NormanMcLean

I remember I heard last year Barry White's (the Bow River guide) truck got broken into and they stole all kinds of gear, rods and thousands of hand tied flies. Does anyone know if he recovered any of that?

I thought I had the same problem once. The trouble arises because there are 2 pages called "Fly Fish Calgary". Don't ask me why.

Is it possible to get a National Parks license outside of the park? I'd rather buy it before I went if possible.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge of the area Grizz. I appreciate it. What's wrong with the Miette? Not many fish or hard to fish? I will give the Athabasca a go. What patterns work well in the silty water?

Well, I just want to say, job well done to everyone who worked fixing this problem out there. I fished Stauffer on Friday and to my surprise it was back to it's old self again. Thanks to the Kim Nielsen and other County officials. And thanks to Don Anderson for being the first to warn us of this potential catastrophe. We all need to keep banging on Alberta Environment for a permanent fix to this problem. Thanks guys.

Wow, SanJuanWorm, I haven't seen an over-reaction like that for a long time. I think that response was funnier than the letter itself. I think we need to lighten up a bit.

I'm still interested. I have been playing a bit of phone tag but would love to try it out on my new rod!

I think you can catch them almost anywhere below the Dam. I've caught them at Burbank Park where the Blindman river enters the Red Deer. But that was in my wasted youth before I found a fly rod.

Well, I am renting a cabin in Jasper for a few days and was hoping to get some good fishing in for some native rainbows and bulls. I will be going in mid-July. The Maligne River opens August 1st, so that is not an option. My cabin is near the Miette and Athabasca Rivers, and I probably will give them a try. I might also try Maligne Lake. Anyone have any ideas about this area?

I just bought a new 2-wt Winston and I am interested in trying out your line on some central alberta streams.

Here's a small photo of a typical golden.

Don, I would interested in what Barry Mitchell or Dave Jensen have to say about this. Have you talked to them?

Hey Mike, I think for the maiden voyage you should put it in at Prairie Creek, start at Strachan and don't stop till you hit the Clearwater.

Just fork over a couple hundred bucks and take the helicopter ride up there. I did that at Michelle Lakes and had the trip of my life! 3 days of stunning scenery, bighorn sheep right in our camp, golden's everywhere we cast... Well worth it, I highly recommend it. Actually my avatar is a shot of Michelle Lakes from the air. It will save you a few years off your life after that hike!

I have many memories of fishing with my old man growing up. Fishing for splake on Lake Minnewanka, pike fishing on the Blindman River. But I remember when he first taught me how to fly-fish on the Chelahis River in B.C on a beautiful August afternoon. I was chucking some red fly with a cheap Mitchell Rod. I caught one 6" trout and had the time of my life. I have never been back to that river, but one day...

When I was a kid growing up in Vancouver, my dad took me to the Barnett River. A small stream right in the middle of Burnaby. I believe it had brookies. The water was a little polluted, but there was fish there. You could always give the Fraser River a try.