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Drove it a couple of times. The best way in is via the Morrissey Road as it puts you onto the Flathead closer to the US border and it's bigger water so the fish are bigger too. I have found that the fish in the upper reaches to be plentiful but mostly small. Both ways are long drives but the road from Corbin up and over the pass between the Flathead and Michel drainages is very rough, though I know someone that did it with a camper on their 4X4. Beautiful scenery and wild country yes people say there are lots of grizzlies but I never saw any, then again the signs were there. Maybe blasting loud music on the stereo as you rig up could be why they stayed away.

This definitely is an announcement that defines the all encompassing and overarching components described within. Compliance and administration will rationalize a proactive approach to the issue. The resulting legislation will further focus the efforts of those effected and serve to define and strategize a process that will create substantial steps, which will be taken to achieve the desired end point. The obfuscation is paramount and points to an initiative that will cause a maximum benefit to all involved.

Last time I fished those waters I had a real hard time finding a spot that wasn't taken, and a good proportion of the fish I caught were hook scarred. But they got my blood money.

All you need to match that hatch is the good old hovering damsel. Think I'll tie up a dozen

Nice shots nice fish. Thanks for posting

I keep a diary and the fishing after the 2005 flood was not noticeably different for me. The 2013 was pretty much a complete reset, radical changes to the rivers, not just the Bow. The other flood that had a huge impact was 1995, that did a number on a lot of the water. Most noticeably the Castle area and southern part of the Oldman drainage. I think for decades before we had very stable weather patterns and due to the change in climate the topography followed suite. So where there were nice runs/pools/riffles; things got moved. As for the fishing, some people say it got better after each of the flood events. I think that is true to a certain extent, for example the noticeably bigger fish this fall in the Bow. From what I saw after the 2005 flood there were more and bigger cutthroat further downstream in the rivers and creeks down south. However from my diary the fishing was pretty good before too. So I don't think it gets better or worse, it just gets different. I had a monster day on the Bow in 2004, big fish all day. But I had a monster day on the Bow a couple of weeks ago, big fish all day. Just were in new spots.

The Grand Forks is where the Bow and Oldman join to form the South Saskatchewan. It was apparently a thing to do, from what I heard groups of people would camp out in the late summer and fill the freezer. The fish is supposed to be quite tasty. Maybe at that restaurant they were serving farmed sturgeon.

In the old days people kept everything to eat. I recall being told stories of fishing for sturgeon at the Grand Forks with a whole chicken as bait and steel wire for line. Chuck it into the deepest part with a railway spike as weight, leave it until morning attach the line to the bumper of your car and back up. Voila supper for the winter.

I spent three months working from around Mayo in the Yukon, up by the Mackenzie Delta, on the east and west shores of Great Bear Lake, then north of Yellowknife, over to Churchill and a bit in Northern Saskatchewan. All fly camping doing mineral exploration. Caught Pike, whitefish, grayling, and arctic char. One of the best summers of my life filled with all kinds of adventures. Plus I got paid to do it.

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Boy those all sound like great trips. One of these days when I win the lottery.

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Went out on the Bow Saturday and the fish were taking boatmen. I had one fly that was working which I lost on a snag. After that I tried all the boatman patterns I had with me to no avail. If anyone has a pattern that works on the Bow and is willing to share it I would be grateful. Thanks TH.

So you are saying that Jamie Hanlon the Alberta Government Officer that quotes in the article that there was non-compliance with the approval given to do the work, is jumping to the wrong conclusion?

The lack of people in the area begs the question. Do they allow ATV's in the area?

Nice video, I love group outings like that.

Not even man can destroy a stream. The classic example is the Bow. The native Cutthroat and Bull Trout were extirpated over 100 years ago and now us humans call it a Blue Ribbon Trout stream, me I call it the "soapy bow". I have noticed that mankind has historically given itself way too much credit and nowadays the focus might have changed but the attitude remains the same.

Nice shots as per usual.

I have the standard outdoor garden, we have a big yard so my plants get 21 X 14 feet of space. I have six different types of tomatoes, two cherry varieties and the rest normal sized and have been harvesting them for a couple of weeks. I also have peas which are now finished and green beans which are almost done. Currently coming in well is chard, golden and candy stripe beets, cabbage, kohlrabi, two types of potatoes, carrots, green zucchini, crook neck and patty pan squash. Also have an apple tree my father cultivated and my wife pretty much eats all of the fruit it produces. The biggest problem I have is the hail, it did a number on the tomatoes and apples, would have more of both but a lot of the fruit got knocked off. I grow a lot of my plants from seed and there is a seed grower in Airdrie; Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes and he has a great selection to choose from. Calgary is a tough place to garden but a sunny south facing location really makes a difference.

Woohoo!

I would think that this heavy rainfall that is forecast, and actually happening as I look out my window, should have some impact on the water levels and temperatures. I took a quick trip to the upper reaches of the Elbow and the water temps were surprisingly low. I had 45F on my thermometer, and the fish were acting that way too.

Saw a group of four wheel enthusiasts driving in Waiparous Creek yesterday.

So went for a hike up to Picklejar. It appears Davey Crockett was there, set up camp cooked up some cutthroat. left his aluminum foil with fish skin and his empty bean cans by the smoldering fire. Yeehaw! Les go ketch us sum trowt en eat em up Eustace!

Foothills brookie Yours truly with a West Central Brown from earlier this year Bow River Bow BC Cutt Got the pictures to download via Chrome. Thanks for the instruction.

Looks like I don't have the right glue to paste.