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| Michelle and shuttle client Photo: Copyright Bow River Shuttles 2012 |
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Looking back along the Bow River - Season 2011
Monday, February 6, 2012
Pool 32 Mag No 4
At 325 pages, you’ll be spending some time here. Not to worry. It will be quality time!
You’ll want to start with the feature article “Yes we can”, subtitled “What you can do to save Wild Steelhead”.
You’re encouraged to read every word. The author, Bob Margulis, has what might be considered ‘radical’ ideas when it comes to protecting that resource.
While you’re reading, you’ll be enjoying the awesome photography of Jeff Bright.
Those of you who attended the special presentation at Country Pleasures Fly Fishing in Calgary a couple weeks ago had the pleasure of meeting Jeff Bright in person.
If you have any thoughts on this article, please feel free to leave them in the ‘comments’ section of this post.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Simms fishing 2012 online catalogue
The Simms fishing 2012 online catalogue went live a few weeks ago.
Lots of gear, yes. Plus many very good images, shot on location with local anglers modeling the Simms line.
The photographer was Brian Grossenbacher of Bozeman, Montana.
Looking back along the Bow River - Season 2011
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| Red trucks comin' down. Photo: Bow River Shuttles 2012 |
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Today along the Bow River - Feb 04, 2012
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Drifting in February! High today: 17.6 °C All photos: Copyright Bow River Shuttles |
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| Ladies day on the river. |
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| Casting in the February sunshine. |
Oilsands critic goes from zero to hero
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Dr David Schindler was publicly discredited by the provincial government and some media in 2010 when his study showed serious pollution downstream from the oilsands. On Friday, he was praised by both federal and provincial environment ministers for creating the “spark” that led to the new monitoring system for the oilsands. Photograph by: Ryan Jackson, Calgary Herald Archive |
Oilsands critic goes from zero to hero
By Don Braid,
Calgary Herald
February 4, 2012
An outcast less than two years ago, U of A scientist David Schindler is now courted reverently by politicians as they desperately try to recapture credibility on the oilsands.
In 2010, the province said the ecology professor was dead wrong when his study showed serious pollution downstream from the oilsands.
For many months he was a man scorned, criticized and derided by politicians and some media.
Schindler, 72, concedes that he had some bad moments because he refused to back down under severe political pressure.
"I had a pretty tough year when all this was going on," he says. "My wife had cancer. So I'd spend my day here dealing with all this crap and then sit with her in the hospital.
"It was a pretty tough period."
Today, the much better news is that his wife is cancer-free; and governments not only acknowledge Schindler was right, but almost plead for his approval as they scramble to recover from decades of environmental laxity.
Friday, February 3, 2012
More kids at WCFF Expo
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| The pink hat is on a bit crooked. But if you look real close, you’ll see the Flygal logo. Another April Vokey fan in the making. All photos: Copyright Bow River Shuttles 2012 |
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| Volunteers from the Calgary Hook & Hackle Club helped out with kids fly tying. |
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| Colouring fishy pictures |
Director arrested for filming fracking hearing
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| Filmmaker Josh Fox was escorted out of a hearing Wednesday after Republicans said he didn't have credentials to tape it. Photograph by: Herald Archive, Reuters, Reuters |
Director arrested for filming fracking hearing
Filmmaker created movie critical of shale gas drilling
By Ayesha Rascoe,
Reuters | Calgary Herald
February 2, 2012
The director of a documentary that portrays shale gas production as dangerous was arrested and escorted out of a Republican dominated congressional hearing on Wednesday, touching off a dispute over public access to the hearing.
Capitol Police handcuffed Josh Fox, director of the Oscar-nominated documentary Gasland, and led him out of a House science committee room after he refused to stop filming.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Kids at WCFF Expo
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Trout Unlimited Canada – Kids Station All Photos: Copyright Bow River Shuttles 2012 |
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| Casting lesson from Terry Johnson, Head Guide, Fish Tales Fly Shop |
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| Balloons for everyone! |
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| A minnow race really gets the kids' attention! |
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| Volunteers from Calgary Hook & Hackle Club teaching kids tying |
World Wetlands Day 2012 – Feb 02
2 February each year is World Wetlands Day. It marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Each year since 1997, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and groups of citizens at all levels of the community have taken advantage of the opportunity to undertake actions aimed at raising public awareness of wetland values and benefits in general, and the Ramsar Convention in particular
The World Wetlands Day theme for 2012 is Wetlands and Tourism and is linked to the theme for the next meeting of the Conference of the Parties, COP11: Wetlands, Tourism and Recreation, which will take place in July 2012, in Bucharest, Romania.
Naughty by Nature - Feb 02
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| Click directly on poster for larger image |
Naughty by Nature offers a glimpse into the courtship and mating habits of insects and animals.
Each $31.50 ticket includes complementary wine tasting, gourmet hors d’oeuvres, and a hilarious and educational presentation that might just leave you blushing.
Doors open at 7:00 pm and the presentation begins at 8:00.
To book tickets or for more information call (403) 268-3800 and quote course code 300141
Money raised from Parks programs is invested back into the city's education and nature programs for schools and the general public.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
WCFF Expo - Day 6
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Casting for Life, Kathy Hamilton (left) All photos: Copyright Bow River Shuttles 2012 |
You're right... no 'Day 6' either. Just more photos of some of the movers and shakers. :-)
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| Kyle Snarr (left), Team Member, 2012 Canadian Youth National Fly Fishing Team. |
To raise funds, Kyle built a walnut portable fly tying bench, and got sponsors Superfly, Montana Fly Company and Canadian Llama Company to stock it with tools, material and other accessories. Tickets are $20, max 200 tickets. Kyle will be attending my upcoming Back Cast Fly Fishing Film Festival, and will have tickets available, if not already sold out.
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| Flygal April Vokey and some of her fans |
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| Tim Rajeff at the casting pond |
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| Rod building at Fish Tales Fly Shop |
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| Members of the "Broken Tippet" team (AKA Fly Fish Calgary Forum) |
Pushing to shift public opinion on fracking
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| Photo: Andrew Harrer, Bloomberg |
Pushing to shift public opinion on fracking
By Stephen Ewart,
Calgary Herald
January 31, 2012
In 1965, Ralph Nader wrote a book titled Unsafe at Any Speed that detailed design flaws, such the absence of seat belts, in U.S. automobiles and the resistance by carmakers to address them.
The book proved critical in the emergence of consumer rights’ advocacy, led governments to enact regulations and prompted changes that made cars safer but also more expensive. What it did not do was drive the auto industry out of business.
Fast forward almost four decades and today community groups and environmentalists are labelling the fast-expanding, and quickly evolving, practice of hydraulic fracturing by the oil and gas industry as essentially unsafe in any circumstances.
Like the auto industry previously, public concern over safety — this time it’s the water supply, not traffic accidents — is prompting industry to implement changes to long-standing practices to make production of oil and gas safer but more expensive.
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