(Update) 40 Kms Through Remote Country To Find These (pics)

[finsnfeathers]

Bows...July 4.

[Xiph0id]

Where?

[Alberta Bigbore]

Gratz on some nice pics and fish!

[crosbyfan123]

Or you can go 40km from edmonton and go to muir to catch the same or bigger just sayin depends on the person i guess.

[Eddy62]

beauty fish my friend congrats...i think i even would keep that spot to myself lol....................................later:)

[BeeGuy]

nice pics

reminds me of BC

[TROLLER]

where?

bwaaaaaahahahahaha yeah right lol

[pickrel pat]

Or you can go 40km from edmonton and go to muir to catch the same or bigger just sayin depends on the person i guess.

going to a pothole 20 minutes out of edmonton isnt the same. he needed his wilderness/beautiful scenery/natural fish fix.

[Rick.]

Top notch. Some people don't get it. Rick.

[crosbyfan123]

going to a pothole 20 minutes out of edmonton isnt the same. he needed his wilderness/beautiful scenery/natural fish fix.

I know amd understand but im just saying the same quality can be produced closer.

Happy days.

[BGSH]

bwaaaaaahahahahaha yeah right lol
Yeah right what?

[huntin'fool]

nice pics

reminds me of BC

I agree, arid soil pine stand. BC.

Ps Bee, love your new sig...did the sucker sneeze when you landed it??

[Garry B]

Sweet pics. Must have been fun.

[tacklerunner]

nice pics

reminds me of BC

Me 3.

[Bhflyfisher]

I know where you were.... haha nice fish, im itching to get in there too.

[FishingFrenzy]

Or you can go 40km from edmonton and go to muir to catch the same or bigger just sayin depends on the person i guess.

Way to be an arsehole.


To the OP, NICE FISH. Half of fishing is the fun had finding the water. Can't wait to hit a remote foothills/mountain honey hole on august long.

[Badback]

i agree, arid soil pine stand. Bc.

Ps bee, love your new sig...did the sucker sneeze when you landed it??


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[deanmc]

Thanks for the pics.Cool rainbows and nice spot too.:sign0005:

No wonder people hesitate to put their pics on here. Always a jerk or two waiting to show that no brains are required to bang on a keyboard.:sign0161:

[fishdude17]

Great pics and awesome fish! Thanks for sharing!

[crosbyfan123]

Thanks for the pics.Cool rainbows and nice spot too.:sign0005:

No wonder people hesitate to put their pics on here. Always a jerk or two waiting to show that no brains are required to bang on a keyboard.:sign0161:

I was just simply stating incase he didnt know and he wants to go closer next time no need to get hurt.

[BobLoblaw]

I was just simply stating incase he didnt know and he wants to go closer next time no need to get hurt.

I didn't realize that Muir was so close to AIRDRIE (the original posters location).:snapoutofit:

Nice 'bows, Fins; looks like fun.:)

[mxer117]

Where?

haha!

[crosbyfan123]

I didn't realize that Muir was so close to AIRDRIE (the original posters location).:snapoutofit:

Nice 'bows, Fins; looks like fun.:)

Sorry i dont have gps on everyones location just trying to help out. :snapoutofit:

[finsnfeathers]

Sorry for the lack of info on my OP. Generally i post little on here, as it resembles hanging your vitals on a wire at 50 yards at a gun range and handing all onlookers 12 ga. beretta's. I'm near Alexis Creek, BC, as i took on a contract for 3 wks at a 760,000 acre ranch for a well to do rancher. I'm over 100 kms from the closest retail grocer, and in this country a white guy is considered a "honky". I knew i was going to a land of lakes and streams, so i packed along a flyrod. Not just any flyrod, but my wife's. Also, her box of exquisite flys. You see, she died of breast cancer at the young age of 48, Jan. 4, just 6 months ago to the day those photos on July 4, were taken. Call me sentimental. Her rod, a TFO, 6 wt., rigged with 6 lb. tippet, just as she had left it.

An elder native ranch worker promised to take me to a lake where nobody ventured, (40 kms of bad road, the last 3, daring), where action was terrific, with bow's taken at 11 lbs. His word was golden. Unfortunately, the 6 lb. gave way to 3 of the bigger fish in their first hit and belly roll, and i lost 3 of her flys. I can almost here her scolding me now.

We pulled in over a dozen....if i'd had the mind to take a sinking line and some weights for my streamers, I think we'd have hit nicer fish, but again, the 6 lb tippet wouldn't have topped them. We/I was out for adventure, and it was bountiful. As one poster pointed out, adventure isn't for everyone, just hit up the crowded lakes around edm. Bigger fish surely wouldn't have meant more fun for me, nor my native buddy.

I post here for the expert fishermen/photographer folks (men and women) who i most enjoy following on AO. My abilities are humbled by theirs!

[Fishtracker]

Great to hear you got a chance to get out to such a special place! With some special gear:) Thanks for sharing.

[BeeGuy]

Fantastic post finsnfeathers.

Great story, one for the memoirs.

Too bad the big ones always get away. Looks like you're going to have a great summer.

Enjoy the Chilcotin. Love it there.

[Alberta Bigbore]

Sorry i dont have gps on everyones location just trying to help out. :snapoutofit:

Um..... ya ok

[338Bluff]

I agree, arid soil pine stand. BC.

Ps Bee, love your new sig...did the sucker sneeze when you landed it??

