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I have no trouble with no random camping. I do it in places as well, but the free for all in the Castle region was totally out of control.

Thank who, the government? If this deal gets done I will thank them by considering them as an alternative when the next election cycle rolls around.

Folks, it is essentially free advertising for your stuff. If you want to up your clientele level, might I suggest not Kijiji?

Done

Ive never done it with a fly rod, but have fished for reds with topwaters lots. Explosive is the best word. Lots of refusals and misses. Lots of "DID YOU SEE THAT???" Called strike "toilet flushes" cuz that's kinda what they sound like. Whoosh! Would be intense fun with a fly rod. Is intense fun with any kind of rod quite actually.

Ditto on silver sonics. 2 seasons on my convertibles, love them. And I'm super tough on my gear.

I gave him an 8 wt a few years ago, but don't know if he would still have it. I'd bring my own anyway.

Here is a Trip Advisor review for Elias from last year: https://www.tripadvisor.ca/ShowUserReviews-g150789-d1937950-r338189863-Huatulco_Activities-Huatulco_Southern_Mexico.html His cell number is in the review. Tell him I sent you!

I will 100% for sure find a yellow drake imitation and bring it to that run next year. Too funny. I find out tomorrow if I can ditch the crutches, could be out of the cast in 3 weeks. Get a few more trips if the October weather holds!

Because I can't ever just have a normal trip. https://juststumblingthroughlife.com/2016/09/17/nothing-ventured-nothing-gained/

Well,I tried to golf again yesterday. 3 holes and quit. Starting to get on my nerves now.

Thanks guys. Played golf with the busted digit yesterday. Dr. Said 4 to 6 weeks, which I interpreted to mean 2. Possibly a over reach on my part.

https://juststumblingthroughlife.com/2016/07/08/i-fall-down-a-lot/

The owner said they are trying to find ways to educate governments on how to reduce plastic in the water. Uphill battle in 3rd world countries. He'll, uphill battle in first world countries.

It was a riot watching all the fish chase. The mackerel were the funnest. I literally could not strip fast enough until I would get close to the boat, use the rod to rip the clouser, then boom. I also had a shot at a big jack, twice actually but both times little Jacks beat him to it!

A fishing love story. https://juststumblingthroughlife.com/2016/05/31/a-study-in-ineptitude/

Reef fish we caught and my brothers tarpon http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo1/rreevesr1/20160527_082908_zpsdhvzcily.jpg~original http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo1/rreevesr1/20160527_0832460_zps8umaz13k.jpg~original http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo1/rreevesr1/20160527_082912_zpsvhysnx5n.jpg~original http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo1/rreevesr1/20160527_083640_zpsgg7eynko.jpg~original http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo1/rreevesr1/20160527_083658_zps3mmztnnc.jpg~original http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo1/rreevesr1/20160526_130331_zpsloe37zfx.jpg~original http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo1/rreevesr1/20160527_0712050_zpsccwahpiy.jpg~original http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo1/rreevesr1/20160526_122035_zpsz0xuewyq.jpg~original My brother, sister and brother in law along with guides Noawell and Bert http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo1/rreevesr1/20160526_090632_zpskomf3co6.jpg~original Bert getting bait http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo1/rreevesr1/20160528_105718-1_zpswpzyug4q.jpg~original Business end of a cuda caught on a lure. Hooked 2 on the fly rod, watched both of them take. 1 cut me off and one just threw the hook http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo1/rreevesr1/13321709_10153968722223880_5953508880315766625_n_zpswjgw3aqv.jpg~original Trigger fish. Got a few of these on shrimp patterns. Fun, but they destroy flies http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo1/rreevesr1/20160528_105723_zpscqk16vkb.jpg~original My biggest cuda http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo1/rreevesr1/13332762_10153968722173880_1500416068085464668_n_zpstjd6kaco.jpg~original Queen Parrot fish

