Hawgstoppah

this used to just read "within 25 yards of a fish ladder". I am glad to see it read more clearly. I wrote a lot of letters. :$*%&: .

Peter. the only fishing voilation (or any violation of any kind) I ever got in my life was becuase of the confusion regarding that exact rule. I even tried to fight it in court. Apparently you need to read the alberta fisheries act ... it's available online at the AB gov't website... Turns out fishing anywhere near any structure of any type (wier, spillway, etc) is illegal. I guess all the folks fishing the inlet at crawling valley for walleye better move eh? They can give you a ticket for fishing ANYWHERE within 25metres of ANY obsatcle, if the CO is having a slow day and feeling like being a dick instead of actually going out and getting poachers.

It was a lot of fun Jason! Thanks for the kind words! That storm we barely beat into the vehicles at the end of the day was NUTS!!! I couldn't see 15 feet at times driving out to the highway.

I've been running the Islanders on my small stream rods for the last 10 years and besides a clicker replacement, they are as good as new still. Fantastic and I am thinking about getting into one for my steelie gear too.

lovely fish!!

fantastic!

nicely done

if you are not tagging bottom then add more splitshot or heavier flies. If your not setting the hook every time your indicator goes down (this should happen hundreds of times) then you won't catch much anyways. they will not hook themselves

I use a very similar tie for all my damsels... very nice, and yes it will slay them

awesome!!!!! holy crap what a fish!!!! right on!!

sweet

Nice pics Max.... your a lucky guy having a girl who likes to fish with you, treasure that

bingo. that wire sjw costs you 25 cents if you tie it yourself (if that) so stick it on the bottom. and use 10lb to the stone and 8lb to the worm and usually the bottom one snaps off first and you don't lose both on a snag.

I love it!! I do a similar tie with my bloodworms for the Bow... just tiny red wire then cover w/ epoxy

True enough headscan. I wasn't thinking ... just wearing my emotions on my sleeve again.. sorry

Peter I don't think anyone's shooting you down your a top notch guy who spends a lot of time doing things like this. I think we're just concerned about the content of the message my friend! cheers.

this is a great program but I wish they would do it somewhere we could teach them to C&R instead of bait a hook and bonk fish (allen bill pond). If it was somewhere I could put my heart into it I might be interested. As it stands I can't do it and I am sure I am not the only one feeling that way. EDIT: this doesn't mean I don't support fully this kind of activity if it was going to be done in a manner displaying more of the ethics of fishing and respect for nature, etc. Maybe I have it all wrong, but to me it just sounds like trying to get people to catch fish from a stocked pond and take them home to eat. My fear is they will think that is the way it is everywhere, and end up being the same people on the banks of the Bow that we complain about now...

This one is better than the first one I posted I think... shows a bunch of toads holding and some are on spawning beds, .... this is shot in a no fishing location.

well I figured we could all use to be a bit more light hearted around here!!

awesome pics looks like a super fun area to fish. nice brookies!!!

If all else fails:

any other shuttle services out there? I have just been informed that Michelle / Bow River shuttles are not offering shuttles this coming weekend (fri/sat/sun/mon) due to a family wedding or event.... too bad as the river is HOPPIN right now and I have quite a few folks that want to fish it.

right on! that second pic... is like.... ok where's he going to get over THAT!!

thanks for that report! is legacy something a few people and a good chainsaw could go take care of???

ok so I'll need a shuttle about 30+ times this year... so I am looking for any good (or bad) experiences anyone has had with the shuttle companies, plus phone #'s and contact info... & recomendations and good stories are fine on this thread, but please keep the bad stories to a PM as I really don't like to see anyone publicly misrepresented (even if deserved). Cheers! Brian