TR: Getting an education on the Crowsnest (very long)

Peter Charles wrote:

Ummm, Chuck, how can I put this diplomatically -- us Canuckistannis
weren't in favour of making the Crow too known to the rapacious hordes
south of the border (especially to Willi, the fish vacuum and Frank
jr., the water displacement device). I'd appreciate a retraction
stating that the weather was horrible, the river the consistancy of
chocolate milk, the locals were miserable, the food was bad, and they
didn't even sell decent booze and/or smokes. And above all, THERE
WERE NO FISH!!!! It was all an evil plot by us devious Canuckistannis
to separate gullible 'mericuns from their Yankee dollars, since of
course, none of us up here make a decent living using our play money.

BTW, glad you and the missus had a good time but don't tell anybody.

Good time? Good time?! The mosquitoes and horseflies were the size
of small birds! The few fish that were in the unpolluted stretches of
water I saw were being plucked out of the water by crows the size of
eagles (golden, not bald). You couldn't even get a backcast due to the
alders that lined the banks more than the worst rhododendron hell in NC.
And the weather ... well, it was 90 degrees with a hot wind blowing
35 mph one day, and the next it was 55 degrees with a cold wind blowing
35 mph. The locals were barely tolerable when sober and worse when
drunk (them, not me). The beer was truly horrible ...it was so bad that
I even heard that Coors had bought out one of their breweries.


Chuck Vance (is that better?)

Conan the Librarian wrote:snip Thankfully, the fish cooperated, and I paid
attention to what they
were telling me. (And that was to fish the same types of spots that I
would have in a warmwater stream, keep the casts short, reflexes ready
and use a #16 Adams, dammit. :-

Thanks for the great trip report and the pictures. It is always good to see a
fellow Texan wet wading in a beautiful spot. I think our friend Rdean would
agree also.

Big Dale

Big Dale

On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 07:23:10 -0500, Conan the Librarian
wrote:

Peter Charles wrote:

Ummm, Chuck, how can I put this diplomatically -- us Canuckistannis
weren't in favour of making the Crow too known to the rapacious hordes
south of the border (especially to Willi, the fish vacuum and Frank
jr., the water displacement device). I'd appreciate a retraction
stating that the weather was horrible, the river the consistancy of
chocolate milk, the locals were miserable, the food was bad, and they
didn't even sell decent booze and/or smokes. And above all, THERE
WERE NO FISH!!!! It was all an evil plot by us devious Canuckistannis
to separate gullible 'mericuns from their Yankee dollars, since of
course, none of us up here make a decent living using our play money.

BTW, glad you and the missus had a good time but don't tell anybody.

Good time? Good time?! The mosquitoes and horseflies were the size
of small birds! The few fish that were in the unpolluted stretches of
water I saw were being plucked out of the water by crows the size of
eagles (golden, not bald). You couldn't even get a backcast due to the
alders that lined the banks more than the worst rhododendron hell in NC.
And the weather ... well, it was 90 degrees with a hot wind blowing
35 mph one day, and the next it was 55 degrees with a cold wind blowing
35 mph. The locals were barely tolerable when sober and worse when
drunk (them, not me). The beer was truly horrible ...it was so bad that
I even heard that Coors had bought out one of their breweries.


Chuck Vance (is that better?)


Better, much better, you only forgot the grizzly bear attacks, other
than that, it was perfect.



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On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 07:23:10 -0500, Conan the Librarian
wrote:

Peter Charles wrote:

Ummm, Chuck, how can I put this diplomatically -- us Canuckistannis
weren't in favour of making the Crow too known to the rapacious hordes
south of the border (especially to Willi, the fish vacuum and Frank
jr., the water displacement device). I'd appreciate a retraction
stating that the weather was horrible, the river the consistancy of
chocolate milk, the locals were miserable, the food was bad, and they
didn't even sell decent booze and/or smokes. And above all, THERE
WERE NO FISH!!!! It was all an evil plot by us devious Canuckistannis
to separate gullible 'mericuns from their Yankee dollars, since of
course, none of us up here make a decent living using our play money.

