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And this should serve as a great example for you to seek permission on private land well away from release sites. When I used to live down south I found that getting permission for bird hunting, both upland and waterfowl, was not too tough to obtain. I am no pheasant expert but so many new hunters think they need to be at or near a release site, and such is not the case. Most of my best pheasant hunting spots were far from release sites. If you know what the recipe is to make good pheasant habitat find it, obtain permission, and work it. One of the things I do miss about living down south is those nice crisp late october and early november mornings working a coulee or hillside.

Frost warning tonight, methinks the lakes should start getting good again

monger hit it on the head, I've also heard it said that migratory bulls like that rise when they get to new runs to see where they are. Obviously that's not the only way for them to know where to go but I have heard that from more than one person. Makes sense.

God damn right. I was saying at work today, that the "need" for a new stadium was really only brought to life after Edmonton unveiled their plans.. Not to be outdone by Edmonton, Calgary strikes back.

I don't think you understand that there are consultants that do these sorts of large complex remediation projects for a living, myself included. There is a whole other side to it with mitigating potential issues, it will be fine. Technology and hydrogeology have come a long way, this should be the least of your worries, as pinkster said the funding is what should get people worked up, glad I am no longer a Calgary resident/taxpayer!!

Really then why did you send me a text message asking if I wanted to fish for brown trout every night this week?? What about those leeches I asked you to tie, there's cash money and beer in it for you!!

I can't believe this hasn't been mentioned either but power raking in the spring is crucial also. You can do this by hand if you have a day and a lot of elbow grease to burn, or you can pick up a different blade attachment at canadian tire for your push mower with rubber tines on it. Basically this will remove all of the litter from the year before, which is crucial in the spring as it will allow more moisture into the root system and will help with your grass development and filling in if you're trying to repair it.

It's the same on everything further north, Clearwater, Prairie, Ravens, etc. Even our cutthroat streams are approaching high teens. Close down ES1 and ES2 completely.

Why do you need 3? I didn't know you knew how to read! Only one place for my books and magazines, in the can baby. When your legs fall asleep you've been reading long enough.

Vagabond is right good for newcomers to AB but especially for Central AB the information for the most part is very much outdated - Cool to learn the history of rivers ie stocking experimentations, exploration notes, etc. but not necessarily good information to go off of. When I was younger I explored a few streams Barry deemed worthy back in the day that were a dissapointment.

Hey bigfry I was in the group of 3 with Hawgstoppah on the bank, was glad to hear you guys found it. We scoured all that backwater looking for any of your gear that may have drifted in, no dice. Hopefully your rods are still in there. Good luck!!

So does this mean if they stock a lake, such as beaver, with tiger trout, that they will discontinue stocking rainbows? This wouldn't be a bad thing, temporarily.

I just don't see any advantage stocking them into an established QSF already such as Beaver or Muir. Don't they have issues coexisting with rainbows?

Rio gold would be fine.

Absolutely love St. Croix Rods, this is about all I fish. Warranty is excellent, they're always having promos sending free gear, and the rod's performance will exceed your expectations for the price point. I have an 8'6" imperial in a 4 weight and it fishes nicer than my higher end Sage. I own various rods in different series' from legend elite, legend ultra, avid, imperial, and the rio santo. Hell, even my $80 Rio Santo 9' 6wt 4 pc isn't a bad fishing rod. Fast action? Not really. Made with some quality in mind? Definitely. I bought it for a backup to take on trips and it ends up getting fished more than I expected. Give the imperial a try and don't look back, I think you'll be more than satisfied.

Do yourself a favour and take the Elk if you need to come that way to Rocky. Trunk between Nordegg and Elk is ROUGH as of Tuesday, especially between the cardinal river and cordell road. Working up the sundance two weeks ago it was decent - Except some of these damn loghaulers need to start calling their km's!!!

LOL.Can't believe how good of shape that west end of the elk river road is...

Vagabond are you a log hauler by chance?

Saw two while camped at Fairfax Lk this weekend.

MissinTheBow gave me a lot of great info when I was just starting out, I fully agree Toolman.... "Meeks" was another one who took me under his wing and showed me some stuff and some epic spots that I still won't share with anyone out of respect. Fella disappeared to Saskatchewan chasin' the dollar and was super stoked at all these relatively unknown trout fishing opportunities in north central SK.

There was a couple geotech crews in November/December 2013 doing some exploration projects near the North Ram. Spend a fair bit of time in the area and that was the only evidence I saw. Talked to a log truck driver on the two-way a few weeks ago who said they are planning on more exploration, but who knows.

Anybody know where, in Calgary, I can find fishpond accessories? Specifically I am looking for the "headgate tippet holder". http://fishpondusa.com/product/detail/headgate-tippet-holder/2271

Happy belated ya ol trout.

Chain Lakes Reservoir is the aforementioned "Chain" you want. Good luck!

This is true. I have made adjustments often and it does help but does not completely eliminate the stress on one area, I think it's also just a cheap pack. I invested the money in a fishpond wildhorse tech pack, but you guys definitely have me thinking about the sling and hip packs for short days now too.