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That would be the Canadian Llama Company www.canadianllama.com

Depending on water flow it's about a 6 hour float. As Kungfool said You can spend as much time as you want wading. The bottom section has a lot of pasture water. If you go, you will see the " Portage 5 K keep left" sign. Ignore it STAY RIGHT. Have fun BK

Taco's right. Force fins are pricey but worth it. BK

I have a home built driftboat that a friend and I built in 2001. Before you start a project like this, ask yourself why you want to do it. If you're thinking it would be a neat winter project, believe me, if you do it right, it's a lot of work. If you're thinking it would be an inexpensive way to have a drift boat, they're like most other things, you get what you pay for. It cost us about $4000.00 without the trailer. All that being said, I'm glad we built ours. If you want to have a look at ours and do a little BS'ing, PM me and we'll hook up. Later BK

We fished there last Saturday. Caught a bunch of little guys 8"-10" a couple in 14" range and lost a couple a bit bigger. Most were caught on Buggers and Micro leaches. Color didn't seem to matter. The water 's warm and getting pretty weedy. BK

Definately going to BC to fish and have fun As Jack says, try the 5 weight lined up a bit. I have a 5wt "Ridge" on mine that weighs in at about 5-3/4 and it casts it well. I have a 5wt Rio GOld that's pretty close to being a true 5wt line that casts quite well on this rod, but not as well as the heavier line. If you want. we'll hook up when I get back. BK

If you would like to have a go at one of the Stillwater series rods, I have both the 5 and 6 weight. You will have to hurry tho as I am off to BC on Sunday for 2 weeks. PM me and we'll set something up BK

Hi Fred Maybe try posting this on a BC board Flybc.ca are a pretty decent bunch and will probably give you some answers. BK

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Most of the lakes around there have fish. Whiteswan, Whitetail and Premier have some pretty decent fish. I don't know about the creeks, but I'd check the regs to make sure they're open. I would think that wherever you go it's going to be busy. BK

Crowsnest A couple of the folks I've fished with, transport their 'toons without removing the pontoons. They just let the air out and fold the deflated pontoons around the frame. It only takes a minimal amount of extra room and once you arrive at the lake, it's 5 minutes to blow up the bladders. BK

Why did the chicken cross the road? . . . . . . . .wait for it . . . . . . .To show the gopher it coild be done

The pomtoon/bellyboat market is pretty competitive, so you're pretty much going to "get what you paid for". The biggest problem with inexpensive pontoons are the frames which are light duty and the welds tend to crack and even break. Even on a small pothole, if the wind comes up and you're in a boat without oarsm it's going to be a long kick back to the other end of the lake. If it were me I'd be savong my coin and watching for a deal on a better quality used pontoon.

I also use the watchmakers case. I have the 1"dia and 2"dia which hold all of my hooks. How many of us have an abundance of hooks over 2" long? I prefer these to anything else I've tried. If I had several sizes of hooks over 2" long, I'd put them in a Plano type box. I like the fact that you only have to have 1 small container open on the bench. I also use the 1"dia for my beads. Just my $.02 BK

Uber pretty much had the right idea. If you think you need a little fiberglass repair, PM me, as I have tons of cloth and epoxy and will even help you do the job. BK

DD We were on the river yesterday. I have never seen a midge hatch like the one yesterday morning Clouds of bugs that looked like Trico columns.

You can't really go wrong buying Orvis (or any other big name brand), HOWEVER - if it was me buying a new rod, I'd spend a day or two in the flyshops test casting more than one brand of rod. They all cast a little different and you need to find one that fits your casting style. My $0.02 BK

Headscan If you would like to testdrive one of the Wind Warrior (Amundson) rods, I have a limited selection that you are welcome to borrow for a day. PM me if you're interested BK

Sharing a run when wading can be a tough call. Uber says 50-100 meters apart. There's isn't really that many spots on the river that you can get 100 meters apart and still have decent water. The best thing to do is talk to the other guys and take it from there. Waders definately have the right of way over boaters. That being said however, when drifting, I will fish the outside of a run if I can stay far enough away that we can't into cast each others water. I have had people get upset at me but if they can't reach it why shouldn't I fish it. There are a couple of places on the river where We've come around a corner and a wader was so far out from shore that we actually had to go behind them to avoid going through the middle of the run. River etiquette is a lot of common sense and first come first served. For what it's worth BK

Jeez Av That's the first I've ever seen you when it wasn't a blizzard or a thunderstorm. Welcome.

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You may want to wait until the put-ins/take-outs are ice free or like Jayhad said, winch your boat up over the ice shelf. Shuttle services don't usually start until around the middle/end of March. BK