BTW, glad you and the missus had a good time but don't tell anybody.

Good time? Good time?! The mosquitoes and horseflies were the size
of small birds! The few fish that were in the unpolluted stretches of
water I saw were being plucked out of the water by crows the size of
eagles (golden, not bald). You couldn't even get a backcast due to the
alders that lined the banks more than the worst rhododendron hell in NC.
And the weather ... well, it was 90 degrees with a hot wind blowing
35 mph one day, and the next it was 55 degrees with a cold wind blowing
35 mph. The locals were barely tolerable when sober and worse when
drunk (them, not me). The beer was truly horrible ...it was so bad that
I even heard that Coors had bought out one of their breweries.


Chuck Vance (is that better?)


Better, much better, you only forgot the grizzly bear attacks, other
than that, it was perfect.



Peter

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Peter Charles wrote:

Better, much better, you only forgot the grizzly bear attacks, other
than that, it was perfect.

Damn, I knew I left something out.

Interestingly enough, the last day when I was fishing up to the E.
Hillcrest bridge (or, more accurately, I was hustling my butt up there
to meet SWMBO), I ran across some bear tracks right along the bank.
They looked pretty fresh, too.

That changed my perspective a bit for the rest of my walk.


Chuck Vance

Big Dale wrote:

Thanks for the great trip report and the pictures.

Glad you enjoyed them.

It is always good to see a
fellow Texan wet wading in a beautiful spot. I think our friend Rdean would
agree also.

It sounds like he had some similar fun in Colorado recently.

But I don't think he's following this thread. He's too busy playing
"I know what you are but what am I" with Wolfgang. :-)


Chuck Vance

Big Dale wrote:

Thanks for the great trip report and the pictures.

Glad you enjoyed them.

It is always good to see a
fellow Texan wet wading in a beautiful spot. I think our friend Rdean would
agree also.

It sounds like he had some similar fun in Colorado recently.

But I don't think he's following this thread. He's too busy playing
"I know what you are but what am I" with Wolfgang. :-)


Chuck Vance

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 06:58:39 -0500, Conan the Librarian
wrote:

Big Dale wrote:

Thanks for the great trip report and the pictures.

Glad you enjoyed them.

It is always good to see a
fellow Texan wet wading in a beautiful spot. I think our friend Rdean would
agree also.

It sounds like he had some similar fun in Colorado recently.

He did. And to be fair, he had waders and a wet suit (he had some
kayaking plans, too) at the house, if such had been needed...

But I don't think he's following this thread.

Closely? No. Glancing at it? Yes.

He's too busy playing "I know what you are but what am I" with Wolfgang. :-)

Well, not exactly, but IAC, whatever it is, it sure doesn't take much
time or thought...

TC,
R

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 06:58:39 -0500, Conan the Librarian
wrote:

Big Dale wrote:

Thanks for the great trip report and the pictures.

Glad you enjoyed them.

It is always good to see a
fellow Texan wet wading in a beautiful spot. I think our friend Rdean would
agree also.

It sounds like he had some similar fun in Colorado recently.

He did. And to be fair, he had waders and a wet suit (he had some
kayaking plans, too) at the house, if such had been needed...

But I don't think he's following this thread.

Closely? No. Glancing at it? Yes.

He's too busy playing "I know what you are but what am I" with Wolfgang. :-)

Well, not exactly, but IAC, whatever it is, it sure doesn't take much
time or thought...

TC,
R

Conan the Librarian wrote in message ...
Peter Charles wrote:

Better, much better, you only forgot the grizzly bear attacks, other
than that, it was perfect.

Damn, I knew I left something out.

Interestingly enough, the last day when I was fishing up to the E.
Hillcrest bridge (or, more accurately, I was hustling my butt up there
to meet SWMBO), I ran across some bear tracks right along the bank.
They looked pretty fresh, too.

That changed my perspective a bit for the rest of my walk.



and it would mine too. Afew years back, a grizzly got a fisherman
near Pincher Creek.

Peter