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yeah Bud, we haven't fished together for quite sometime. we should make an effort to get out. I'll PM you in august.

Good article find Toolman. Thanks I hope the aquifers get topped up a bit this june.

I fish at night often. I will not wade at night, all my fishing is from the shore. I typically only roll cast using the rig to load my rod, basically a single hand spey cast poorly done. I fish very heavy leaders to prevent having to re-tie. As Toolman said they are really easy to catch at night.

if you are still looking for one, I've got a blue carlisle I'm going to unload. never been in the oar lock $200.00

Hey All, I am ordering a new set of sticks from sawyer this week. The shipping isn't great and if anyone else was thinking of buying a set perhaps we can have them group shipped to save some cash. If you are thinking of buying a new set lets talk.

So how many of you are making your shopping lists now that your portfolio is cresting the outer atmosphere while on to the moon. I'm looking at another jet boat, something in a 17-19' with camping/cooking capabilities, perhaps a supercharged 6ltr with no exhaust. just need a little more growth before cutting the $110,000 cheque. Any of you playing with the cryptos? I started fairly small in the new year and I have exceeded any expectations.

it makes a difference has to be a vented as the welder can get Zinc metal poisoning aka metal fume fever. They'll let you know though

This is a very good point, we've all seen what can happen to a small creek when fish are taken from said creek.... it takes years to recover. We could set up groups that hit water bodies with the sole intention of bonking.... I'm sure we all can revert to our less couth days. A few well intentioned, proficient anglers could really whack away at these fish.... Silver Doctor, where do you want us to start? Man I have early childhood memories of stacking steelhead into garbage bags on the vedder, perhaps I can relive that, haha.

I don't have personal experience but I roll with some goofs that only fish walleye on some tour thing. They both use Livescope and when both of them got the systems last year neither could stop freaking out about how awesome the views are. One even said like you, almost too good. I understand the system isn't even close to cheap. I'd like to hear more from others.

Monger, wouldn't said fish farm be responsible for the clean up if they are in fact guilty of fish the dump?

could you get the same material and just use an appropriate adhesive? I don't know myself as I have little experience with rafts. Possibly the costs involved makes this a moot point.

Hey Bcubed, I haven't looked at the "towers" in real life but in looking at the pictures from outcast, those towers would be a very easy build for a fabricator, use a base of .500 UHMW..... now finding a fabricator in AB that will build anything not industry based is tough.

Oh Sparkplug, the solution is already in place. When it all hits the fan us tax payers will here to foot the bill. I can't determine if our current government is incredibly arrogant or remarkably stupid by their handling of governing this province.... and I voted for them.

Arg if the oldman doesn't have enough going against it. This government is concerning, as an social liberal with fiscal conservative roots I feel like I'm a political red headed step child. One side wants to negatively impact the places I play in and the other side wants to remove the tools I use to play with. I guess it's just the way politics are but in the situation I am in and place we are as a family I very soon may stop voting with my wallet.

I have a love hate relationship with rip rap, it's ugly, it's dangerous, it destroys any opportunity for an undercut bank, but come stampede season those rocks are crawling. I find myself not wade fishing rip rap locations, even though some areas were my favorite to fish prior to the deposits, I'm a young man in my mid forties and some of those rocks concern me when navigating them.

Why does that matter? If client did minimal research and got a lame guide, well that's why buyer beware is a statement. The betterment of the resource has nothing to do with good business practices. No where in the Charter is it written that the government must protect the people from making stupid decisions

