Keith

I'm too lazy to spend any fishing time doing labour, but if a landowner lets me on their land I usually show up the second time with a bottle of wine or whiskey and find that I'm more than welcome. And given the amount of money I spend on fly fishing I find it to be a small investment.

I would qualify myself as a 'young guy' and I've only ever been refused access once, and even in that case the rancher said he didn't want me out there alone for safety reasons but if I had a friends it would be ok. I don't know what you mean by respectable clothing, but I think if stick to some pretty basic guidelines then you should be ok. I generally show up in your basic outdoor gear, such as cargo pants and a fleece, and I've never had a problem.

Corb Lund all the way baby.

I have the 486 z-axis and I really like it, but I do find it a little fast for some situations. It's not a great stillwater rod in my mind.

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The fishing is so good in the Bow because of all of the sewage that goes in there. It's treated of course, but that right there is enough to count myself out. If that doesn't bother you, take a look in your regulations and you will also note that there is a mercury warning for fish taken from the Bow. Mercury is a toxic heavy-metal and not something to mess around with. Keep in mind that the Bow flows through some industrial land. And that land probably wasn't always treated very well, especially in the middle of the 20th century when people didn't think environmentally. I've also heard some tales of people cooking Bow fish and coming up with a smelly end product. At the end of the day it's a choice. But for me it's not much of a choice.

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Is this legal in Alberta? I have been hearing more and more about this kind of system. I think that currently it would not be considered legal, but you have to think it will get reviewed. http://www.moffittangling.com/control/main

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I use this method as well. I always set downstream because the fish in moving water will be facing upstream. That way you should be pulling the hook into the corner of his mouth. Of course, this isn't as simple if the fish is downstream of you, so I try to pull it across the fish and into shore instead of pulling it upstream and out of its mouth.

Is there any update on this? Is Troutfitters close for good? Bummer if it is.

It seems to me that river otters have always been part of the trout streams south of the border, such as the great trout rivers is Colorado. I think their impact would be minor and perhaps even beneficial. I feel your frustration Don, because the impact might be small, but as you're saying, it's just one more thing. However, I think the real issue rests with the 'Irrigators/Dam builders/ oil company dewaterers, OHVs [ quads/bike/etc.], cattle grazers, pipeliners, logging', not to mention the mud snails, dydimo, and whirling desease that seems to be popping up in trout streams. I think shooting a few otters or pelicans would be the easiest of the problems to fix, but I also think the benefits would be negligable. The only critter we need to protect trout stream from is mankind.

Looks like a gooder.

I saw a whole family living on the Crowsnest river below the falls a couple of years ago. I fished the same area last year and didn't seem them again, but I assume they're still there.

That's how it's going to go. They won't even tell people they can't go in there, but they'll make it as inconvenient as possible.

That's the neatest thing I've seen all day. Something to keep an eye out for. Thanks Clive.

Awesome. I have to make it there one day.

You can get a strap at MEC that carries the spray right on your chest. You can cast no problem and it's right there. The studies show that the spray works (even better than a gun even).

I'll take a shot at this one, as well.

That's for sure. Sadly, I think the climate change movement could set back the movement for better stewardship of the earth for a long time. The enviros have been crying a whole lot of wolf on this issue, and if it turns out that their predictions don't come true then I think their credibility will have been spent. Even in the current time, Climate change has become the poster child for the enviros and it is hogging all of the attention from a whole range of issues that we should be getting on top of. The depletion of ocean stocks and the continued harvesting of the worlds few remaining wild spaces are not getting as much attention as they should be because Climate Change is the big bad wolf everyone is fighting.

I appreciate the tip Don. I'll make sure I'm well stocked.