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looking to buy a lightweight boat that i can lift onto the roof of my vehicle myself. i have a pontoon boat but would like something my dogs can sit in with me. the only thing i've heard of is the frog boat. anyone have one of these? anyone have something like it?
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you could try "angling in the shadow of the canadian rockies" by jeff mironuck. it calls itself 'a complete guide to fishing in southern bc and ab', and while it's not quite on par with barry mitchell's book, it's pretty good. i've read alot of fishing books and nothing compares to the trout highway, that book changed my life.
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i guess i dont know how to post photos but here's one of me and boo, she loves fishing.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2107...mp;id=532587815
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That place looks fantastic, any idea if it's worth it?
how much is it?
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reminds me of that monty python skit...good morning!
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i learned:
when you happen to live two+ hours from any decent river, quit complaining and learn how to fish a lake. sight fishing for huge rainbow is fun!
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anyone ever seen one of these for sale in canada?
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/template...&hasJS=true
or this?
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if you have five dollars and chuck norris has five dollars chuck norris has more money than you.
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well i made it to the 2 minute mark before i decided yes you're getting old
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put a san jaun worm in the back of my ear and out the front and got a hare's ear stuck in the back of my hand (had to use the pliers on that one).
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when i first saw the post i saw someone (i've never met anyone on this board) yellin' "ya! look at these bad boys i found on frenchman's creek woo hoo!" i immediately thought wow nice fish but even as fast thought that those fish should never have been fished for because they are obviously spawning. you looked and sounded like a sport fisherman at that point, not a scientist or assistant. taco's not exactly smooth or graceful or even polite but he said what a bunch of us were thinking. you get booted for not having tact? great fisherman and valuable contributers quit the forum because taco cant express himself less offensively? that's too bad. i love a great debate even if it gets down and dirty, makes for great entertainment. i cant believe 10 words from taco caused not only him getting booted but glenbow leaving when it should've started a healthy debate. at the least we should try that debate: why the hell are those streams open to fishing when the bulls (alberta's fish, endangered species) are in spawn?
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Glad to see you wiped the sperm off for the pics :$*%&:
seriously?!? this gets you banned? because he said what alot of people think and he didn't pussy foot around the issue, he just said it flat out? this gets you banned? seriously?!?
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Rehsifylf:
Can't say I sympathize at all with what you're saying. The article is 4 years old, and if you feel that strongly about it on principle, then do indeed cancel your trip.
Whether it was done for (1) the fish and conservation reasons (2) limit crowding (3) a combo of both reasons, what's done is done. The bottom line is that Albertans (and Canadians in general) are more than happy to pay $20+ to go to the movies (including snacks), $50+ to attend Oilers/Flames games, $50+ for an afternoon of golf, $50+ for a day of skiing. The list goes on. We're a consumerist society.
Bottom line is $20/day is a hell of deal to fish world class waters. I have no problem with the fee, AS LONG AS the fee goes towards conservation/preservation/enhancement of the resource I am paying for.
What I do agree with is that our government is shamefully lacking in terms of implementing the same kind of policies. Seems like we're stuck in the previous century when it comes to charging the appropriate fees to non-Albertans.
Life's to short Rehsifylf for you to spend that much time feeling that upset about it, and/or potentially guilty if you do go, and/or potentially regretful if you do cancel. Why not go and enjoy the spectacular scenery and fishing? In my opinion, there are larger issues, fishing and non-fishing, to draw your sword and choose the hill in which to battle. But more power to you...
Good fishing,
Smitty
well said smitty. honest to god if you're bitching and moaning over $20 bucks a day what bc business is gonna want to see your face anyway?
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You're right Keith. I think a few people have pointed out that crying about this is not good enough. To me the only thing worse than crying about this is not crying about it. MTB - principal is important to me, not BS.
I think a few approaches have been taken so far and failed - but perhaps because they focussed on only fishing reciprocity. Maybe we should focus on reciprocity of unjust application of discriminatory conduct.
How about we impose a sales tax on all British Columbians when they drive into Calgary and load up on tax free stuff? It wouldn't really add much to our revenue, and it likely wouldn't stop them from coming - but it would be fair according to their rationale, and be a real nuisance. After all, it is Albertan income tax payers that pay enough tax to negate the need for a provincial sales tax. Also - have you seen how busy the malls are lately? And I've seen BC plates in the parking lot - so it must be those damn BC people coming into our province to spend money (how dare they?). We must figure out a good method to get rid of 'em so that our malls can be emptier and we can enjoy a day of non-combative shopping.
Well - that's just a first idea. I'll try to come up with some others
i'm sure you will but that's part of the problem not the solution, missin the bow has got the better ideas...
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Used to go down to what some described as "that river" every fall for years. But when our friendly neighbors to the west stuck it to us by implementing unfair tarrifs on us, i swore i wouldn't go back. Same goes for the St Marys in the summer. Well - after seeing some pics on here today, I just can't hold out any longer.
But I can tell you one thing. I won't buy so much as a stick of gum while I'm there. Not a fly, not gas, not food, not lodging - nothing. It's not much, and might be aimed at the wrong people - but it's all the ammunition I have. I'm also going to keep track of what I would have probably spent in the province for the two nights and two days.
As someone who holds a BC birth certificate - I'm still smoked over the double standard they applied regarding Classified lic. The fact that we can't buy an annual license and that one day on the river costs more than a BC resident's annual license still really bothers me.
My last trip was fall 2004 - by my count - that 3 years * 2 trips per year * ~3 days per trip. This is what it cost the area, but of course they'll get $40 out of me this year.
What really smokes me is editorials like this from tools that claim to be 'born and raised in BC' - but live in Vancouver. http://www.ariverneversleeps.com/backissue...5/letters.shtml. I'll wager that I have more family in the Kootenay region than he does.
This guy - like many in BC - has an axe to grind with Albertans in general (Anyone who was born and raised there knows that kids are taught from an early age to despise 'Albortions"). If people in BC said the same things about a visibile minority that they say about (and to) Albertans, they'd lable themselves as ignorant racists.
Calgary has 1 million people that are within 3 1/2 hours of these rivers. Name a BC city of more than 50,000 that is within 6 hours. This clown lives in Vancouver - only about a a 12 hour drive from the river he speaks of. Guess what moron - go check the rivers that are 3 1/2 hours from Vancouver and I expect you'll not find too many Alberta vehicles parked there, and I bet they are crowded. Regina is only 8 hours from the Elk and tribs. It takes about the same time to drive from Virden Manitoba as it does from Vancouver, for crying out loud.
Man - now I'm all worked up about this again. I'm considering cancelling the trip.
you're going to bc but you wont spend any money but you're going to figure out how much you could've spent? and who will you tell? who would care? certainly not a bcer.
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i guess you couldn't bring many beers. i know dave wont rent you a boat but would he sell you a two four?
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Safety in numbers so maybe we should get 50 or so people together and head up to the lake
Every year this topic comes up and it's the same BSmaybe that RUSSIAN guy could take us...
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you wanna know exactly how much she loves you, right?
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has anyone tried to fish in conditions like that? do the fish bother to eat or just hide and wait it out? i remember one camping trip on the athabasca in jasper in july when the water was chocolate milk and i had a great day catching rainbows on dry flies! i thought i was wasting my time but got a nice one first cast.
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Do I have to get drunk to get one of those stickers?
...Wouldn't mind one for the Truck...Is there another way of obtaining one?...i'll get drunk for you
Looking For A Boat
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thanks for the replies all, i like the look of the springbrook pram with the optional second seat. now, where to get one?