fiddle with oars or anything of the like. Plus I can use the kayak to just paddle around as well on lakes with my friends. More gear storage on a kayak too and you can get around a lot faster I would assume.

They gawdamned well better focus on habitat restoration. I actually was in favour of stream closures, not so much to protect species from C&R angling but to keep the sense of outrage in the forefront. Now I suspect the average headwaters angler will slide into complacency and can go back to worrying about keepin' up to the friggin' Jones's

What can I say? Thanks so much for taking time to reply to my intro, making me feel so welcome and positive the trip will be a good one!. It's a 9 day trip of which I've 'engaged' Maxwell (I don't think I need to mention his surname...) for 4 days, and I fly in to Calgary on the evening of Sept 9th. Just as an aside, I only chose September and Maxwell after 1) reading a report from a brilliant guide/angler from England (Jon Barnes) after his visit to Alberta in September last year, and 2) looking at MR's website and finding a photo of Jon being guided; I figured a guide being guided must be a high recommendation. I can't make further fishing plans yet, but I hope I can fit in a meeting with 1/2/3 etc of you guys. Once again, thanks for your replies, they are very much appreciated. My best regards, Del