In the the rolling hills of the southern Alberta prairies, there exists a perfect trout stream. A trout stream that starts along the divide, meanders through boulder fields, waterfalls, and rapids. A trout stream with the perfect amounts of riffles, runs, and pools; with several different species of excellent sportfish to pursue and abundant bug life. The best of these waters lie near the end of this streams course- a course which was cut short and forever altered by the…
Typically when anglers hear the word ‘Sally,’ they think about a big, juicy, yellow stonefly- known as the Yellow Sally. However, in this post, I am going to talk about another type of trout food – the Long-toed Salamander, or what I have come to know as ‘Sallys’. Much of what I am going to be discussing in this post is based on research done by my friend, Kaegan, who last summer was conducting field research on Long-Toed Salamander for…
There is many, many benefits to catch and release angling. I have always condoned it, primarily as a way to ensure healthy stocks of trout and continued angling opportunities moving into the uncertain future. In todays world, there are too many anglers for the amount of healthy, sustainable trout populations- hence, C & R has gained traction as the most ‘ethical’ approach to fly-fishing, and for the most part, I support that notion. In recent years, however, I have begun…
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Hey all, a new video has been posted to youtube. You can check it out below! We did a two-day 50 km loop- 30 of hiking and 20 biking- and caught some pristine cutthroat trout along the way. Anytime we began to overheat, we cooled down with a plunge into a cold an alpine lake. It wasn’t easy but the rewards were worth it! It truly doesn’t get any better than this! Please like and subscribe if you enjoyed the…
This topic seems to have fallen off the public radar recently, so I wanted to take a moment to provide some updates, remind everyone the importance of decontamination, and briefly explain the parasite that causes the disease and its life cycle. There have been some frightening studies in the past few years that warn of trouble to come; we will also get into those. Whirling disease was first detected in Alberta in 2016, in the Bow River system. Subsequent testing…
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