Or Northern SK.

Very scenic. Looks like a real treasure. Thanks for sharing

[Cal]

I was just simply stating incase he didnt know and he wants to go closer next time no need to get hurt.

And just to prove that you realy dont get it. The 40 km into the back country is as much what makes this trip worth posting as the quality of the fish he caught to some of us... the outdoorsmen that is.

[ogre]

The 40 km into the back country is as much what makes this trip worth posting as the quality of the fish he caught to some of us...

x2. Well said, Cal. I notice you changed your signature line, too.

@FinsnFeathers: Looks like an awesome time. I bet it's also great for reflection as you use your late wife's gear, almost as if she was there with you.

[Pikey]

Bigger fish surely wouldn't have meant more fun for me


A very touching story and a great tribute. These are the trips that truley mean the most. Fishing that tackle would have been moving enough, the fact that you got to be in such an amazing location and reel in some beauties is just icing on the cake.

Hats of to you.

[BackPackHunter]

Thanks for posting....

I sometimes drive 250km (1 way) from home to fish,
It's not always about the size, or the numbers...
The adventure , the views , the time , memory's

If you like standing around a hole in a field Crosby have at her

Some people take a little more away from a trip then a fish easley obataion close to home.

PS if u look a little closer Crosby u might see a little more info.
asusming makes *****'s out of ............

[tight line]

nice pics & a great story!

[waterninja]

nothing like a drive through the contryside to a secluded lake. nice bows. congrats.

[e40water12]

Awesome pics thanks for sharing.

[Guitarplayingfish]

I enjoyed your story and I'm glad things went so well - Seems like you made some great memories that you won't soon forget.

Thanks for sharing.

[Hunter Trav]

I was just simply stating incase he didnt know and he wants to go closer next time no need to get hurt.

Why the hell would you want to be closer to a city???:snapoutofit:

[nekred]

Great post, great story!...

I respect you and the having the testicinal fortitude to hang them on the wire so to speak!...

Great fish, awesom lake. I lived in central interior of Bc and fished some very cool lakes very similar to that one and loved every minute of it... and that was ebfore I started fly fishing. I plan on getting out in BC this summer and trying a few of my honeyholes that I used to fish and see how things turn out!....

Cheers!... and thank you very much for posting...

The fact that you have went through a loss that I can only imagine just makes it that much more special. I am sure you had many memories on that day and thank you for sharing them!...

Have a great day!....

[finsnfeathers]

Thank you all for the wonderful responses. I'll be busy with cattle for the next 8 or 9 days, but hope to have a couple slack days around the 16th for more adventures in some isolated water with the flyrod and camera. Once again, thank you for all the gracious responses and pm's.

[Daceminnow]

I'll be busy with cattle for the next 8 or 9 days, but hope to have a couple slack days around the 16th for more adventures in some isolated water with the flyrod and camera.


good stuff, fish pics included. period. thanks, and look forward to the next batch of photos.

Dace

[nbhunter]

you got yourself some really nice fish there brother ...congrats and some nice pics

[keeks]

A very touching story and a great tribute. These are the trips that truley mean the most. Fishing that tackle would have been moving enough, the fact that you got to be in such an amazing location and reel in some beauties is just icing on the cake.

Hats of to you.

X2 Not being lazy, just could not have said it better.:)

[canadiantdi]

Really nice fish, looks like it was fun.

I don't think crosby was trying to be a dink. The thread name made it kind of sound like the travel to the lake was a chore. I took it as him telling the OP he didn't have to go through the trouble of a 40KM trip through remote country to find fish of that calibre.

An 11 pound rainbow on a flyrod would be awesome!

[marlin1]

nice pics , cool story , thanks for posting

[jackrabbit000]

Nice story and good pics of your fish. Thanks for posting.

[rugatika]

Thanks for the pics and the story...and sorry for your loss. Those pics do remind me of Northern Sask where my dad and I used to go fishing. The trip and just floating on a crystal clear lake in the canoe with my Dad was way more important to me than catching any fish. Fish were the bonus to a great trip and time on the water.

Thanks again.

[Yéil]

Lovely story, sad to hear about your wife though. Nice fish and glad you had the chance to envoke wonderful memories of your wife with your trip.

[Sakoman]

Nice pics, thanks for sharing.

[finsnfeathers]

Got the chance to head back out for another adventurous day in the wilderness. Action was fairly steady, altho heat had some effect. Caught another dozen nice sized bows. Sorry, but only brought into the boat and photoed the 2 that buddy and I decided to fry up.

[Bigwoodsman]

Nice Fish!

Thanks for sharing

BW

[ogre]

Yep, congrats on more excellent fishes.
altho heat had some effect.
http://outdoorsmenforum.ca/attachment.php?attachmentid=55627&d=1342809410

NO KIDDING!!! Honestly can't say I've ever been to anywhere so hot that my face would melt. Wonder how that feels like.

[finsnfeathers]

"NO KIDDING!!! Honestly can't say I've ever been to anywhere so hot that my face would melt. Wonder how that feels like."[/QUOTE] ogre

If only you'd seen what i had to work with, you'd be congratulating my photoshop capabilities!!:sign0068:

[jackrabbit000]

Nice story and pics, thanks for posting.

[ogre]

If only you'd seen what i had to work with, you'd be congratulating my photoshop capabilities!!:sign0068:

LOL. I AM. Thanks, and keep 'em pictures coming. :happy0034: