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I'm not a Flames fan but they are full value for their win tonight........Problem is, who will get on the plane and show up in SJ??......Been their problem all season----no consistency..........Like my golf game..........

You might want to read the "poacher" thread........Maybe Hunter is right........

First of all, do you think I give a rats??.....And second, if I could find the little )(&^&% I'd have him scraping the global warming off my ^*&&(*)_) driveway!!........David and I are NOT close..........

I just got back from a shortened golf trip to Kelowna where it also snowed nicely.......If it doesn't warm up soon the Police Lake fishout could be a bit chilly...........Brekkie will be pretty simple..........Juice, French Toast, sausages and coffee........We'll get some paper and plastic to make it easy........I think we can look after the supplies in return for the support we got to get the reg's changed..........Thanks for asking though..... Al.....

So I talked to the campground operator at Police Lake today............He says we won't have a problem getting all the sites we need in the campground but if necessary we can use the group area..........Rates are $16 per night and wood is extra....He said the lake is about 1/2 ice covered still but the weekend weather and a breeze should have it clear by next week.......

Think I'd better have a copy of this one......

No Neil......The place for those piggy's is in big sloughs with lots of cattails.......Can't say those sloughs are my favourite waters though----tend to lean to you and Taco with the small criks......Gotta fish!!!

You're in trouble now Taco for making your secret spots public........I know EXACTLY where this is!!...........LOL http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/2150/beaverckcuttsr0.jpg

I liked it Weedy1 and thanks for the heads up........Yes, I have seen him use bait on the Crow.......BAW's.........I will need to find a new fishing partner.....Much too dangerous to fish with Clive.....

I got some sage advice from a "senior" guy when I turned 50...........He said "You can do everything at 50 or even 60 that you did at 20......it just takes longer, hurts more, and ain't as pretty"..........You got down the run and so you bought it on the bunny hill---so what??....You got down the run!........Great story..........

Ohmigod!!!........It was a kinda golden brown, wasn't it?????..............And wider than it was tall???............I still have MY copy in the garage..........And it got me through a couple of basements too........................Jeeeeeez!!!!!....................Old farts are us for sure!!!!

I think this quote says about everything that needs to be said about the Flames.....Got all the right words---"memories" and "almost"......For us old guys we might not even be able to think back that far............Kinda like the winter of '55!!........... Agree with Terry, they should take the Alberta crests off their jerseys........

Fish the TU lease.......Turn south on the Burmis road off highway 3, take your first right after you cross the bridge and follow that road until you see the sign........A good place to park, washrooms and a short walk to a good run of water just upstream of the silver bridge.......Just follow the path.......Good luck!!

I enjoyed the compliment too, Rob!!...........I worked hard to become a codger and I'm enjoying every minute of it!!...........And you know what??............It ain't hard to be cranky!!..........With all the stupid people in the world doing stupid things, you never run out of things to be pissed about!!...........It's a great job though and you and your Bud's will enjoy it!! Al.....

1) Don't think Police gets triploids this year.. 2) Stocking last year I think was 132,000, not 250,00.........Maybe 50,000 this year 3) It was a good year for ice fishermen and I hope they did well.....

I had EXACTLY the same experience at Douglas Lake Ranch with the loons..........But I like loons for some reason.......Same CANNOY be said for pelicans and cormorrants........Fish eatin' bastards!!..........

It's been a few years but I have fished up there a couple of times..........Chopper'd in----too lazy to walk..........There's a good campsite about a mile or so from the lodge on the west side of Magog...........Magog has some big cutties and you can see them cruising in the lake.....Best fishing is down at the Mt. Assiniboine end in the shadow of the "little Matterhorn" and there is an inflow creek..........You can hike all the way around Magog and it's a nice walk.......One of the most memorable fish I have ever caught was a 22" cuttie that my buddy and I spotted when we were hiking back to camp from the creek..........We were on a ledge about 60-70 feet above the lake and saw him cruising..........My buddy stayed up top and I scrambled down to the lakeshore to get a cast.......Couldn't see because of the sun by my friend directed my casting and I caught him on the second cast........Memorable for both of us and we still reminice....... Sunburst, which is a short hike from camp has rainbows and can be great in the evenings........A float tube is helpful but not a must.....I have never used a tube nor waders.......Cerrulean is the big lake and has big cutties but I have never done well there...........There is also a lake called Wedgewood (I think) which has brookies..........About an hour hike from camp through some good bear country........... I've always been there in August but I think ice is off for the most part by early July..........Absolutley spectacular country and if you get a thunder storm while you're up there that's a bonus..........Fantastic.......... Al......

That's a good qustion, Monger..........I asked the local bio. Terry Clayton the same question...........That blurb is in the regs so that anyone who catches a pike knows they can kill it so that IF there are any pike they get removed..........I have NEVER seen or heard of a pike being caught there........ Al....

Oh-Oh.......You member that picture you have of me with the big Cuban in my yap??............You destroy that image and I won't send this to Willie...........

Illegal stocking is a serious offence!! ........And I think the silver fish might find it a tad chilly in winter.......... There is good shore fishing from the island and the SW shore...........Some near the campsite but limited.......It is a nice spot for family's and you could hike to the US..........Not far!!

You are obviously all more optomistic than I am about the "scope" of this project...........With 45 campsites and a group campsite I will be thrilled if people are inconvenienced by having to "double up" or camp in Hawstoppah's backyard..........I wonder when the last time the Police Lake campground was full outside of the odd long weekend??........I know Don Shaw will be thrilled as well if we fill it as when we were discussing the reg's changes one of our positives was better utilization of the campground and the park............Anyway, I'm guessing we won't fill it, but please prove me wrong!!..........Hey, I never expected to raise almost $10k for Streamwatch through the online auction either, so WTF do I know?? :P

You're joking, right??..........The NEW regs are the same as Bullshead.........1 fish only and must be over 50cm.....(no bait, closed Oct.31-Apr. 1)..........If it was catch and bonk I guess the reg's shouldn't have been changed..........I doubt there will be many fish over 50cm. given past stocking levels and kill rates..........I think the ice fishermen had a good winter... ...........S to answer your question precisely it is CATCH AND RECORD..........

We may need a dram or two............Could be arranged, methinks...........

When Clive and I go down to put up signs I'll try and find the campground manager, Don Shaw and see about the group camp........Might be good although the sites in the regular campground are pretty nice..........I'll post a note on the Board if we can get the group site, though........

About 2-1/2 hours from Calgary---south from Ft. Macleod, through Cardston and watch for signs...........Paved road to the park.....Great campsite with 45 spots..........A pretty part of our country....... http://gateway.cd.gov.ab.ca/pubsandmedia/P...chure%20WEB.pdf