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We have a couple of Templefork 6 Wt rods, 4 piece, for travel. They go everywhere, and they have a lifetime warranty. I've used the warranty once, right in Cowtown after breaking a tip trying to release a tree-trout... I love these rods for their durability, service and portability. I've used Mustang gear since the 70s. My folks were acquainted with the founder of the company and we tested early Mustang product in our home pool once. A Mustang PFD, brand new, Canadian MOT approved, is the way to go. Good luck and tight lines

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My humble reading of the regs indicates the boat must be either "licensed" or "registered". Two different legal concepts. Registered boats have to have the letters, 3" high... etcetera. A Licensed boat has to have the name and port of moorage. It is observable that most smaller boats tend to be registered. Larger ones tend to be licensed so that they may be named. Some are both, the case with my father's boat decades ago in BC.

I kind of agree with RussC - it depends a bit on the attitude of the asker and the vibe you get from them. I share everything (admittedly not much in my case!) with my family, friends and their friends. I taught my brother-in-law to fly cast and he's got a mysterious knack for it - in 10 minutes he was better than I was after my first 5 years, he really "has it". This kind of giving is kind of satisfying in a way that's good and kind of un-knowable beforehand. I have been the recipient of so much expertise over the years that I feel obligated to share. It's part of the character aspect I guess. We fish ethically, go barbless, buy licenses, catch and release and generally behave in a principalled manner - courtesy to one's fellow enthusiasts is surely an extension of this?

Well, I did a little more digging, encouraged to do so by the responses on this post, and learned that yes indeed one may operate a powered watercraft on the Upper Bow, essentially without restiction. I am pleased that I am now in posession of accurate information on these matters. The Transport Canada website, as referred to above, and which I had previously scoured for information, contains some dead end links and links to schedules which are identified as repealed and this made it impossible for me to identify and read what I was seeking. That's why I posted here on this forum. Eventually, I wrote to the good folks at Transport and got a perfect response from a gentleman in Edmonton who provided me with a link which worked and I got what I was looking for. The issue of markings of registration on a boat is a gray area. It depends on whether or not the boat is registered or licensed... ambiguity is the spice of life! In any event, the jet boat I observed, though irritating as hell for aesthetic and outdoorsman reasons, :derby racer: was not committing any transpressions iaw the law, therefore the point is now irrelevant. The good link I got from TC is here for your reference: http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/SOR-2008-120/ Safe and happy trails (hopefully quiet ones too)

Ladies and Gentlemen I don't boat these days msyself, but I was on the Upper Bow one day between Canmore and Banff and a jet boat went by with three people in it. I had my cell phone and called the Canmore RCMP, since I was closest to Canmore and outside the Banff Park Boundary. It was agreed that there shouldn't be a jet boat on the river. They followed up a few days later, but I was out when they called me at home, and the Mounties spoke with my wife and said that these guys are nearly impossible to catch, as they "put in" and "take out" in an organized way that makes their trip pretty quick. In this instance, the boat was un-named and there were no registration marks either. A photo wasn't possible because I wasn't fast enough. By the way, it wasn't a Conservation boat, I've seen them before and they're easily recognized - this was definitely some outlaw action. So, I started digging around and I can't find any regulations published anywhere on the internet which specify what the boating regulations are for the Bow River. I did some on-line inquiry and didn't get any fruitful leads. So my question to my fellow fishers is: Can anyone direct me to where the regulations are please? Thanks

This was good book and I look forward to the film's release.

"RainBeluga Trout"?