[Tigers Soon In Alberta Waters !]

Sweet! They're willing to eat perch aren't they? I hope they put some in a lake or two that the bucket brigade ruined.

[C-51 And The Price Of Standing Up For Our Streams]

Yes, but now they're trying to pass actual legislation that could potentially allow peaceful law abiding protesters to be treated as such.

[Barry Mitchell Has Passed Away]

I never had the pleasure of meeting Barry personally, but I've certainly had the privilege of sharing in his conservational accomplishments. If nothing else, I think for me, in a province with a deck so stacked against conservation, Barry proved that each of us can make a difference.

[A Few More]

These are great! Very good composition.

[Happy Birthday Beedhead]

Happy bday!

[More Travelling Than Fishing]

Some seriously beautiful pics.

[International Fly Fishing Film Festival™ (Calgary)]

I think In Search of Grande and Distracted were my faves. That big Bonneville was insane.

[Enjoying The Chinook]

That was pretty sweet. I just got a GoPro and am hoping to capture some similar awesomeness this season.

[Loop Service Centre In Sweden]

Looks like they found me a new tip section in the U.S. It's gonna cost me $63. I'm not one to give company shout outs lightly, but I will say that my experience dealing with the Loop Canada customer service has been excellent.

[Loop Service Centre In Sweden]

Hey guys, I got a response from Loop Canada today. I think it warrants posting here.

 

"Hi Cory,

For any Loop item purchased in Canada, you can contact us here at Loop Canada for warranty issues, whether the item is discontinued or not. On our end, if we do not have it in stock, then we make efforts to track it down in Sweden, USA, etc. If I may say, you contacting Sweden directly wouldn't be so much a dead end waste of time as it is simply the incorrect procedure.

As it happens, we do not have this part in stock, ( we have a few AEG parts, but no tip sections ). I have contacted Loop USA and as soon as I hear back from them, I will let you know. You can expect to hear back from us shortly.

Cheers,

Jennifer"

So there you have it. I might be okay after all. Great initial customer service anyway.

[Loop Service Centre In Sweden]

Thanks for the input guys. I think I'll send Loop Canada an email. Depending on what they say, I think I'll be putting what's left of the rod up for sale. It's in great condition other than the tip.

[Loop Service Centre In Sweden]

I know that Beulah provides an extra tip with their rods. I do think it is a good idea.

[Loop Service Centre In Sweden]

Hey Gang,

 

I have a Loop AEG Series rod with a broken tip section that I would like to get repaired. From what I understand, I have to contact the Swedish Loop Service Centre as Loop Canada doesn't deal with discontinued items. It also seems like accidental breakage isn't really covered by their conditional warranty. Does anyone have any experience dealing with the Swedes?

[Canada Gold!]

Super gritty and intense game. Glad the drought is over.

[Seven For The New Year]

Some really really great pics here. I love that shot of the hawk and magpie.

[How About Some Trout Porn! A Collection Of Photos I've Taken Over The Past Few Years Or So That I Would Like To Share With You Folks]

Great photos!

[Late Season, High Country Brook Trout]

I love those close ups. That trip looks like fun

 

It's a couple hours of hell for a whole lotta heaven.

[Wild And Clear]

SUPER clear. Is it spring yet?

[Late Season, High Country Brook Trout]

Here's one more pic for good measure. I missed it when I first made this topic.

 

[Slot Size V Length Minimums]

Everything costs money, we need to decide how much money we want allocated to ESRD. I think we get what we pay for and I also think the politics of the unscrupulous and intransigent often infiltrate positive movement in Alberta.

Ain't that the truth. True words. I think we grossly underfund ESRD in Alberta.

[Slot Size V Length Minimums]

I know I've seen regs before (possibly in Ontario) that had something like Pike limit 2, but only one may be under 63cm and one may be over 63cm. If blanket regulations are going to be how we end up managing things, would something like that be effective in general? I understand that every lake is different (an unfortunately individual lakes don't get studied regularly enough), but what do the sciency folks think about something like that? That way, theoretically, you spread out the harvest while keeping things fairly straight forward.

[Slot Size V Length Minimums]

Slot size limits, or a medium size range, seems to make the most sense to me intuitively. I've felt that way for a long time, but I can't say with certainty that it makes biological sense. I know some people here have some real science backgrounds and I hope they chime in.

[Doc's Brookie Heaven]

Great pics, Doc. Them brookies sure are purdy.

[Late Season, High Country Brook Trout]

Thanks, guys. The colours on some of the fish were unreal. The camera lens does not do them a modicum of justice.

[Fishing "new" Old Water]

God those cutties are snakey! Gross!

 

...not jealous at all...