fishfreak

I left my gear in my SUV and it got broken into. However, they only stole my CD's and (non-polarized) sunglasses, so I was still able to fish. They didn't realize the rod in the case was worth more than everything else in the car combined.

I fish whenever I can, as long as my wife lets me.

I'm on my 11th year now, and it seems like I'm enjoying it more every year. My first trout on the fly was caught in the Kananaskis River by fluke. Since then, I was totally hooked. I also credit inspiration from the movie "A River Runs Through It."

Wow, that's quite resourceful. I love foam flies!

Sweet pics Max! I love the canyon pic, as I was there not too long ago. Sweet pools with decent fish in there.

Nice brown!

Here are some of my faves over the last few years, all caught in smaller streams other than the Bow: I learned how to properly take pics of fish after I took this one:

That is only for people who work in downtown due to the Stampede Parade in the morning. Some employers give the whole day, but not all.

This has to be one of the grossest threads on a flyfishing board ever.... But I keep looking!

This area opens July 15. These fish didn't seem too spooked. Once they saw me, they swam away, but then came back 5 seconds later.... not too bright. Thankfully this area is catch and release, otherwise these fish would be gone pretty quick. I remember coming back from the teahouse hike at Lake Louise, and near the parking lot, where the lake dumps into a creek, I saw 5 brookies rising. It was the neatest thing, but nobody noticed until I pointed it out. Can't wait to fish sometime soon...

I went for a hike on Saturday and came across some big cutts in some moving water. It was almost as satisfying spying on these gorgeous fish as it was to catch them myself, as I was as close as 2 feet from some of them. Too bad this area is currently closed to fishing, but I'll definitely be back once it opens up. I saw about 30 cutts ranging from 14" - 18" all in one stretch. I have yet to set foot on a stream this season, and it's driving me crazy... Anyway, for you fish voyeurs out there: