"Conan The Librarian" wrote


I'd recommend the Crowsnest Pass area in Canada near the Alberta/BC
border. The scenery is spectacular, and you have access to the Crow and
excellent rainbow and brown trout fishing. Plus there are several less
well-known cutthroat streams within about an hour's drive. (The Castle
and the Livingstone and their tribs are all worthy of checking out. Plus,
closer to Calgary is the Highwood.)



I went up to that area last summer but never fished, it was a hubby and wife
vacation.

Last June when we were there everything was pretty damn blown out, even the
Bow down below the dams at Carseland

I met a fellow troutbum this year, with a similar story to mine ... forced
early retirement, physical limitations on where he can fish

He goes to the Crowsnest each year, and I plan to contact him and try to
meet there.


ON the soft hackle thread, this guy, Dave, fishes soft hackles almost
exclusively, down on the swing, and catches a lot of fish and some big fish
..... he got me trying it on water that doesn't suggest it, i.e. slow Silver
Creek flows and it does work G