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I was told from the folks at Maptown, this has been improved. P

"could be"!! So in other words, not a $3000 fine, more like $200 - $500 fine.

I was at Maptown last Friday and they do not have the 2nd edition in stock yet. though the new edition will cover the blank areas between Southern AB and the Rockies edition, which will be nice.

Huh?! If it's legally caught, then that's their right, like it or not!!

Realizing that it is an American magazine http://www.outsideonline.com/1988741/6-anglers-escapes Whether you're looking to get way out there or you want a destination that's fun for the whole family, these sweet fly-fishing spots have you covered. Photo: Angi English/Flickr 6 Anglers’ Escapes The finest places to cast depend on your goals. Look no further than these great fly-fishing rivers. By: Kelly Bastone Jun 16, 2015 588SHARES No single river can keep a true fisherman happy. There has to be variety, challenge, and hungry fish. Here are six stretches of water to get you thinking of your next trip. Best for: A Weekend Trip Photo: DOI/Flickr Driftless Area, Wisconsin A paradise for dry-fly purists, 35,000 acres of trout streams—about 65 of them—course through Driftless, just a two-hour drive from Madison (three hours from Minneapolis, Green Bay, and Milwaukee). Trout in this western Wisconsin farmland average eight to 12 inches, but the occasional 17-inch brown means you can pull some real whales out of the limestone creeks. But you’ll have to be crafty: The super-clear water and tight quarters make for challenging casting (plan on executing roll casts, steeple casts, and bow-and-arrow placements), but an accurately dropped fly generally elicits a rowdy bite. Overnight in the artsy hilltop town of Viroqua, where fly shop Driftless Angler rents a two-bedroom apartment above the store ($80 per night). Best for: A Weeklong Epic Photo: Frank Kovalchek/Flickr Kenai River, Alaska It’s easy to argue that Alaska’s most heavily fished river is overexposed, but the Kenai at its best is hard to beat. Anglers here cast for four species of salmon (king, sockeye, pink, and silver), Dolly Varden, and rainbow trout known to hit the 20-pound mark. Late July, during the peak of the king salmon run, is when anglers can expect to catch all six species. Riddle’s Fishing Lodge on the lower Kenai can coordinate your quest. If you’re targeting just rainbow trout, head for the Upper Kenai in late August or September,when that species feeds most voraciously. Mystic Waters guides Fred Telleen and Stacy Corbin can hook you up. Best for: A Family Reunion Photo: Florian Maldoner/Flickr Harmel’s Ranch Resort, Taylor River, Colorado Some of you want to fish. The rest of the family gets bored by false-casting all day. See: Harmel’s, which makes everyone happy. For restless kin, this riverside dude ranch offers horseback riding, whitewater rafting, rock climbing, and campfire s’mores sessions beneath the stars. For you, there’s about a mile-long stretch of the Taylor River chockablock with big rainbows just steps from the ranch’s 37 guest cabins. You might even coax the young’uns to hook their first trout. Or head 14 miles upstream to the “Hog Trough” below Taylor Dam, where trout gorge themselves on abundant Mysis shrimp and achieve record-setting dimensions (the longest rainbow ever caught in Colorado was landed here and measured 40.25 inches). Best for: A Day Trip from the City Photo: Benjamin 1970/Flickr East Fork San Gabriel River, California Trout fishing near water-starved Los Angeles? Yup. Just 40 miles east of Universal Studios, the East Fork of the San Gabriel River remains cold enough to sustain a population of wild trout. Twelve-inchers rank as large specimens, and six- to eight-inch fish are common. But every hookup feels like a trophy because these fish aren’t easily fooled. Use 6x tippet to tie on a size 18-22 midge, humpback, or nymph, and deploy your best stalking techniques. Pack a seven- or eight-foot rod and head to the East Fork Trailhead at Coyote Flat, then hike north along the East Fork Trail. The best fishing begins three miles from the trailhead and continues for two upstream miles to the bridge (an impressive 120-foot-high arch now located within the Sheep Mountain Wilderness). Best for: Going Remote Photo: Courtesy of Tordrillo Mountain Lodge Tordrillo Mountain Lodge, Alaska Many river guides use code names for their favorite holes so their clients and other anglers can’t find their way back. Not so at Tordrillo Mountain Lodge, reached via a 45-minute flight west from Anchorage. Guides here aren’t worried about location poaching because these waters are heli-in only. Tordrillo choppers you to rivers and streams so remote that their fish have seen few fishermen. That includes five species of Pacific salmon, Arctic char, grayling, and rainbow trout. Go in August to fish the full spectrum, or book a June “Cast and Carve” trip that combines fishing for 40-pound king salmon with heli-skiing on Tordrillo corn snow. Best for: An Uncommon Catch Photo: Clint Mickel/Flickr Volcano Creek, Golden Trout Wilderness, California Gorgeous and elusive, California’s diminutive, native golden trout have long been on anglers’ bucket lists because they’re stunning to behold—a gemlike blend of yellow and red. To reach the best source of California goldens, anglers should hike eight miles west from Cottonwood Pass trailhead to Big Whitney Meadow and the headwaters of aptly named Golden Trout Creek. The trail hugs the creek for some 2.5 miles, linking grass-lined fishing holes and meandering beneath sculpted Sierra peaks. Make this area your base camp, or continue nine miles farther through a rocky gorge to Little Whitney Meadow—a pristine, high-alpine paradise that few anglers ever see. Pack a few stimulators (a Parachute Adams or Royal Wulff often work well) and some basic nymphs (such as pheasant tails and copper johns). 35 COMMENTS