Picture this: You are walking down a rocky flat next to a barrier reef. The water is ankle deep and there is a bunch of exposed rock mixed into the shallows. You see a group of tails just outside of casting distance off to your left just as you guide says "bonefish at 1 o'clock". You look to the right and spot them and say "I've got a group on the left that is closer." You start to move that way. crunch some shell, and spook a third group you didn't see right in front of you and they spook. As does the group on the left, the group on the right, because it's really just one group. Of several hundred fish. "Holy *hit" you say, and your guide says, just stay still, they'll regroup. And they do. You realize your problem isn't going to be finding fish, the problem is how to cast to one "group" without spooking all the other fish around. Not a bad problem to have. Have I mentioned the permit yet? The one's up to 20 lbs? Who love to turn on your flies but never actually take in some perverse mix of beauty and evil? How about the tarpon you are going to see while snorkeling. Or under the dock, causing you to toss your fly by hand under the dock to try to get a take. Or the group chasing sardines and glass minnows in the lagoons. The HUGE barracuda. Like diving or snorkeling? Those are maybe better than the fishing. I got a bunch of bones, never hooked a permit, watched my brother land a tarpon. I caught bones, cuda, spanish macks, trigger fish, parrot fish, snapper, grouper and some others I can't remember. Almost all of them either sight casted or watching them chase and take. One time with my brother in the water snorkelling and watching the fish chase my clouser. Endless opportunities for fish, all day long. What could be better? The beer, the food, the company. The staff. The pace. It was ok. Here are a bunch of pictures: http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo1/rreevesr1/20160523_185643_zps6hyunkon.jpg~original The Bar http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo1/rreevesr1/20160523_185731_zpsfrkk7bet.jpg~original The people http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo1/rreevesr1/20160528_065919_zpsnaiv34jo.jpg~original The Gear http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo1/rreevesr1/20160523_150705_zpswhouygit.jpg~original The flats http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo1/rreevesr1/20160523_081814_zpsp7jq6gag.jpg~original Hooked up on my first bone (or maybe my second!) http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo1/rreevesr1/20160523_0818490_zpsccxohzsa.jpg~original The Result http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo1/rreevesr1/20160523_133017-1_zpseo62ivie.jpg~original Off to some more flats http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo1/rreevesr1/20160523_142100_zpsv3l81rql.jpg~original To get this http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo1/rreevesr1/20160523_215938_zpsxeojai5t.jpg~original Goofing around at night http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo1/rreevesr1/20160525_071904_zpsf9ggufyh.jpg~original Last Bonefish, 10 minutes before the boat leaves. Apparently I don't know how to do pictures any more.....

Though it starts off looking like a fishing post, it is more a travel log, food review, and commentary on my 1 week in Texas. What will follow is my trip to Belize, which is loaded with fishing..... https://juststumblingthroughlife.com/2016/05/25/just-stumbling-through-texas/

Thanks everyone! Winners are: BigFoamy on the Jerky and Backpack (total steal!). I have the goods at my house. PM me to arrange pickup Sage for the Float trip. Contact Hansons, ask for Trevor and tell him you won the auction Smitty for the Jasper trip (as always, you really can pick the trip!). Contact Creekside to arrange time and date PeteZahut on my trip. PM me to arrange. Winners: Please donate to my site as soon as you can. Anyone else who'd like to donate would be greatly appreciated. It is a great cause and a personal one for me. http://mssoc.convio.net/site/TR/BikeTour/AlbertaandNorthwestTerritoriesDivision?px=1292843&pg=personal&fr_id=4894&s_locale=en_CA I am heading out of the country for a bit starting this weekend (lookout bonefish). I'll run another of these when I get back.

Less than 30 minutes to go.

A little over 24 hours for round 1. Float trip is at $325, Jasper trip is at $100 (to fish for big brookies and rainbows in rhe mountains) and Jerky prize package at $30 (a $150 value). And to pitch my own trip a bit, here are a couple of rainbows 24" and over I've caught this week. Remember, you get a tax receipt for all donations!

Sorry Mike, just saw this. Hope it went well. Good on you for doing this!

Thanks Chris. A fella can almost hear the crickets. ....

Bid on this thread. Sorry, I should have specified.