DonAndersen

Albertatrout, I'll pass your comments along to the ACA. My thanx for the idea. Regards, Don

Folks. Previously, Clive told us that aeration of lakes in Alberta may end. I reviewed the lakes that will be lost in the Rocky area alone. In the Rocky area, to understand the problem, here is what is leftBirch - winterkill probableBeaver - winter kill probableFiesta - winter kill completeIronside Pond - winter kill completeAlford Lake - winter kill completeMitchell - winter kill very possibleStruble Lake - perchedPhylsis Lake - perchedTwin Lake - perchedCow Lake - perchedTay Lake - perchedPerched means the lake has been illegally stocked with perch thereby decreasing trout growth to near 0.Leaving us withPeppers Lake - tiny troutGoldeye Lake - tiny troutFish Lake - tiny troutLoss of the aerated lakes will hit hard. I contacted Todd Zimmerling CEO of the ACA to find out what they intended to do. They are working with some companies in an effort to get some type of aeration systems installed. The ones Todd mentioned are costly and untried in Alberta. So - put on your thinking caps - how would you aerate a lake w/o creating an open water pool. regards, Don

Clive, We saw the drone and wondered if the Fish Cops were using it for Grizzly Bear inspections. Neat video. Don

Guys, Can't imagine what Calgary is going to do with their sewage. Or the province will be doing with the flow below most of the dams in Alberta. Whoops, anybpdy got some dynamite to fix these dam problems. Don

Drone cure! http://www.luckygunner.com/12ga-3-uranium-drone-load-tacnition-5-rounds Don

And what about the other 1/3 of Alberta that gets the financial shaft every time Edmonton/Calgary play the game of "what about me!" As far as I'm concerned, you want it, YOU PAY FOR IT! I have found it more than curious that the only ones making any financial sense seems to comedians. Boy is the world one screwy place! Don

Boy, did Vagabond make me feel better about my intentions of denuding a BC lake of small mouths all to feed friends and family. I feel so much better. Just wish the limit was a pickup load. Don

I'm with Vhawk12 -every action should always be framed as: 1] Who does it? 2] What does it cost? 3] Who is raising the funds? 4] How soon does it get done? 5] Where is it applied? 6] How is going to be implemented? and lastly and most importantly - Who benefits and who loses? If all those questions were asked and answered. most of the issues facing us would disappear. Don

Folks, From two sources below I got emails saying - whoops we made a mistake. The first copy is from ESRD in Rocky Mtn. Hse. The second from Jim Wagner You will see in the Beaver Lake and Ironside Pond surveys, a reference to 1 over 50 cm in the preamble (which I hadn’t noticed), which was included in the wording by mistake and is not a proposed regulation for those lakes as you will see lower down in the survey. Make sure you and those you may have forwarded the link to are aware that both Beaver and Ironside will remain as C&R lakes. -Rocky Will sorry for the confusion but there is no intent to change the regulation at existing “Quality Stocked Fisheries” and those with a 0 limit for trout will remain in effect. This was a cut-and paste error that I failed to catch in my review of the surveys. We will be looking to change the regulation at “Harvest” lakes from 5 no size limit to 1 over 50 cm. Jim Wagner Provincial Fish Culture Specialist Fisheries Management Policy

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WyomingGeorge, Alberta has been held ransom time after time by the Oil Business. Didn't start yesterday. Looking at the history of Turner Valely will explain clearly how Alberta has been shaped. Ever wonder why only the U.S. and Canada allows the Oil business carte blanche. Don

And to keep it upbeat, I give you.... http://thelapine.ca/wear-an-i-love-harper-button-get-a-free-tim-hortons-coffee-timbits-starting-today/ I'm sure the there are no "I love Harper buttons" and while the Cons OKing Timmies being sold to the southerners, several CDN's no longer drink their offerings. Don

Vagabond, I've owned firearms for many years. Both restricted and non-restricted. Like you I see little use for the long gun registry. However, to hang the course of my country on a single issue just plain scares me. I had coffee with some fellows I've known for years and the only thing they were concerned with is their guns. Holly crap - if that doesn't scare the crap outta me! And you should really read the provided document. The information is well researched. What really concerns me is the blatant lying by all political parties. Is there no where one can get the facts rather than "spins"? There is no question that the Cons ballyhoo about the economy is just plain BS. The other parties are just as bad. Don

Vagabond, For a view of Harpers standing as compared to other PM's, it is worth your while to read: http://www.unifor.org/sites/default/files/documents/document/909-harper_economic_critique_eng_0.pdf I found it surprising that The Cons keep telling us that they are such great economic wizards. Don

