Gary

I am on the road a lot and XM is worth having I think I pay about $12 a month....good stations good sound no matter where you are

Huh....way too much for a fisherman's brain to handle!!!

Route is very close to the red line but approximate. Park where the red line starts. Cross the river. Walk east and north you will hit an old logging or exploration trail. It was fairly wide and well defined (havent been there for quite a few years). Follow the trail, when the trail hits the base of the ridge you want to go up it takes a fairly sharp turn to the north (your left) watch your right hand side very closely looking for a small trail heading up into the timber. It is very close to the curve in the trail I mentioned earlier. After a climb through the trees you will hit the open slope and ridge follow it up you will at the top drop into a small valley through the trees. Close to the creek (I dont think you see it initially) you will turn south and climb gently up to the first lake. Last time I was up the trail is well defined. Hardest part was finding the turnoff the old logging road. From there it is easy...well to follow any way. My first time up we missed the turn...took us (with packs) over 4 hours to get to the lake. Last time up my brother and I made it in 45 minutes. Just packing lunch and fishing gear. Packing enough to camp for a couple of days it usually took a bit more than 2 to 2.5 hours. Haven't been up there since about 1989 or 90. Would like to go again but I think the hike would kill me. I won't say the start of the red line is accurate but close. There used to be old pieces of a bridge on the east side of the river where the old road was that would be your starting point on the trail.

Good to see you didnt let a little ice deter you from having some fun

Wow what talent shown here! Good work everyone

Thanks Tako (didnt have time to play) Weedy, when I went out this morning it was -14 and not nice...so didnt bring a rod (besides the streams I went to look at are still closed) and glad I didnt. It would of been tempting if I had a rod with me. I wanted to check out a couple of places where I thought I might get some pics of fish..but they generally saw me or my dog before I saw them and away they would go. Thanks for the birthday wishes. You are more than welcome DBT.....you dont wanna know how big he is?

Went for a drive and walk with the dog today...saw a few fish but only got a pic of this one he was moving pretty good...so not the best pictures

hope so Weedy...good picture

Brilliant...Dexter treatment? Guaranteed it wouldnt be a CNP local responsible

Panorama of the river above Frank Lake taken today. 5 below and 10 inches of snow.....and I used to believe in global warming

Good for you. I have dreamed of one of those for over a couple decades now. Yep number one on my list of things to do before.... yeah colour me green! A baby one like that would do.

hi npauls, it may have been me you met on the river Sat. afternoon. I met a couple of young guys from Lethbridge that had caught a couple. Guess I should of asked if it was Lethfisher. I was thinking it may have been. Any way it was nice meeting the two of you and hope to see you again, next time we should know each other.

Shows how little everyone knows It is a surprise to everyone for sure. Hardly anyone expected more than 55 seats for the PC's. I didn't think they would get more than 50. Well the good thing ...there should be continuity.

I am sure your mom in law would be tickled pink to associated with such a fine fish

yeah nice brown..I miss having them down here. Guess I am going to have to get up there once in while.

Lynn, very sad news . Went through a similiar situation just over a decade ago. It is unfair that such a tragedy should happen to young family and a young friend. Do your best to enjoy your time with Leanne and help her enjoy life as best you can. Take care.

yep Birchy is right. Live in ranch country close to Longview, Highwood, Sheep, Bow, hookers just over half an hour away in calgary.....why in the world would anyone want to live anywhere else? Me? I am quite happy right where I am.

guess that is where i got it originally ...copied it from an email I sent my brother.......guess its the mind that is first to go after you hit 50 sorry

Hey Taco I am comparing what is proposed for hunting here in Alberta to what the classified waters issue is in BC. The classified waters have the special license with the $20 dollar fee. The concept in open spaces as it applies to hunting is the land owner gets compensated for what the impact elk herds have on his land by being given licenses that he can sell to who ever is willing to pay...whether it is a guide or not. He will determine the cost of access and the license at least from what I have been informed of. So if you have the money you can hunt in prime areas. Of course their is still lots of hunting available on public land and good hunting at that. I wasnt implying that in BC the rich get the best places to hunt but that could well be the scenario here under the open spaces.

I never seem to find the time to tie the flies I need. It is hard for me to sit and tie unless i have plans for fishing that day or maybe the next.

The Wife Store A store that sells new husbands has just opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates: You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the value of the products increase as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the next floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building! So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband. On the first floor the sign on the door reads: Floor 1 - These men Have Jobs. She is intrigued, but continues to the second floor, where the sign reads: Floor 2 - These men Have Jobs and Love Kids. 'That's nice', she thinks, 'but I want more.' So she continues upward. The third floor sign reads: Floor 3 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, and are Extremely Good Looking. 'Wow,' she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going. She goes to the fourth floor and the sign reads: Floor 4 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Good Looking and Help With Housework. 'Oh, mercy me!' she exclaims, 'I can hardly stand it!' Still, she goes to the fifth floor and the sign reads: Floor 5 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Gorgeous, Help with Housework, and Have a Strong Romantic Streak. She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor, where the sign reads: Floor 6 - You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store. PLEASE NOTE: To avoid gender bias charges, the store's owner opened a New Wives store just across the street. The first floor has wives that love sex. The second floor has wives that love sex and have money. The third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors have never been visited.

Our local fish and game club, as I am sure all are, are fighting this proposal as they should be. This concept is not far off what is happening in BC with the classified waters only in a hunting perspective. The rich get the choice bulls....poor pick up what is left. Some of the biggest ranches affected would be the ones down close to Waterton National Park and from what I am hearing is the ranchers down there are not all that happy about it as well because the plan is allow for larger elk herds in the area. Ranchers don't like the elk competing with their cows for range. Hadn't realized this policy would apply to fishing as well.

No they can't net a fish...but they will retrieve them

Congratulations...labs are great dogs and are a lot of fun on the river....once you can keep them out of it long enough to catch a fish or two. They are the best fishing buddy, cause they never catch more fish than you.