Glenbow

Too funny Dave. I wonder how that bully got that tattoo.

I'll top that with a two-four of Old Milwaukee & a pack of beef jerky. Nice bully, boys, that is a sweet fish.

I know the K river flows out of the lower K, but Brian said into the upper K, so I thought there was some place that the K river flowed into the Lower, but he was probably mistaken & meant a different creek. The intended (proposed) level of the lake would be somewhere between low level (at ice-out) and summer, so probably not too unlike now (Or maybe a week ago). Again, he was reluctant with absolute specifics, but assured me that all the research has been completed & everything figured out & it's a matter of getting it done for a massive improvement in the fishery both in the lake & more noticeably in the river downstream. A constant lower lake level would allow for weed growth & the bugs would soon follow. Same for the river downstream. Today's constant twice-daily flushing of the K river prevents stable water & weed growth, which means few fish. A constant level in the river would allow for weeds to start, & allow the river to esablish itself structure wise etc.

Good meeting up with you Mmax, glad we both got into a few. Awesome fish in there, eh?

Ya, but it'd be a drag having to rebuild the Bearspaw dam twice a year. It'd make a cool waterfall until it broke though.

That's actually as awesome looking fly Birchy. That'd be the ticket, I'd bet.

How friggin' lovely is that? Way to go Reg. P.S. I dig your avatar. Is it a real photo?

He said that he can't confirm that the rainbows reproduce there, but he did say it is possible, and that it is far more likely that they come down into the lake from places like Pocaterra or Boulton. Either way, their numbers are nothing like what the Bull's pop is, and probably never would be. Remember, I am only relaying the info I got. You are free to contact Brian at: brian.lajeunesse@gov.ab.ca He did not say how long the K river recovery would take, but I didn't ask him either.

You know which stretch I'll be in when it happens

I just got off the phone with the biologist for the Kananaskis area and he had some good info. By 2013 Trans Alta is REQUIRED to dismantle the powerplant at Pocaterra (the boat launch side of the Lower K lake) and the fisheries folks are going to lobby to stabilize the Lower K lake & therefore the K river to enhance fish populations. All the study work is already done, and lake levels/fish populations etc has been settled on & figured out (to the best of their ability) - this has been a 10 year study. The hope is to allow the Lower K lake to become more productive & allow the Cutts to spawn in the K river which flows into lower K. Also, it would allow for greatly increased trout pops in the K river downstream & a dramatically improved fishery. He also indicated that the fish in upper & lower K feed almost entirely on mysis shrimp & the occaisional chronie, and that they are stocking the upper this fall with 26,000 more cutts in the 25cm range. He also said the bulls in the lower are the place they get all their eggs from for re-populating other waters including the upper K, and that around 1200 adult bulls spawn in the Smith-Dorrien in the fall. There are lots more bull trout in there in other age classes though, and that the bulls live somewhere between 13-17 years, whereas the rainbows & cutts are more in the 5-8 year range. This means that soon there will not be any more rainbows in the upper or lower K lakes, once they are harvested or die of old age. The cutts however will continue to be stocked in the upper K. There is no stocking of the Lower at all since a number of years ago, and there is no plan to do any stocking of it. They will be netting the upper lake starting July 29th this year for about 1-2 weeks for pop studies, so anglers are encouraged to stop by & say hello & chat with any questions etc. The biologist's name is Brian Lajeunesse, and he is a very nice fellow. He is going to send me some information on an article that they are getting published on Trans Alta's impact on the fisheries in our region (including the upper Bow), and when he does I will forward it on to you here. We will have the opportunity to probably help with the lobbying with a petition when the timing is most appropriate, and I would encourage all of us on this forum to at least have a look at it if not sign it. I hope this info has helped some of you with your questions regarding the K lakes. Glenbow

There should also be a designated stretch of river as topless only.

I am not a toaster. And thanks Birchy.

Toolman, Thanks a lot for the great review on the TFO. It is good to get the inside report from a Spey guy. Thanks a lot. I will try to attend the next Spey clinic if you guys do another one.

Dave, when I get to 236 posts like Birchy, do I become 'Banana Hands' too?

Just Jokin'. But see? another post.......mmwwwaaahahahaha

"Move over little dog, the hot dog movin' in" - George Thoroughgood

Ya, I give up. I can't post that fast. I'm not even close to you, in fact I'm falling further behind. Damn fishing keeps getting in the way of my posting.

No I'm not high. Nor have I licked a toad, not that there's anything wrong with that.

Nice. Nice-nicey nice.

As long as you don't still LIVE IN A VAN, DOWN BY THE RIVER (under the 22x)

Congrats Lynn. May you have many blissful & fishfull days on the water with your prize.

I gotta redcommend Guitar Works, they got the stuff & the buys know what they're on about. I also highly recommend Simon & Patrick & Segal (Seagull) guitars. I have a S&P Pro Flame Maple & it sounds better & feels better than a Fender twice it's price. IMHO. I'm also not a rock star, so for all that think that I am, sorry for the let down.

Okay, if 'myself' wins with that post, I'm quittin'!

Oh yeah, and post once as barnes126.

Why don't you become 'barnes126' instead? then yer in like Flynn.