Q: North America in Jul-Aug

Jarmo Hurri wrote:

Anyway, while we are trying to reach a decision, I would like to read
more about the area. Can anybody suggest good books that would tell me
as much as possible about fishing in the Rocky Mountain region of
Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Alberta and British Columbia? I was
thinking about ordering some Robert Traver to entertain me during the
winter, and I might order some other books at the same time.


A good book on Alberta is Barry Mitchell's "Alberta's Trout Highway -
Fishing the Forestry Trunk Road". It is availabale at amazon.ca

http://www.amazon.ca/Albertas-Trout-...8297922&sr=1-1

There is a short review at
http://www.broken-fish.net/2008/rave...trout-highway/

It is a pretty good book. The area covered would make a very nice road trip.

Tim Lysyk

On Nov 15, 9:17*am, Tim Lysyk wrote:
Jarmo Hurri wrote:
Anyway, while we are trying to reach a decision, I would like to read
more about the area. Can anybody suggest good books that would tell me
as much as possible about fishing in the Rocky Mountain region of
Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Alberta and British Columbia? I was
thinking about ordering some Robert Traver to entertain me during the
winter, and I might order some other books at the same time.

A good book on Alberta is Barry Mitchell's "Alberta's Trout Highway -
Fishing the Forestry Trunk Road". It is availabale at amazon.ca

http://www.amazon.ca/Albertas-Trout-...estry/dp/09688...

There is a short review athttp://www.broken-fish.net/2008/raves/04/17/albertas-trout-highway/

It is a pretty good book. The area covered would make a very nice road trip.

Tim Lysyk

Google up _Trout Bum_. It's the way it was, in pre-yuppie fly fishing
in Colorado.

cheers

oz

On Nov 15, 9:17*am, Tim Lysyk wrote:

A good book on Alberta is Barry Mitchell's "Alberta's Trout Highway -
Fishing the Forestry Trunk Road". It is availabale at amazon.ca

http://www.amazon.ca/Albertas-Trout-...estry/dp/09688...

There is a short review athttp://www.broken-fish.net/2008/raves/04/17/albertas-trout-highway/

It is a pretty good book. The area covered would make a very nice road trip.

I'll second the book suggestion. I've sampled a few of the waters
in there on my Canadian trips, and once I retire I hope to devote a
few years to covering that whole area. Gorgeous country and beautiful
wild fish.

Another suggestion for that area: Jim McLennan's _Trout Streams of
Alberta_. He's very knowledgeable about the area, and I really like
his writing style.


Chuck Vance (so, been fishing any recently, Tim?)

Conan The Librarian wrote:


Chuck Vance (so, been fishing any recently, Tim?)

Sadly, no. Got out on the Crow once or twice this year, a few lake
trips, and one short expedition into the Gap, but it has been a pretty
non-fishing year for me. Lots of excuses, but I guess the biggest is the
amount of travelling I had to do for work.

I did get to spend a week in Turkey at a conference. That was pretty cool.

Tim Lysyk

On Nov 16, 7:53*am, Tim Lysyk wrote:

Conan The Librarian wrote:

* * * Chuck Vance (so, been fishing any recently, Tim?)

Sadly, no. Got out on the Crow once or twice this year, a few lake
trips, and one short expedition into the Gap, but it has been a pretty
non-fishing year for me. Lots of excuses, but I guess the biggest is the
amount of travelling I had to do for work.

I did get to spend a week in Turkey at a conference. That was pretty cool..

I'll bet it was. What areas did you visit?

For me it's been a non-fishing year as well. I got my week in the
Smokies and fished one day while we were in Italy in September. Other
than that it's been dead. It doesn't help that we were in the throes
of a 2 year drought until September. My favorite river was literally
drying up before my eyes. It had become a series of pools separated
by damp spots rather than a river.

But things are looking better now.


Chuck Vance

Conan The Librarian wrote:
On Nov 16, 7:53 am, Tim Lysyk wrote:

Conan The Librarian wrote:

Chuck Vance (so, been fishing any recently, Tim?)
Sadly, no. Got out on the Crow once or twice this year, a few lake
trips, and one short expedition into the Gap, but it has been a pretty
non-fishing year for me. Lots of excuses, but I guess the biggest is the
amount of travelling I had to do for work.

I did get to spend a week in Turkey at a conference. That was pretty cool.

I'll bet it was. What areas did you visit?

For me it's been a non-fishing year as well. I got my week in the
Smokies and fished one day while we were in Italy in September. Other
than that it's been dead. It doesn't help that we were in the throes
of a 2 year drought until September. My favorite river was literally
drying up before my eyes. It had become a series of pools separated
by damp spots rather than a river.

But things are looking better now.


Chuck Vance

I was in Antalya, a resort town along the Mediterranean. I was at a
conference, so I was mainly at the resort but we did get out and tour
the local area for a day, see a dance performance, and swim in the
Mediterranean. I really enjoyed it, and will likely be going back with
the family for a longer visit.

Tim Lysyk

Tim A good book on Alberta is Barry Mitchell's "Alberta's Trout Highway
Tim - Fishing the Forestry Trunk Road". It is availabale at amazon.ca

Good tip. The copy that is being sold on amazon.ca is a used one sold by
a third party. I will try to locate a new one somewhere. I guess some
fly shops might carry the book. A quick search produced no result. I
will continue my search.

While I was browsing the internet, I bumped into a couple of really nice
trip reports from the area. I must say, it looks like a nice place
indeed.

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Jarmo Hurri

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