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Thursday, December 13, 2012
Looking back along the Bow River - 2012 Season
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
"Perspective" - Fly Fishing For Rainbow Trout
"Perspective" - Fly Fishing For Rainbow Trout from Ryan Bouman on Vimeo.
On a small stream somewhere near Calgary.
Looking back along the Bow River - 2012 Season
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Anglers asked to go barbless
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From Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development
Anglers are asked to continue using barbless hooks and proper handling techniques to protect catch-and-release fish in Alberta's lakes.
Here is the story:
Alberta has been barbless since April 2004 – and our fishing community has been a strong supporter of the barbed hook ban on provincial lakes. Albertans understand the benefit of barbless hooks to maintaining healthy fish stocks for current and future anglers.
That’s why we are asking Alberta’s anglers to keep barbed hooks out of our lakes as we work with our federal counterparts to fix an unfortunate oversight.
Last fall, changes to the federal Fisheries Act inadvertently removed the barbed hook ban from its legislation. The omission was not immediately noted and has affected about 600 Albertans who were ticketed for using barbed hooks.
Read more here
Via: (Angling in Alberta)
Looking back along the Bow River - 2012 Season
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Fly fishing between the ice shelves. April 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012
Workshop - South SK Regional Plan Public Input - Dec 11, 2012
From Alberta Wilderness Association:
Tomorrow evening we have a hands-on workshop that you really won’t want to miss. Brad Stelfox of ALCES and Katie Rasmussen, AWA Conservation Specialist, will give brief presentations about the South Saskatchewan Region and the planning process that is ongoing. They’ll answer questions and then with the help of all the AWA staff, we will have opportunities for you to provide your thoughts to the planning process provided by the government‘s land use framework.
Workshop - South SK Regional Plan Public Input
December 11, 2012
The South Saskatchewan Regional Plan that will shape the future of southern Alberta is open for public consultation until Dec. 21. We know that it is a busy time of year and that giving feedback on this process takes time, especially because it can be difficult to sort through all the material and information. That is why AWA is having a Public Workshop! This will be a quick, informative, hands-on session where you can send your feedback to the government right here that night or you can walk away with the skills and information you feel you need to give your input at a later time.
Please join us for this engaging workshop where you can talk one on one with AWA staff, Dr. Brad Stelfox from ALCES , and guests, and get the tools you need to give your feedback into this very important planning process for Alberta’s future. The evening will start at 7:00pm with a short informative presentation and the rest of the evening will be dedicated to the interactive workshop.
In a relaxed, informal setting, AWA staff, Dr. Brad Stelfox from ALCES and other guests will be here to provide you with information about the SSRP and answer any questions you may have about the plan, the process, and how to give your feedback. The evening will be an engaging mix of information sharing and actually working through different ways of giving input. Strategies such as writing letters, filling out the government workbook, and making a phone call to your government representative will be covered in the workshop (as well as any other means of engagement that you are interested in talking about) or you can just come to observe.
Please join us!
Tuesday December 11, 2012
Doors open at 6:30pm
Evening begins at 7:00pm
AWA office: 455-12 street NW Calgary
Everyone is welcome. Admission is free of charge.
Click here to Register now.
For more information phone 403-283-2025
For more information on the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan see our website and the government website https://landuse.alberta.ca
Looking back along the Bow River - 2012 Season
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Almost ready. April 2012.
Sunday, December 9, 2012
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Saturday, December 8, 2012
Logging plan in home of at-risk species (bull trout) draws fire
Bow River Shuttles writes: This story provides just one more reason for every fly fisher in Southern Alberta to provide input to the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan before the Dec 21 deadline.
Logging plan in home of at-risk species draws fire
By Colette Derworiz, Calgary Herald December 4, 2012
CALGARY - A decision to allow logging near Hidden Creek, a tributary stream to the Oldman River that’s home to the threatened bull trout and westslope cutthroat trout, is coming under fire from conservationists.
The plan, approved by the province last month, allows Spray Lakes Sawmills to cut trees on 57 hectares of forest this winter near the stream in the Eastern Slopes of the Rockies.
Hidden Creek is home to 75 per cent of the Oldman watershed’s bull trout population, which was declared threatened Monday by a federal committee, as well as the imperilled westslope cutthroat trout.
“The legacy of 60 years of logging and the erosion and sediment from those industrial footprints has meant that populations of both bull trout and westslope cutthroat trout has declined in those systems,” said Lorne Fitch, a retired biologist who lives in southern Alberta. “So we’re at a point where it’s not necessarily the best of the best left, it’s the last of the best left.
“That’s what Hidden Creek represents,” he added.
Read more here
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The province last month approved a logging plan near
Hidden Creek in the Eastern Slopes of the Rockies, which is home to 75 per cent
of the Oldman watershed’s bull trout population. The bull trout, which is
Alberta’s provincial fish, was declared threatened by a federal committee on
Monday.
Photograph by: Calgary Herald/Files
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Logging plan in home of at-risk species draws fire
By Colette Derworiz, Calgary Herald December 4, 2012
CALGARY - A decision to allow logging near Hidden Creek, a tributary stream to the Oldman River that’s home to the threatened bull trout and westslope cutthroat trout, is coming under fire from conservationists.
The plan, approved by the province last month, allows Spray Lakes Sawmills to cut trees on 57 hectares of forest this winter near the stream in the Eastern Slopes of the Rockies.
