bigalcal

Bow River may be all ya got. The lakes close to Banff ie. Two Jack, Johnson's, Vermillion, I believe are closed.

Wow!!!!

I decided to not go down to the OMR area too. Something about 110 kph wind gusts turned me off!!

I'm heading down to the OMR area tomorrow....again. Forecast is windy. Fishing changes every week . One week it's ants, beetles....next week it's BWO's and midges. I guess that's the fun/challenge of our favourite pastime. Good luck.

Will there be bleachers there?

Just returned from Racehorse, Oldman etc. Windy as F**k but some eager fish. Really small flies seemed to fool the dumb ones!!

I lose more golf balls than flies....until that changes I will stick to fishing....I am also too young to golf!!

Socks for sure...with a wicking sock liner. Bare feet is gross!!

If I owned my own fly shop, I would install a pickup tailgate to the wall for customers to sit on while trying on shoes, waders etc.!! I think it would be cool.

Ummm....It's Bo"tangles"....you're welcome. Would have felt guilty if I didn't!!

I have a pretty good idea where this area is but I don't know exactly. Is it about 11k W on the OMR road where the "bridge" is? I used to fish just W of there a LOT!! Went up once this year and it was dirty, haven't made it back. I'm definitely going to go up next week and investigate. I assume the road is still barricaded a few km's W of the "bridge". I have seen the OMR at the FTR bridge and it has been dirty for weeks, same with the Liv. Tough to find clear water down there with the erosion from the flood and the scattered thunderstorms and Spray River Sawmills ain't helping much!! I'll take some pics.. It's been a weird year!!

I have a tow to Dutch Creek PRA on Monday. Aug 5...Thanks Hydroman!!

Recently, a lot of FCC members have dropped by the "Cutty Hut" to meet me and say "Hello". I have enjoyed meeting you all. Unfortunately, to comply with Alberta Parks maximum 16 day stay regulations I have to move the "Cutty Hut" for 24 hrs, minimum. I have decided to move the trailer between Racehorse Creek PRA and Dutch Creek PRA and will on Monday Aug 5. I'm not sure how long I will be there for as my truck can't pull my trailer so I need to count on my Cutty Buddy's to pull me back and forth. If any of you have a truck and are in the area and might help out. Please let me know!! Thanks everyone! Al

This topic makes me want to pull out the old wiggly glass rod that I still carry in my truck...! Think I'm gonna!!

Found some!! They have a few different ones. http://www.campers-village.com/11757/HD-Adjustable-Steel-Pole/

Anybody know where I can get some good sturdy tent poles to hold up my" old school" trailer awning?

Yesterday when the campground operator backed my trailer back into my spot after a 24 hr "eviction" he couldn't believe how difficult it was (Although he made it look pretty easy). He said there would be no way a big trailer could back in to my site. He did a lot of excavating and cutting trees last fall to widen the entry's to a lot of sites to accommodate today's larger trailers. Right again, Don!!

Yup!! Alberta Parks is enforcing the 16 day maximum stay!! I should say" As soon as that guy moves out of that sweet random camping spot in 14 days, I'll move in there!!"

After creating this topic I'm ashamed to say that I will be joining the ranks of the random camper. I have no other options. I promise I will be good.

Yes Rick...Hey Taco...I have lots of donated beers from Wild Rose...Village and Big Rock ....at the "Hut"!!

I was a Big Rock rep in the 90's. We created Albino Rhino for Earls but they decided to have their beer brewed by a different brewery from BC a few years later and still do. A Big Rock employee told me this today. Big Rock is getting a lot more creative these days to compete with the new "Craft" beers. They have made some beauties recently, The aforementioned Rosemary beer and they had a great wet hopped brew this past winter. Paul Gauvreau the brewer is doing a heck of a job. Village Brewery and Wild Rose are awesome breweries too. The days of piss coloured fizzy lawn mowing beers are over!! Great Alberta Barley makes great Alberta beers.

Instead of hijacking other topics let's have our own!! I know one of you out there has contact info on who to contact to complain about the abuse of this privilege. I think that would be a good place to start as ranting is great but not productive.

Check some of Crow Fly shop websites

Write her again and ask her again to enforce random camping regulations.