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My Brother in law just came from NB for a visit and could not believe what he saw on the WC and other places we fished... he was appalled at the destruction.. it was a prime example what is wrong with the whole scene... In NB now you have to belong to trail clubs and pay to use the trails and there are cops (his words) on the trail to ensure all goes well.. quads and such even sleds must be insured and lic'd and you must obey all the rules stay on trails etc.. there are mud bogging areas etc... and this from a province that is still about 90% covered in woods and wilderness... too many deaths and too much destruction of environment... Albertan's approaching us and not knowing a Bow from a Bull, thats right a Bull and a BOW, and telling me he shoots deer in his town IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS TOWN OUT OF SEASON!!! WTF.. he admitted to keeping big BOWS but maybe Bulls now from a no keep zone.. He must have thought that I was from NB also... I kept my kool and educated him and then he would not talk to me any more, was trying to get his name cause there was no Lic plate on the POS quad he was on, he took off at a high rate of speed , more then likely to get rid of trout in his freezer !!! skinny mullet wearing Red neck pecker head, I apologized to my BIL and tried to tell him that not all are like that.. he said he understood as there are lots in NB still.. Damn there is a long way to go here..

AMEN X 1

Nice fish, don't you love the taste of cork and Fish slime.. The Photo shop idea is great!!!

Did not think it was necessary to move, very happy with the set up and basically I was ignored.. you know how somebody tunes you out if they do not like what you say... well it was like that.. they still have the nails in the tree and all the tents and quads etc.. nice fire pit etc.. but a whole bunch of mutts around.. Fischer was looking at me like either we leave or I kill them (the yappie dogs) I believe or project that these are the type of people that you do not want in your/my neighborhood, they just give me the creeps.. for what ever reason.. ( that is my own view)

The Leggo's are still there, along with their 5 dogs, told them they had a nice camp and that they should move .. their dogs ran like pussy's from Fischer.. things went down hill from there...

*hit I can last until they get here and then it is a question after that, but used to doing the countdown.. 12 and a waky I may need a long defuse in the mountains after all this........

Not worried at all , hopefully your letter will do better then my attempts.. If I am not wrong in NB if you random camp on crown land they will hunt you down and fine you, for the cost of clean up and restoration.. If not then that maybe some thing we could get started here, leave no trace and no fine.. screw up the site for other Albertans and you better have a fat wallet... If this sounds drastic then so be it , I have friends that may hate me for this but.. then if they do not abuse the sites or areas then there is no prob and I have no problem with responsible random camping.. It is the few low life knuckle dragging pecker heads that have no respect for MY environment that pisses me off to no end.. Why the hell should I have to step over your sewage lines and outhouses and stumble down your ATV trails that lead up and down my rivers .. If you abuse then it is no longer yours, it becomes MINE.. if you use and enjoy responsibly then it is ours.. Damn getting hot under the collar and the sun is shining think I will go in the back yard and yell at the birds or something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :$*%&:

Did that last year, send in info and SFA happened, also called, and guess what - they are there again.. Anybody want one of theses.. notice the tree not the name!!!! two weeks and not a soul in sight.. just the kit ....

Hi HSPA and yes you will get run over but not stomped if the can worked right, from the studies and testing I have READ the bear will run right over you and keep moving if you hit him withing that range... only 2% of the people have been hurt by the bear after hitting him full and being run over, and then only minor... now shooting at them with a firearm is another matter the # hurt was substantial.. 'stand fast soldier until you can smell their feted breath and see the tonsils then let him have it" and then walk a way or run what ever..clean shorts later!!!

No cutties any were near those rivers either!!!!!!!!!!!!

True True there is back ground that you do not see onthefly7, no worries just fish above edmonton and you will get into bullys .. Slim pickings here in the south!!!!!

If you are going to fish here then you may just catch a Bull trout.. check with your guide as to what to do , NO 2wgt rods etc... if no guide then use common sense and research what you are fishing...

that is a gooder Troop, now give me 15 gooder ones!!!!

Then listen to the Sarge/Sgt THERE ARE NO BULL TROUT BELOW EDMONTON!!!!! His charts did not correspond with what he was saying, the distinct families or groups moved slightly diff from what he was saying according to his charts.. ONTHEFLY7 But seriously check out the maps books , fishin' Maps, do the research, I got my first Big Bull trout on the Muskeg River, on an Atlantic Salmon fly the rusty rat...

WRONG !!!!!! close but it is not the Castle sys... attended a Biology lecture, and after several years of study it is just north of the castle sys !!!! Calgary sewer sys produces some of the biggest bulls(hit) in any drainge system... and I am not BS about it not being the Castle sys... I think you attended the same one and watching his slides he miss spoke ... about which one had the largest and most migratory... and have any of you fished up near GC Grand Cache ? Bulls up there would eat three or four of the dinks you find here...

The St. Laurence just down stream from Montreal near the Olympic Island.. use a 38. or a 9mm for safety.. No stupid questions ..... you finish it................

From contracted "flesh eating disease" or what .. J/K

only if you are standing beside me and I am touching you with one index finger...

WOW..

The attached article says that the G/bears in "Northwest" Montana is a Robust population.. http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/2...ONTPAGECAROUSEL Why are there cries of no bears in SWAB , Castle area..

Who wrote this and when was it written? I believe it is very relevant..... " Admittedly, this is still an uncommon attitude, but it is growing in the face of reality. There is slow acceptance of the idea that if a man does not practice conservation in sport, he is not likely to practice it in other ways, and when the equation is carried out to the very end he finds that it is really his own habitat that he is trying to conserve. And so the lesson is that man and the fish must coexist, that the angler should use the resource but not use it up, that success need not be measured by the number of the kill, and that every care should be taken to guard the wild heritage of Salmon and Trout so that these best examples of nature's work shall not vanish from the earth. And Fly Fishing, with all its other inherent pleasures, is the method-and the philosophy- most consistent with this noble purpose." Steve Raymond, “The Year of the Angler”, winter chapters, 1973 Agreements, counter arguments… Have a glass of wine (red) and think about it for a while…

If it is still steaming, Look up because you could be the rabbit!!! and check how big these are ..

The TTFU is a Salmon Fly imitation, orange dubbing between brown foam and I found it also works for the Golden stones with a colour change to the dubbing.. Thanks for the plug Harps..

Sorry Max but you blew any Kool Points with me with the dirty old Chevy in the river .. Though you had more class then that!!! and more respect for the resource, that feeds you!!! The rest of the pic's are great... JMHO

I call BS better check the regs old son!!.. "They" have to follow all the same rules.. just no lic needed As for you and your dipstick fav singer and his Dip stick song - stick it!!!!!! This is Canada I can live any damn where I want and When I left the Army after 24 yrs, I had my choice and this is where I picked so suck it up dude.. Even the natives came from somewhere else to be here.. My family got here in the 1700's that's right very friggin early!!!!!! You read right I spent 24yrs in the Army living every were they told me to... This IS MY CANADA I SERVED THIS COUNTRY AND HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIVE ANY DAMN WERE I WANT - WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR THIS COUNTRY OR EVEN YOUR OWN PROVINCE ? When I look at the country I do not see provincial boundaries they are only there to make managing the WHOLE country easier .. That is why the talk of Quebec or Alberta separating is foolish it is Canada as a Whole that we should speak .. I love my province NEW BRUNSWICK... But it is the fishing here in MY ALBERTA that kept me here !! I only share my secret Fishing holes with my dog Fischer and he ain't talking to none of you bums... I am done being Pissed now!!!!!! Time to pack for some fishing!!!