Dustin 635 8th ave. can't recall the floor. P

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/data-shows-alberta-off-road-vehicle-use-unsustainable-environmental-group-says-1.3139097 Nearly a decade's worth of data and observation from an environmental group suggests Alberta's fragile backcountry is being damaged by unsustainable off-highway vehicle use. Ruts deep enough to swallow a person and erosion that has relocated streambeds shows that some areas can't handle motorized traffic even if users do their best to be responsible, says the Alberta Wilderness Association. "We have photographs of trenches that are so bad that a person is standing at the bottom of it and it's over their head," said Sean Nichols, who runs the association's trail-monitoring project. "There are some areas where there are three or even four trails parallel because all but the most recent are essentially impassable." Since 2003, the association has buried traffic sensors at three trailheads connecting about 70 kilometres of designated off-highway vehicle trails in the Bighorn region in the Alberta foothills, southwest of Edmonton. The group has also sent teams up the trails to photograph changes. Its numbers show use has grown significantly. Although traffic dropped in flood years, the number of vehicles on those trails grew from 3,226 in 2007 to 5,544 in 2014. Monitors also used GPS co-ordinates to document changes and measure the depth and length of ruts. The erosion gets so bad it diverts streambeds, said Nichols. "When the stream gets diverted down the trail, even (conscientious) riders end up driving in the streams because that's where the trail is." Nichols said the data shows trail use during closed periods has actually declined and signs urging riders to stay on marked trails are largely heeded. The problem, he said, is that these trails — and others like them — are in the wrong place to begin with. "There are areas where one could reasonably place trail networks and it would have a low impact," he said, adding the Bighorn area problems are common up and down the Alberta foothills. "Worse in some areas, better in others." Sustainable trails neededDave Coutts of the Alberta Off Highway Vehicle Association said the problem stems from increases in ownership and vehicle capability. "The infrastructure just has not kept up." He said his group has long sought a provincial network of sustainable and properly engineered trails that will keep the vehicles out of places where they cause damage. "People have got to learn you can't just go everywhere with these machines." Coutts said the activity needs to be properly managed by the government. Ryan Heise of Alberta Environment said the province is dealing with the issue through its land-use frameworks. Two such agreements — including one that covers the Bighorn area — have been hammered out. "It's a combination of consultation and looking at the cumulative effects of land usage," he said. "Those marked trails have been developed based on consultation and cumulative effects management. If that's not working out, there may be a need to go back and re-evaluate some of these trails." But the land-use plans have been a disappointment, said Nichols. "There still is no access management plan as such, anywhere. We're still waiting for an actual plan with implementation details, with any kinds of limits." Nichols said the association has shown its data to Alberta Environment every fall, without effect. "The first 80 per cent of the meeting is getting the land managers to grudgingly admit that maybe this isn't the right place. "And nothing ever tends to happen, and we have the same meeting over again."

You mean Nancy!!

Bow River Troutfitters downtown and Fishtales are both top notch!

Hence my warning about him poaching your water!!

Yup! He'll poach your water and "low hole" you every chance he gets!! Watch out!!

Dave, What you may have heard is that Sage owns Redington and it's the Redington Blanks that are made off shore. P

You decide! http://www.kijiji.ca/v-fishing-camping-outdoor/lethbridge/wanted-water-tank/1083691407?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

Nope!

Dr. Joanna Pytka McLeod Animal Hospital! Amazing!!

I never got the call Steve!!!!

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The latter, Paul... The latter

Lorne, Thanks for the info. A permit is not required within GNP, but is if you fish within the State. I'l let you know how things go. P

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-trout-threatened-say-anglers-and-environmentalists-1.3112452 Alberta's trout are threatened by industry and recreation near the rivers, say anglers and environmentalists. Changes made to Alberta's list of 'at-risk' animals Banff grizzly bear filmed catching and feeding on fish Terry Johnson, an experienced guide who fishes many of southern Alberta's waterways, says one of the big problems in the Oldman watershed near Lethbridge and Fort Macleod is recreational users. "Access to the river has become so easy down there, camping right beside the river. Those guys are tearing up the river when they're crossing it with their quads," he said. Dave Mayhood, a spokesman for the Timberwolf Wilderness Society, said there are also problems with the Bow River watershed. "Our native trout, bull trout and cutthroat trout are severely depleted. Where they were once very abundant throughout the Oldman and Bow river basins, they're now restricted to very high elevation," he said. Mayhood wants a moratorium on clear-cut logging and he wants Fisheries and Oceans Canada to issue a habitat protection order. He believes the federal government is violating its own rules when it comes to trout fisheries and Mayhood says the group is prepared to go to court over the issue. "We'd really like not to have to do that because why should you have to force the government to obey its own laws." Mayhood also says the province should get more involved in protecting trout fisheries.

Nice photos Marc! Keep them coming!

That's the one of the ones we are looking at!