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I floated it for the first time yesterday with a guide on a hot sunny day and it is a beautiful river and reminded me of the Elk river in Fernie. I landed 6 Walleye and a whitefish on streamers. Awesome to see a new river. Next time I hope it is overcast. Big brown drakes were hatching but no fish were eating on top. One of those rivers that you need a buddy to live close by to give you the skinny when stuff is happening. Not a Bow river type river. Our guide said 7 to 10 fish is a spectacular day between 2 guys on a boat. Still very much worth hitting and it would be spectacular to hook a few of those big yellow buggers if you hit it when critters were looking up.

Sure, Can you fit in a Sage bag/

Here are a couple clips from this year's Cuba trip.

The Bonefish in Cuba are hardly heavily fished. Maybe on the north side of the country with commercial nets.

Now that's a football! Nice

Yes I did it on my mac. I have a 35 min version with even more action but too big to put on youtube. We were there first week in May.

In really sketchy griz country with lots of sign we carry a sawed off legal 12 gauge with a pistol grip that we practice with in the spring. It's our sheep/elk hunting camp gun. Always have slugs and big buckshot alternating. Probably will just piss off a griz but have stopped a big boy from coming into camp on on occasion by just blasting shots in the air. Bear Bangers would probably do the same thing. We have had a few run in's with bears fishing in south eastern BC and west of Grande Cache with both Black bears and Grizzlies but never once have we had to do anything but shout or fire off bangers. We just feel better about ourselves having some protection but I don't know how much it would help.

I have been down there 3 times and the fishing was great. We usually went down at the end of April into May and fished a couple of days on each of the Creeks. We almost always fished tiny midges 20-24 sized, and olives. 7x fluorocarbon leaders etc. Go to westwinds and talk to Gord. He has been going there since he was a kid and has all the right flies. Some years we had some decent caddis hatches as well.

I will take a private lesson if you still have time available. Pm me is there is still room.

Awesome report! See any permit?

Call Gord at Westwinds, he had a guy do one for me last week for cheap.

Anyone who has caught more Tarpon than anyone on the board doesn't need advise. I think you might need to cast 83 .5 feet into the wind or no mabey 78 feet. Sungloves are a gimmick and useless. Make sure you follow Einstien's instructions since she lived there for 10 years. We cannot wait for the book and video. Your feet don't get wet on a skiff.

If you hook Tarpon you will be thankful you have Sun Gloves. I've been to Cuba/Belize? Coszumel salt water fly fishing 7 years in a row and you would be stupid not to bring them if you were running into Tarpon. Buy the Sungloves! I'm sure your interested in catching a Tarpon if you see one!

The most important piece of gear would be a good pair polarized sunglasses with Amber or Copper lenses as well as the individually packaged disposable lens cleaning cloths. The regular spray and cloth seems to get salt water on it and it will not clean very well. A bandanna or buff also adds good sun protection to the neck and face in conjunction with sunscreen. Sun gloves are also a must to prevent sunburn on the tops of your hands and more importantly line burns that you seem to get when hooking a 100 lb tarpon or a large bonefish. Pliers that can cut 60 lb-80 lb flurocarbon will also come in handy if you need to make up Tarpon leaders. If you are fishing mostly from a skiff, then I would bring a pair of thin white socks for casting from the boat. This will give your white Alberta feet some sun protection and also provide better feel for where the line is. Wearing wading boots or sandals sucks and you won't know if your standing on your line when a large fish is hooked which will almost always result in screaming, yelling and F-bombs when your hook gets spit or snapped off violently. A hip pack for flies, leaders, pliers etc is also a good option because you won't feel like wearing a vest in 35 deg weather. Also bring a light rain jacket because the odd squall can swoop in and chill you to the bone no matter what time of year. Other than the obvious stuff to bring such as rods and reels, these are some of the things you will wish you had if you leave them behind. I hope this helps.

It really depends on how much you would like to spend. Drift boats are costly but if you look around you can find a used top of the line Clacka or Hyde for under 6 G's or cheaper if older. Most drift boats are unbeatable to fish out of and the fiberglass ones are very low maintenance (virtually none), and last a long time. It all depends on what you want to spend. Pontoons are great and less costly. Go in with a buddy and you won't regret a drift boat. Go in with a buddy on a double pontoon and you will have more dough to blow on rods, reels and everything else we tend to spend our money on. If your Andy you get to buy more bow hunting gear!

Best Pic is of the Labrador! Gotta love em!

Took the jet below the Carseland bridge and had 2 inches of visibility. Full chocolate milk.

Not when a 60lb tarpon head's for the mangroves and you try to stop him or her! The scenario lends itself to broken 20lb shock tippet or broken rod! The later happened! We love lifetime warranties!

Have a look at some sample clips of the preliminary Cuba vid from last week. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpXASjpM8Rw Might have to cut and paste to watch youtube vid.

We need to keep a very keen eye on this one. Sooner than later Blink and it will be here for the long run. Good for you bringing up the issue. Anyone here about this yet? Power plant proposal questioned Gwendolyn Richards, Calgary Herald Published: Thursday, April 17, 2008 The proposed water source for a natural-gas-fired electricity generating facility to be built in Shepard Industrial park sparked concerns during a public meeting Wednesday night.More than 100 people showed up to hear Enmax officials talk about the proposed $1-billion-plus plant, which is still in the early planning stages. Dwight Coopersmith asked how the city-owned company could use water from the Bow for the 1,000-megawatt plant when there is a moratorium on water permits from the river. Enmax spokesman Peter Hunt said the company is looking at using water discharged from treatment plants rather than fresh water in their facility, calling it "a good example of recycling."The city does not include water going back into the Bow River when it calculates water permits, so any water returned to the Bow is a "bonus," Hunt said.Coopersmith called the move a "loophole" that needs to be closed, saying water from the treatment plants goes back into the river and downstream to other communities that need it. Tom Lipp questioned why Enmax is not looking at other locations."They're locating a major industrial site far too close to residential areas," he said. "It's not like Alberta is short on land. "He questioned how the energy company planned to build trust with area residents since there is no plan to consider another location. Hunt said the planning is still in the preliminary stages and must go through formal regulatory processes with the city and the province before Enmax can move ahead on the location.He said there will be more time for public input and debate. "This is just the start," he said.

Costa Del Mars and Ocean Waves are the ticket in amber or copper glass lenses.

2 or 3 wt T&T Horizons are the ticket. Tough to get a better rod if you like the action which is fast. In the waters you are talking about you may want a 3 weight to deal with the wind but it is really a personal choice. Go out and cast a pile of rods and get the one that feels best for you. A 2 or 3 wt isn't too small for the areas you are planning on fishing. Good luck

if have the dough then a Thomas and Thomas 4 piece 3 weight ! Have 13 of em the bestb rod money can buy if your into faster action rods. In this part of the world you need to be.

Best stuff on the market. Salt or fresh ! Used them both.