On 7-Aug-2008, Tim Lysyk wrote:

went fishing with a friend today. We headed out to the Castle
Wilderness, in southwestern Alberta. The area is beautiful, and is about
an hour and a half drive from my home. The scenery was awesome; the area
is forested, many wildflowers are in bloom, and there was no one around.
We had the stream to ourselves.

The area is dominated by cutthroats, with the occasional bull trout
around (we didn't see any). I used a hopper-dropper combination, a small
stimulator with a bead-head nymph tied on. The stimulator was constant,
the nymphs changed.

The fishing was quite good. We caught a lot of cutts, ranging from small
to about 14". I actually caught one on my second cast of the day. We
fished the pools, runs, and riffles; they seemed to be everywhere. I
think one of the highlights was when I hooked two cutts at the same
time, one on the dry, one on the nymph. I played them for a while, but
only landed one. I noticed a few things about the fish...they were all
in good shape, and very good color. I am not sure if that is because of
the limited access, or the mandatory use of barbless hooks. I wish I had
the writing skills to describe their colour....the sides were a
golden-brown with black spots, and the bellies were a salmon color. Real
pretty.

We walked along the stream for about 6 1/2 hours, followed by a 10
minute hike to a road, and a half hour walk back to the car. I was
pretty beat. All in all a good day.

Tim Lysyk

Nice TR

Tthanks
I'm going to fish the Crowsnest and the Bow in BC & Alberta in a few weeks
Probably similar conditions on the Crowsnest - I hope
The Bow flows thru Calgary which is where we are headed for biz - not as
remote

Re the coloprs of the fish- bring a long a small digital caomera
I have the waterproof Olympus 720 with a bright screen
Its good to have on a river

And yes Its true in Alberta They do have gold toilet bowls w American $$ for
toilet paper and the gas not frree but 15 cents per litre

Fred