BurningChrome

This is the most info I could find: http://blog.fishtec.co.uk/airflo-ultraspey-fly-lines "In the 9/10wt kit, the floating tip is 15ft long. The 8ips tip is 12 ft and the tips between are 14ft: ie, the faster the sink rate, the shorter the tip."

I've heard good things about the Pulse from people who've cast it, but haven't cast one myself. I don't think I'd want a 10' rod for single hand overhead casting streamers though, just because I think the extra length would cause fatigue a lot sooner. A 10' rod would be good for nymphing though.

I thought about a Micro Spey or one of the lighter Sage Ones but ended up sticking with my switch after hooking into some big fish while swinging streamers last fall. There are also plenty of times on windy days that I'm glad I have some extra backbone to get a big streamer out there.

So I think that announcing trail closures months before actually closing them was a bad thing. I'm seeing a much higher than normal volume of people going on those trails before they close, which is more than likely causing even more damage especially with cutthroat spawning season upon us.

The Herald and the Sun both share the same writers now. The Sun has run a bunch of Colette's stories too: http://www.calgarysun.com/2016/03/20/soaring-alberta-poaching-numbers-prompt-warning-from-conservationists I can't believe I just defended the Sun in some way...

The article isn't even about the amount of poaching overall, but the amount of poaching infractions actually found - either via someone being caught and fined, or discovery of an animal carcass. There's no way of knowing (at least not from the info provided) if the increase is due to increased population, increased enforcement (didn't they hire more officers last year?), or something else. There just isn't enough to go on from what was provided, though the articles and accompanying headlines kind of lead you to believe that everything is terrible because that sells papers or drives clicks. The last sentence in the linked article seems to sum it up: "Despite the inflated number of poaching incidents, spokesperson Cox said that there’s no immediate need for alarm."

Fixed it for you.

My guess would be someone ditched a stolen car. I see more and more kids smoking weed in their cars at river access points, but I don't think that would end up in having their vehicle impounded unless they also had warrants.

Also check the ends of the wire on your worms. The sharp ends of the wire can cause abrasions on your mono so it'll stay together until you hook a fish, then pop. If you spin the worms yourself you can put a bead at the front and make sure not to wrap the wire too far back if you're tying your dropper to the bend of the hook.

It's always funny when people make a big spectacle when leaving Facebook then start posting again a couple weeks later.

Wouldn't surprise me at all. They asked Husky to close their lease road down in McLean Creek too. Now people are creating new trails just to get to the designated trails because that road was one of the main access points.

The road has been closed since the floods. Rumour has it that it's supposed to reopen this spring but I haven't seen any definitive dates.

In which case you'll get an actual ticket instead of the warnings they hand out to rafters.

I suspect you're more afraid of the second one.

I actually think the guy is a complete dbag if everything that has been posted about him is true. But I also think that people talking about going down there looking for confrontation are not helping anything and it will end poorly for all involved.

Some of you guys seem far more interested in killing a couple of dogs than anything else, which is pretty disturbing. I hope you realize that at trial they'll be able to use your posts here to show that you went down there with intent which will pretty much negate self-defense.

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Yeah, and it still wouldn't stop the poachers.

Yup, this would help a lot. Right now you can buy your first quad and be on the trail the next day with zero education or knowledge of the regulations. Kind of like going to Canadian Tire and buying a fishing license and container of minnows then heading down to the Bow. Even the AEP page that SilverDoctor linked has this: How should I cross a wetland, creek or river? You may only cross wetlands, creeks or rivers at bridges or lawful crossings. A lawful crossing is never explicitly defined but there are many designated trails that include water crossings with no bridges around. What else are users supposed to infer other than the water crossing is legal as it's the only way to continue down the trail? Lost Knife trail in Waiparous has four bridges where the trail crosses Lost Knife creek, Meadow creek, and Johnson creek, but then to get out of the trail you have to ford Waiparous creek. This will be changing as they're closing that section of the trail this summer and rerouting the exit to a spot where they can put a bridge over Waiparous creek.

One of the problems is that it isn't entirely clear. The AEP website mentions designated fording points but I've never seen one marked. With the critical habitat protection order I'd say it isn't legal at all on the Livingstone or Oldman any more.

Yeah, and it isn't even just the hands on work. How many who bitch about quads have actually taken the time to even write the AEP minister and their MLA about it? Don Anderson and a few others maybe? Time for some people to put their money where their mouth is because talk without action is just a waste of breath (or keystrokes).

So my question is, other than bitching about it on forums and Facebook groups what are people actually doing to fix this sort of thing? Sure it's great to vent but it isn't going to make a damn bit of difference. I don't see a lot of fly fishers out when there are bank restoration projects or things like the Backcountry Trails Flood Restoration open house...

Yes it is a hot button issue, but I don't understand the point of rehashing it every few days with a new thread. This thread will just be a repeat of all the previous ones. Unsubscribed.

I don't expect one of the VPs at a company to make front line decisions without consulting their managers so I don't think I'd expect the minister of a large portfolio to do it either. If she'd given you an answer on the spot then it would've been lip service to appease you.