if we have seen these to be a problem in the past I would agree; High-water temp advisories, yes, the fish get hot but guides will still guide and most will still fish, regardless of the impact on the fish unless the advisory is changed to mandatory order there is no desired change. This forum itself has shown on numerous occasions that the members here can't self-limit themselves. If an advisory has no teeth it is a waste of ink and paper. Out-of-province incursions The ever so often complained about but rarely proven destroyer of our resources. This is a red herring, yes out of province guides and anglers come here, just looking at non-resident license sales in comparison to resident license sales would show that our efforts should be put elsewhere as the change that will come from this is marginal, if it is even able to be tested. Charging more money for non-resident licenses and dumping it into general revenue isn't the solution. Use restrictions how can you feasibly restrict guide use? well you can't without restricting all users, so a separate channel to restrict guides isn't needed. Restricting ALL ACCESS blocks both guides and anglers. Safety The City of Calgary requires PFDs to be worn while on the water in the city section, most drifters ignore this, most don't wear PFDs below Calgary. Currently there is a law for safety purposes on the water, the users choose to ignore it. We have not seen a run of guide boat going down or loosing guests, if we had I'd be all for it. But once again the market will correct this, if a guide looses a client he is possibly subject to litigation. The thought of being sued into non-existence should be rational alone to be safe, have insurance and is the way most other businesses are run. I am sure guides will get regulated sooner or later, I was deep in the industry when this happened in BC, if these actions were to help the resource I'd still be fishing Spences Bridge and guide licenses wouldn't be "worth" millions. BCUBE this isn't an argument with you, but the points you put forth. I understand that you are one to put the fish first and are just putting forth solutions for a betterment of the resource.

fishteck I have to wonder what you are getting out of guides being licensed? I say this because who cares? If a "guide" is not experienced, or just not good the market will correct the situation. What is the underlying benefit to the public and resource if guides are licensed? Once guides are licensed the rates will go up, the ability for young people to get into the industry will be greatly hampered and guides will have more rights to the water due to their need for an income, this dance has been done many times across this continent and the only ones that ever benefit are the guide companies... good work guys

I'd bang coloured up tigers in the parkland

I am 100% against a CW system, it benefits one user group, Guides. If you think BC is a model of fishing quality let me know when you land a steelhead in spences bridge. so lets get to the meat and potatoes of this issue, you want more fish and less people around YOU when fishing. well unfortunately we live in an area where the population is rising and resource isn't. So what's the solution? Taxation? Taxation is the solution? If too much of something is being consumed and we want less consumption, we should tax it? Like carbon? Isn't there easier solutions than getting the man involved? The question is how do we get less anglers on the water any given day? why cant you guys complaining start by not fishing these areas? you know the problem is too many anglers, why do you compound the problem? You have the power to self limit but you need the government to make the decision for you, I don't understand that. if just the regular users of this forum didn't hit the SW streams for a season there would be an improvement. limiting out of province users is a red herring in 2015 we had 303,212 Resident licenses and 10,193 Non-Resident licenses sold; 2017 saw a decline to 294,037 Resident licenses with 4225 Non-Resident licenses. So by limiting out of province anglers we can at best make a 3% change.... come on. The guys from Alberta fishing the SW streams are responsible for the quality of the fishing on said streams. If fishing was banned there for a few years when returning the fishing would be amaze balls.

Hey Bro, Fill up your tub, roll waders inside out, roll up the chest to trap air in the legs, submerge. Bubbles will show, mark them with a jiffy marker and then seal. As for where to get aquaseal??? who knows. I recently ordered some off of amazon

current merc 15HP comes in dry at 99lbs, so about 110lb when coming off the transom (standard 15" shaft of course)

I've drifted the NW section a lot. I think you'll find lots of small rainbows if you fish nymphs or hopper dropper. Look closer there are many stone fly shucks through out that drift currently on river left. I often reflect on the vast numbers of fry and small fish through out that drift. There are quality fish there you just have to crack the code

Pretty sure any mercury dealer could order the 15 HP for you , code is 15MH for the standard tiller, pull start. electric start would be a 15EH.. (I think) BPS has the best price on Mercs. That's for a 17" or smaller transom

Felt for everything, I've switched to vibram recently and they suck. When drifting and not wearing waders I'm often found wearing soled crocs. They kick ass