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Hard to manage it, as if they fence it and the water is a typical level, it will be a navigation hazard. Put up some signage at the entrance down into the area, put a bylaw officer there for a week (who has a brain so he's not ticketing people who are only putting a boat in), and ticket the hell out of all people who are abusing it. Id say that 99.9999% of people don't realize they shouldn't be down there.. Maybe I'll just make daily stops there and take photos of vehicles on the bar. Seems like if they can send you a ticket in the mail for speeding, should be able to do the same for parking on a bar..

Almost can promise you're overpowering the rod, as you feel it being a lot heavier than a 4 or 5 weight. Uneven power application will cause tailing loops, which is why you're hitting the rod tip. If you can't double haul, figure that out. Will change your casting regime entirely.

or wear them in a boat...!

Now I know where you've been fishing

If gets convicted, Troutpanther *should* get a call about how much it was. Last ones that I called in was $4500 in fines (and got a $400 reward)

I'll just quote that and leave it there for ya...

bigfry, I doubt they feel that salvaging is required under their mandate. They're search and rescue, not search and salvage. Would be a different story if someone was trapped in the boat.

Guess it's feels a bit overzealous. It sucks that you sunk your boat, but it's rare to get one sunk per year. Only one last year was cause the guy was drunk and smoked the berm at Police. Before that, it had been years between them. Im sure in the case that it does happen, the forum will step up, as they did for you.

Nav Waters is Transport Canada, not DFO. If that jet had been leaking fuel, then Alberta Environment and Parks spill line would have had to be contacted. Odds are that they would recommend you get a professional to pull it out, not really their job to do the grunt work. Did Strathmore FD get a chance to look at it?

Don't use spray foam on it. It will just get wet, absorb water and weigh you down. There is a reason most guys pull out all the foam when they get a jon boat. A better option is to avoid rocks

Photos? Really curious to see how it managed after going that far. Probably lucky that it didn't smash into a rock or tree

You're thinking of the wrong land owner.. You should be trying to get access from south bank, not the north bank where you'll have to pull across the heaviest flow

any luck? would love to see result photos

policemens to carseland straight? how did it fish at mach 2?! Jarrod. Only thing worse then the bottom with wind, is the bottom with wind and a big ol' bobber in the dead water

they're both good, and both completely different animals.

I'd say those times are pretty realistic if you're floating and not stopping, with minor slowing down with backrowing. Hell, the type of fishing from the boat will change the time dramatically. Dries against the bank is going to take a lot longer (if rowed correctly) than streamer fishing, and particularly nymphing down the middle (gag) You can easily turn a 6 hour day into a 15 hour day if you're fishing hard and stopping a lot. When I used to guide, I'd almost always be rowing out in the dark from the buffalo jump or the 5k sign.I'd suggest that mac to cars would take a little longer than police to mac, even with essentially the same kms. Lot slower water, and if you have an upstream wind you can be blown back upriver. Also, if you have your truck down at Carseland for 2 days, be prepped for a phone call from the cops. Better yet, when I did it, my car was registered at my folks house, so my mom got a call from the cops asking if they knew where I was, and were concerned about us. Luckily I had signal! Mel will store your truck at his place overnight if you ask and pay a little more (or used to)

Good to know AT. Luckily the headwaters are still cold. Highwood was almost intolerable to wet-wade last week

That light that popped out right before it went down was pretty sweet

Id also say stop at lower temps on the mountain streams. Cutties and bulls are a lot less tolerant to warm water than browns and rainbows. I'd say don't fish above 68 to be safe.

68 start thinking hard about it, probably should leave it (if its 68 somewhere, it's likely higher in other spots). Leave it at 70

I like how the AB Government just slowly creeps towards doing something, rather then just stepping up and making closures. There are lots of rivers that should not be fished right now, and simply asking the public to 'be nice' is not going to cut it. Look at the recent poaching activity that was caught on the Oldman, and that's legislated C&R...

I feel like these kind of things follow you around

Rick, only place to get it done properly is the quick cobbler in Vancouver, and the price is a bit silly. Plus I don't think you can get the soles unless you go through them. I ended up just sanding mine off, and installing felts. Got another year out of them at the least for ~$30.

I camped at Castle falls last weekend, and we aptly named it "the outside". Feels like the apocalypse down there

More information if you're looking for it. I think it's a joke to consult on this. It's either threatened or not, regardless if I personally feel that they are or aren't. Will allow pressure from groups who want them not threatened, as to further damage their environment (cough cough - Hidden Creek logging). : https://www.registrelep-sararegistry.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=66D187ED-1 http://www.registrelep-sararegistry.gc.ca/virtual_sara/files/cosewic/sr_omble_tete_plat_bull_trout_1113_e.pdf Assessment Summary November 2012 Common name Bull Trout - Saskatchewan - Nelson Rivers populations Scientific name Salvelinus confluentus Status Threatened Reason for designation This freshwater fish is broadly distributed east of the Rocky Mountains. It is a slow-growing and late-maturing species that thrives in cold, pristine waters and often requires long unimpeded migratory routes joining spawning to adult habitat. Historical range contractions now limit the populations to the foothills and east slopes of the Rocky Mountains, likely in response to habitat deterioration and reduced habitat connectivity through damming of the larger rivers. No populations are abundant and more than half show evidence of decline. The primary and persistent threats to these populations include competition and hybridization with introduced Eastern Brook Trout and climate-induced increases in water temperature. Although legal harvest has been eliminated, this species is highly catchable and is therefore likely susceptible to catch and release mortality in many areas that are accessible to recreational anglers. Consequently, an aggregate decline in abundance of > 30% over the next three generations is projected. Occurrence Alberta Status history Designated Threatened in November 2012.