Hidden Creek is home to 75 per cent of the Oldman watershed’s bull trout population, which was declared threatened Monday by a federal committee, as well as the imperilled westslope cutthroat trout.
“The legacy of 60 years of logging and the erosion and sediment from those industrial footprints has meant that populations of both bull trout and westslope cutthroat trout has declined in those systems,” said Lorne Fitch, a retired biologist who lives in southern Alberta. “So we’re at a point where it’s not necessarily the best of the best left, it’s the last of the best left.
“That’s what Hidden Creek represents,” he added.
Read more here
Lucky Number 7
Day 61 BAJA from chroniclesofcod on Vimeo.
"The Baja was challenging. This day I got a bit of pay dirt, yet still not the rooster from the beach. I had been struggling a bit. Tough to present to the fish and not be all tangled in your shit, tough to keep up on the hot sand, tough to know what to do.
A good friend of mine always says ”everything is easy when you know how to do it.”"
- Chronicles of Cod Blog
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Framed. April 2012. High 6 °C, partly cloudy, wind avg 9 max 35, on that day.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Looking back along the Bow River - 2012 Season
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April 2012
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Looking back along the Bow River - 2012 Season
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Tres caballos. Abril 2012.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Bull trout, official Alberta fish species, slides into 'at-risk' status
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The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in
Canada says bull trout populations in the are threatened in the Saskatchewan
and Nelson rivers due to habitat deterioration and reduced habitat
connectivity. Photograph by: Herald Files/Postmedia News
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Bull trout, official Alberta fish species, slides into 'at-risk' status
By Colette Derworiz, Calgary Herald December 4, 2012
Not only is it Alberta’s provincial fish, but the bull trout is found in every major watershed of the Eastern Slopes of the Rockies.
It has also experienced significant population declines throughout the province.
Read more here
Alberta Wilderness Association conservation specialist Carolyn Campbell on signficiance of the 'at risk' designation for Alberta bull trout.
CBC Radio, Alberta@Noon, Dec 04 2012, Interview
Listen here (from 17:01 to 23:45)
Looking back along the Bow River - 2012 Season
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Michelle chatting with shuttle client. April 2012. High 17 °C, mostly cloudy, wind avg 13 max 35, on that day.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
More Western Canada @ Canadian Folk Music Awards
We recently reported on a couple of Western Canadian groups – The Deep Dark Woods and The Fretless
- who picked up awards at the Canadian Folk Music Awards.
Three others from our general neck of the woods were also honoured.
Lucas Chaisson, of Cochrane, AB, nabbed Young Performer of the Year, for ‘Growing Pains'.
Pharis & Jason Romero, of Horsefly, BC, New/Emerging Artist of the Year, for ‘A Passing Glimpse’.
And Metis Fiddler Quartet, of Winnipeg, MB and now working out of Toronto, took home Traditional Album of the Year, for ‘Northwest Voyage Nord Ouest’
2012 CFMA Recipients the Métis Fiddler Quartet in performance at the Canadian Folk Music Awards Nov 15-17, 2012
Three others from our general neck of the woods were also honoured.
Lucas Chaisson, of Cochrane, AB, nabbed Young Performer of the Year, for ‘Growing Pains'.
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Pharis & Jason Romero, of Horsefly, BC, New/Emerging Artist of the Year, for ‘A Passing Glimpse’.
And Metis Fiddler Quartet, of Winnipeg, MB and now working out of Toronto, took home Traditional Album of the Year, for ‘Northwest Voyage Nord Ouest’
2012 CFMA Recipients the Métis Fiddler Quartet in performance at the Canadian Folk Music Awards Nov 15-17, 2012
Looking back along the Bow River - 2012 Season
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April 2012
Monday, December 3, 2012
Looking back along the Bow River - 2012 Season
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A Great Blue Heron heronry (rookery) along the Bow River. April 2012.
There are three Herons in the photo. Can you spot them?
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Looking back along the Bow River = 2012 Season
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Fish on! April 2012. Some ice on the island point and along the banks.
The release.
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Doc Soup (Calgary): Detropia - Dec 05
The Calgary International Film Festival and Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival are pleased to announce that the December screening of Doc Soup will be DETROPIA (D: Rachel Grady, Heidi Ewing, USA, 2012, STC). Called “beautiful and transfixing,” by Indiewire, DETROPIA screens December 5, 2012 at 7:00pm at Cineplex Eau Claire.
More information here
DETROPIA Trailer from Loki Films on Vimeo.
Bow River Troutfitters - New digs
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Although Bow River Troutfitters moved to their new home four months ago, we hadn't had a chance to get downtown until a few days ago.
Living and working in the south as we do, there is not much need for us to travel to the city core.
However, for the thousands of Calgarians who work in the city centre, BR Troutfitters is ideally located to serve their fly fishing needs.
Stop in and see Manager Christopher Martinson at Suite 120, 400-5th Ave SW.
While you're in the neighbourhood, you can check out Map Town right next door, or wander a few more yards and get your caffeine fix at Tim Hortens at the end of the block.
Bow River Troutfitters
Looking back along the Bow River - 2012 Season
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Wandering the banks of the Bow. April 2012
Fly fisher with his black Lab (center). Spin caters (left), fly casters (right).
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