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I think this is very telling. It's started, but a lot left to go http://www.environment.alberta.ca/apps/basins/DisplayData.aspx?Type=Figure&BasinID=14&DataType=4&StationID=TISL http://www.environment.alberta.ca/apps/basins/DisplayData.aspx?Type=Figure&BasinID=14&DataType=4&StationID=SUNS

Amazes me how many people seem to have forgotten what runoff normally is! I know it's been a couple years, but June has long been a write off.. stoneflies on the Bow used to equal stampede week and cutties didn't start till July. We've been having a screwy river the last three years (let alone the flood)... excited for something 'normal'! Dear god let them look up again (or at least more consistently)

ya i'd be hard pressed to say 6" this morning on my bike ride, but i didn't go stick a toe in

...well, that didnt take long. http://globalnews.ca/news/3469462/close-call-for-2-men-rafting-on-bow-river-in-calgary/

well..if you can sink a boat going into policemens... I know where i'm gonna take up snorkeling to find gear

I want to see why it flipped... good swiftwater swim after!

Any update on the boat?

100 feet downstream of the riprap back eddy, exact same spot as the pre-pre-2013 launch (not the terrible 90 degree spot). Clearing in the trees, perfect launch. Unfortunately most people are parking in front of it. Last year it looked like someone was trying to flag it off to stop people parking and no one listened Dropped pin near Foothills No. 31, AB https://goo.gl/maps/jBkzFEbzuUo That road is private

Really, if someone put up signs and indicated the downstream spot so people would stop parking there, would solve a lot. I used that to launch for the last two years, and its way easier to get in and out of.. people just keeping parking in the way as it's become the defacto parking lot

People. If you're unsure of your ability to get into Policemens safely, kick the rest of your group out at the top and make them walk down. A boat with just a rower in it is a joke to maneuver.. we're still at a relatively low level, it's just going to get bigger.. if you're really unsure, don't float into police! Hopefully they get their boat back, will be curious to see how a clacka does in comparison to an aluminum.

monger, your PM box is full

Think the biggest issue is that the rope is attached to a set point (assuming you're using the ez-pull system, with a pulley @ the anchor). It twists more in the water from what i've seen, so seems to go along with it. I'm all about climbing ropes for it now. Even if they twist, they're still fine with running through the line, and you can get a decent one cheap from Calgary Climbing Centre (or at least used to be able to). Also, are you coiling or looping your rope at the end of the day. Looping will add more twists unless you unloop it at the start of the day, versus coiling where the rope can come off straight

Just call the poaching line if you're seeing them do this. If there's a CO around they'll come by and deal with it.

Oldman watershed declared infected: http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/whirling-disease-found-in-oldman-river

Almost all of my skagit heads have their loops toast, and are otherwise in fine shape. Too much dredging and pulling on bottom I guess... sticking to dries would help!

Ouch. Well glad it worked out. Did you get a ride out from another jet or have to walk out? Boat seems ok otherwise? Thankfully it happened on the Bow, and that you're ok. Not a lot of rivers would let someone walk from that. Hope people read this and use it as a learning experience

Damn nick. Cool to see the improvement. That would get smashed!

Soooo a half week later, can we hear a little more of an accident analysis here? Same thing they do in mountains following an accident so future parties can learn from it.

ya this is pretty damn strong. It holds saltwater fish all day, it will certainly do for trout Bron, i've always just added a nail knot when i see the loop starting to fail. Definitely have seen a lot more of the RIO loops fail, especially on gear that is extremely dependent on their loops (MOW tips, for example)

Depends if you have the 'ez pull' anchor or not so you'll need twice as much. Think I'm running a 60 footer. Way rather have more then too little

Biggest thing people seem to forget for ability to stop a boat and hold a boat is length of rope. More rope the way better it holds, and far less likely to float away on ya! Bit of a sneaky trick, if you need a new rope go to the Calgary Climbing Centre and ask for their used ropes... they'll sell you a dynamic rope for pretty cheap

I'm out of country otherwise i would. My suggestion would be to talk to the landowner that has the road down to the river on the south side to get access. Easy enough to find on google maps. Also, seems that unless the engine is caught up on a tree, it's not going to take much to nudge that loose. Unfortunately it's not going to get any shallower unless you can flip it. I'd make sure you at minimum get a rope on it and attached to shore somewhere if you can't salvage it tomorrow. if that water comes up overnight it may well move on you, and if it heads down the right channel it's gonna get stuck in a tree or you may never see it again if it gets to the deep stuff. Oh and take it easy with the come-along if you use one. Lots of horror stories when those break

Gotta ask... how... where did you flip it to end up there? It's at the hell on wheels bank. About dead centre in the river.

Bleach does work, as does the quaternary ammonium, but it's far friendlier on your gear

At some point it did spread, we do not know if thats now, or ten years ago. Regardless, there needs to be a concerted effort by the angling community to be proactive about cleaning before moving between watersheds moving forward. This is pretty obvious a human-transfer, regardless if the spread is now or 10 years+ ago, and we need to stop further spread if that is possible.