To suggest that Stevie is the best of a bad lot when Stevie came in first as the worst PM since the second war really scares me. Lizzie May for PM has a good ring. And I always vote for losers. Any suggestions who you wish to go down in flames? Don

Guys, Although a whole bunch of us have been told that the process was done, here we go again with another survey. The ugliest part is the back door attempt to have the only C&R lakes revert to a kill fishery. Sneaky little suckers. Guess they didn't learn a thing from the last election. Sneaky gets you turfed. Do one lake or do them all. http://aep.alberta.ca/about-us/surveys.aspx?__hstc=22979940.8df72536bdab26d3dee8cb6a6f24cd4c.1437154703384.1438289882350.1438347451377.7&__hssc=22979940.2.1438347451377&__hsfp=3706892406 regards, Don

Red... A friend sold me the name Orgasmic Fly Rods but with the mind set of some people, using Orgasmic Rods would attract some real interesting folks. Don

And another good reason to fish organic rods. Note: that is ORGANIC not ORGASMIC Don

Water, medical supplies, aspirin or equivalent, rain gear, communication equipment (Spot, cell phone, sat phone), itinerary let with a responsible person. Several decent pocket books, bug lotion. Knives and leather man tools for all. Plus lots more things.

scel, I'm with Silver on line weight selection. Start @ 6. If this is your first bamboo experience, they do not feel like graphite rods. They tend to respond a lot slower. Your timing is not as critical. Don

Here is some info. Heard today that the Tiger Trout Task Team has now identified selected water bodies for stocking tiger trout. Selection criteria for these waters include: • Must be able to overwinter fish either naturally or through aeration; and • Must be isolated with no outlet or inlet; and • Must be able to monitor through trail cameras and/or volunteer participation and/or dedicated area/hatchery participation; and o For mono-culture fisheries, waters with known or perceived low catch rates will be priority, stocking of existing trout species will be replaced with Tiger Trout, performance can be compared to existing lake information or provincial averages. o Mixed fisheries with existing information on trout growth, condition and survival are desirable. • Must be physically and socially capable of accepting an increase or decrease in angling pressure; and o On successful fisheries angler pressure could exceed 400 angler hours per hectare; o If unsuccessful areas could see a decrease in angler pressure and an increase in angler complaints. o There should be other angling opportunities nearby. o Existing Quality Stocked Fishery objective desirable; if not present will need to consult. • Should have an adequate prey species forage base that does not include species at risk in Alberta; and • Water should be scattered throughout the province. Total surface area (200 – 400 hectares) should be large enough to accommodate an annual stocking of 15-20 thousand Tiger trout at a stocking rate of 50-100 fish per hectare. Next steps are to: • Confirm environmental suitability and social acceptance over summer, 2015 • Final selection of water bodies September 2015 • Stocking of TGTR September – October 2015, Spring 2016 • Assessment throughout 2016 and 2017 • Reassessment of TGTR stocking program end of 2017 The stocking locations with proposed stocking numbers have been prioritized as follows pending further study and consultation this summer: 1 Muir Lake 1,500 2 Beaver Lake 1,000 3 Ironside Lake 200 4 Heninger’s Reservoir 2,000 5 Black Nugget Mine Pit 2,100 6 Tyrrell Lake 0 See Note 2 7 Dillberrry Lake 8,700 8 Kerbe’s Pond 200 9 East Twin Lake 1,000 10 Lower Chain Lake 4,300 The above will account for all tiger trout available for stocking in 2015. Next in order of priority are: 11 Running Lake 1,500 12 Captain Eyre Lake 1,000 13 Keenex Coulee Reservoir 2,000 14 Ole’s Pond 1,000 26,500 15 Dolberg Lake 1,700 16 Foremost Reservoir 600 17 Hasse Lake 9,000 18 Peanut Lake 700 19 Blood Indian Reservoir 5,000 1 – Stocking rate based on Ontario rate for BNTR yearlings. 50-100 per ha. 2 – Need to assess survival before stocking, can receive up to 40,000 fish. Peter

And why cannot both be done? Don

The reel seat is probably Varmac which is a low priced reel seat. Ferrules are step down w/o tabs. Again low priced. Pictures are too crappy to for any more comments. Ricks rods stocks some Varmac that look the same - see: http://www.ricksrods.com/product_view.asp?pID=796 Don

Here it is now it's up to you! http://www.isdm.gc.ca/survey-enquete/eng/916a957f Don

And what do you do to make them care? Don