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I worked with Jeff at Canada Post and fished with him often as well. It is such a shame, he was a solid guy who loved his family. Never stopped talking about his next family camping trip. Every weekend it seemed he was taking them camping or on some vacation. I will never forget the 5 days we spent (with mkm) down in the Castle Area this August, fishing and camping, drinking beers around the fire. Watching Jeff land a fish you could see the joy this sport brought him. He did alot of great things in his life, and had alot of good stories, but I could tell nothing gave him more pride and happiness than his family. This incident has made me think about some of the risks I take when fishing, and how my actions could impact my wife if things went bad. I feel so terrible for his family right now. Rest in Peace buddy.

lol, wow check out those rain jackets! almost as bright as the fish this season is going to be wicked dude, can't wait to get back into the mountains

That's a shame, I guess I'll turn him in next time I see him.

I 've seen this guy at FC also, I wondered how he was cathcing so many large fish, didn't talk to him but now I regret it. Reminds me of another guy I came across last year during runoff, he was catching alot of fish using a center-pin setup, fishin with a ton of weight and using a very large pink bass worm, unscented accoridng to him. This thing was like freakin 6 inches long! He caught 25-30 fish that day at least. He even let me use it to catch a fish, not my tyle but hey, it works. I laughed because he said alot of flyfisherman are all snobby to him, and won't ask them what he's using. I dmit I only started talking to him to see if he was using bait. He was a bit rough with the fish, but hey he was an ardent C&R guy so I didn't really have a problem with it too much. At least he doesn't hold the fish out of the water to try and take pictures when he's alone.

a guide from montana told me it will prbably happen soon there as well, haven't hecked for an update starting wearing aquastealth last year and I'm very satisfied

Nice Pike, I love to eat them in the colder months as well. I like it with cajun spice.

Take away fisherman and you take away the vast majority of people who give a *hit about fish. Most epople don't even know there are fish in the Bow river. Without the volunteer hors of recreational fisherman there wouldn't be near as much concern for fisheries conservation on the Bow, garbage cleanup etc. They can talk all they want about how it is inhumane to catch a fish for fun, but fisherman are major contributers to environmental stewardship. I suppose they might argue that this is out of our own self-interest and has nothing to do with our appreciation for the environment for its own sake. This "marketing" campaign seems clever and I get what their intentions are, but come on a fish being compared to a kitten? Who here flushes their kitten down the toilet when it dies? The thing that really makes me laugh is that PETA has long bemoaned society giving special treament to "cute and cuddly animals." Now they are trying to encourage people to respect fish because they are "sea kittens," as if that makes them more worth saving. How about respect for animals regardless of their looks? I guess only the people capable of that are the ethically-superior PETA members. This campaign is insulting to the intelligence of the general public (including kids) and more accurately represents PETA's own ****ed-up membership. If they are indeed successful in shifting public opinion in favour of banning recreational angling it won't happen for a long time. Even know thay have a fairly large membership, the rest of the world thinks they are nuts.

Never fished, ice flow too hardcore and I don't want to drive south to discover the same.

thanks for the tips, this is why I have never even really considered it before.

any good tips for walking on the ice, I guess I should probably stick to spots where I know the water depth

Yeah, I'm not usually too anxious to get out fishing in the dead of winter, it'll probably turn into a walk more than anything.

I called in sick and considering doing a little fishing this afternoon, looks like it'll be -3 for the high. I think there will be too much ice build-up up here in the NW, but not sure how much better downstream.

Are you worried about the murky water harming aquatic life, or were you actually planning on fishing soon?

I think you'll like this rod, I use the exact same one when nymphing the Bow. That extra 1/2 foot really makes nymphing a pleasure. I tried out like 8 different 6-weights before deciding on this one, great price for a great rod.

I used this method (sort of) last year for a bit, mostly in the faster deep stuff, but in most situations I wouldn't use it. I do love how the split slides off when you snag as opposed to losing the fly, it does get it down nice and fast too. I also liked it because it was easy to cast with more weight at the end of the leader. I never used 3x the depth though, can't imagine it would be easy if you're fishing 6' of water.

ban treble hooks, they maul fish and are f***in overkill. I think its almost impossible to catch a fish and not destroy its mouth with a treble hook, they may as well be snagging them for christs sake

Wow I wasn't expecting that, great story and pics man I'm bringing a rod next time I go

Everytime somebody dies in Mexico alot of people are quick to slam the authorities there, apparently accidents can't happen in Mexico it has to be the fault of some Mexican. I understand that the authorities are corrupt and often fail to follow-up with a proper investigation (by our standards). But to assume that they must have been pushed in by a Mexican is offensive. I would be willing to bet that most of the poeple who die in Mexico are either drunk, linked to drug deals or do stupid things.

orvisonly, wow man you never cease to amaze me with your wisdom. Expert on politics too?

I love my Sage FLi 696, that extra 6" makes for a great nymphing rod on the Bow. Its fairly cheap too.

great pics dude. looks like you have figured out a few things. especially liked the big cutts.

Nice pics dude, especially the last one, thanks for sharing

wow...wtf was that? bet that chick is just as crazy in bed though

no longer available, whats up with that? Good on you for not being selfish about a record. Records are for accountants.

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