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We have been seeing lots of Swainson's while out Hun hunting. We even saw a few Rough-legged fellows.
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Jeffro, love the Cinnamon teal shot. Great to see these guys in their breeding splendor. Another pretty rust colored duck is the Ruddy duck. There was a bunch of males fighting it out this spring Elliott's pond. They made for great entertainment inbetween fish.
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I can't seem to find it, but email Trevor and ask him if he can direct you to it. He is the Bio for Calgary/Brooks.
Trevor.Rhodes@gov.ab.ca
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Do you mean Trevor Rhodes' master thesis?
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Thanks for posting. I need to go and cast to those big, beautiful fish.
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Pretty common food source in productive lakes. I think it may be true that some individual fish specialize on certain food items.
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Great pics. Thanks for sharing the views.
I flew into Aster in the late 80's to look for fish and do some water chemistry. F&W didn't originally stock this lake, rather Parks did by accident. I caught a number of big healthy Cutts near the outflow that were stained grey like the water. The fish were all of the same age class. We set a gill net up in the middle of the lake but did not catch any in the net. It appears the fish tend to hold by the outlet. It is an amazing place with lots of fossils around.
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You don't need 2 anchors, and you don't want two ropes down there for the fish to get wrapped up in.
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Thanks for sharing. Love the bellies and back thickness on those triploids. Hope to get out there some time.
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Thanks Steve.
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OK maybe not a beaver... a submarine?
Sounds like great fun. I hope you get another shot at him. The big browns should be moving up river for the October spawn. Perhaps there will be more of these stories over the next month. -
Thanks for the suggestion. A question follows --Is there a certain type of epoxy one should use? Does it need to be somewhat flexible so that is doesn't fracture?
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Beavers are not fish
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I am not looking for anything fancy as this is not my primary rod. Just some basic high quality cork. I have always been the opposite of the guy with pretty/Sage/Orvis stuff. Too me it is just a tool, not a piece of art. Maybe when I mature more I can think about having some beautiful things like the ones you build. What would you charge to replace the cork on a rod?
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Go to Walmart and buy and 8lb rubberized dumbell (for doing arm curls), tie on 40 ft of 5/16 rope and coil it around the dumbell (great anchor). Next tie a piece of rope around the back side of the backrest on your tube (probably handles/D rings on both sides). When achoring just tie off your anchor rope to this permanent rope behind the backrest (change knot position to orient in the wind). Measure 5ft increments on your anchor rope and tie an overhand knot there for depth markers.
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I have a 9ft, 6wt FLO Fly Logic rod that got a good work out at Bullshead this weekend. I like the medium action blank, but the cork handle started to split from the top along both the upper and lower surfaces this weekend. The split on the bottom surface has reached the third cork ring. I believe the top third of the handle has now been comprimised. I guess the blank was putting too much strain on the cork when dragging fish through the weeds. My question is, how does one repair such a problem? The rod has a warranty, but I think it is $100US plus shipping to get the company to fix it. I'm not willing to spend this much on this rod. Any suggestions?
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8wt? Weren't we told a while ago it is all tippet strength for fighting fish? Just trying to get the facts straight.
I personally just use my 6wt and let the fish take me for a walk to calmer spot.
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I love the look on Troutlover's face, priceless! The fish are serious slabs of meat. Thanks for sharing
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So Rick, did Troutlover use his maggots on those bullies or did he actually fly fish?
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Last time we were there there was 4 guys from Montana running down the bank to get to "their" bully hole. We were just walking quickly downstream for a long way and then were going to fish for Cutts on the way back up. As we caught up to each guy in the line they gave us crap for running down the river. We told them our intention and that "their" bull trout were safe as we would be dry fly fishing. One guy just about came unglued that we would pass them. It was pretty funny/sad at the same time. We finally arrived at "their" destination at the same time as the lead angler, who sprinted to claim "their" hole. We laughed, wished him great luck with his 8wt and kept walking for another couple of miles. When we finally started fishing back upstream we didn't run into another angler all day. It was great. The next day we saw them in town at the grocery store. I so wanted to run up in front of one of the guys and take what ever item he was reaching for and run away.
Keep smilin' and don't let the jerks ruin your day
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Sounds like a great trip. I'm sure Rick will want to return to the river of green rocks. Was there lots of Americans there at this time?
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How many brookies have been caught? I caught one about 14" and I know that Keith caught one around 14" as well. Any other of you fish magnets dragged one in?
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First of all, I am definitely full of crap. Next, it is possible that Tim's weight estimates are way off. Third, maybe Russ was right in saying this fish is not one of the brood stock (but I can't believe a lake fish has no spots). I know the one I caught early in the year was a brooder because if was approaching an albino, tank reared pig with a big pink stripe. Now we need Steve's buddy to catch and photo the "12lber" again so we can do a proper analysis.
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Brian, I think you are right in questioning a weight of 8lb.
Hey Gok, did this fish have a big scar on it's other operculum? The big fish I caught earlier in the year had a big "wound" on one side. That fish was around 26" and I would say very close to 8lb.
Gok, what was the length of the fish in this picture? Maybe a weight of 6lb is closer to reality.
Winter Fishing And Hard Water Fishing
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Kyle is still young and invincible-besides the water really isn't that cold up there anyway.