Check out our most recent video, where we went and fished for native Cutthroat Trout in many different tributaries (and their tributaries) of the Oldman and Castle watersheds of Southern Alberta. These fish face a myriad of threats from poaching, overfishing, habitat degradation, hybridization from non-native fish, and now the prospect of open-pit coal mining in the area (discussed below), all of which jeopardize the future of these special fish. Recreational opportunities, fishing, and expansive wilderness are all part of…

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Hey everyone, just a quick post for everyone targeting trout this year about selfies. Yes, selfies. And proper fish handling, and why it’s important that we prioritize our fish over our own ego’s. We take on the question ‘if you don’t get a picture, did it really happen?’ Our trout, particularly our native trout, already face a myriad of threats all across the board. Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Bull Trout, and Athabasca Rainbow trout are expected to see populations declines of…

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In the past few posts, I have been discussing forestry roads and their impacts on the trout environment; and why this poses an ethical dilemma to us as anglers who use these roads. For years, the research has been telling us that trout habitat is degrading all across the west; and while angling pressure, climate change, pollution, disease and many other factors are all contributing to our diminishing populations, the overall consensus is that lack of suitable habitat is the…

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As promised, it’s time to deeper look into forestry roads and analyze what the research can tell us about how they impact trout. In the last post I discussed and introduced the ethical dilemma we face as anglers and why we should be concerned about the abundance of roads. (To read PT. I click here). What I did not do, however, is offer any scientific evidence to support my lofty claims; and that is what I will do in this…

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Many anglers would agree that any good trout adventure begins the second the tires leave the smooth paved highway and start kicking up dust and gravel on a forestry road; one that promises to lead you to somewhere far and away, into the beautiful mountains and valleys, and closer to trout paradise. Sure, there are exceptions. But are those days that start from the paved highway really ‘adventures?’ Unless significant foot travel commences immediately from the highway, then I don’t…

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Hello fishy friends! Hope everyone is in good health and dealing with isolation well, despite the COVID-19 turmoil. Personally, it has offered me the much needed time to revamp the Bushwhackers Society website and work on some things prior to the 2020 fishing season, and also time to recollect on some amazing days from years past. It has been a long while since we have posted new content; life has taken us elsewhere, and there just hasn’t been the time….

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