Running into bears

davesilva · #1 01-31-2015, 12:42 AM

Any of you guys ever run into bears on your fly fishing adventures?

If so let's hear your stories!

Just this fall I had a run in with a grizzly in hinton while white tail hunting man oh man thank god I was walking back to the truck I couldn't imagine how scary it is to be on an isolated stream running into one

edmhunter · #2 01-31-2015, 02:32 AM

I have not run into one yet, but after reading the story of the guy that was killed by a grizz, I think it was around Pincher Creek area while fly fishing, I now carry a defender on my back when I am fly fishing for grayling and stuff in grizz county.

An ounce of prevention (in the form of lead) is worth 10 million pounds of cure!

Those grizz sure do intensify any outing don't they?

honda450 · #3 01-31-2015, 07:19 AM

This one snuck up on me while setting up a game cam. No gun, no spray, no nothing, and nowhere to go. He was within 10 feet of me. WMU 400.

Took this pic as he slowly walked away. I jumped on my quad and got the hell out of there.

I seen him a few days later as well.

58thecat · #4 01-31-2015, 07:34 AM

When I was a kid fishing on remote lakes on Vancouver island we would constantly run into black bears. This became the norm in which now looking back I think we got too comfortable. I did have a few times in which I had a stringer of cuthtroats tied off to the shore only to have a bold black bear walk in and grab the stringer not 10 feet away from me but one swat with my fishing rod and a stern verbal bashing sent them running, like I said we were a little too comfortable around them. Now I would lay down a barrage of pepper spray, bear bangers going off all over the place and I would sprint the 5 km back to the truck...or keep fishing!

honda450 · #5 01-31-2015, 07:42 AM

Here is one that wouldn't leave me alone. Ripped up my quad seat too. But he paid for it. hehe

JimPS · #6 01-31-2015, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by honda450

Here is one that wouldn't leave me alone. Ripped up my quad seat too. But he paid for it. hehe

You must have had a smelly bum - hehe.
That's why he wouldn't leave you alone.

densa44 · #7 01-31-2015, 07:48 AM

I was standing in the Bartibog in New Brunswick on a beautiful summer day, wearing running shoes and blue jeans while I waded the river (stream) I was standing in the middle of the river on a gravel bar when the alder bushes to my left began moving a lot and I could hear crashing. I got a good grip in my new trusty $10 CTC glass fly rod and waited for the bear to appear.

Although the Bartibog would never be considered a big river by Canadian standards, it does make its own noise as it rushes to the sea. The black bear came out of the alders about 75 M down stream of where I was standing. I had my silk fly line back on the reel and was as ready as I could be to beat a hasty retreat.

In those days I had never heard of a bear attacking people, I was more concerned about a bull moose that I had seen earlier, but never the less, I was pretty close to a bear.

As he crossed the river he became aware of my presence and hit high gear as he ran through the shallow water and crashed into the alders on the bank. That was it, first and last bear sighting.

I did catch a few nice brook trout and one sea trout.

J D · #8 01-31-2015, 09:53 AM

I have an agreement with bears don't bother me and I don't eat them

edmhunter · #9 01-31-2015, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by 58thecat

When I was a kid fishing on remote lakes on Vancouver island we would constantly run into black bears. This became the norm in which now looking back I think we got too comfortable. I did have a few times in which I had a stringer of cuthtroats tied off to the shore only to have a bold black bear walk in and grab the stringer not 10 feet away from me but one swat with my fishing rod and a stern verbal bashing sent them running, like I said we were a little too comfortable around them. Now I would lay down a barrage of pepper spray, bear bangers going off all over the place and I would sprint the 5 km back to the truck...or keep fishing!

When you are young you have no concept of death and feel invincible, when you are older you want to make your stay on this little blue ball last as long as possible! hehe

rottik9 · #10 01-31-2015, 10:11 AM

My oh f&%* moment came in Cape Breton salmon fishing ...no bear, a cow moose with her little one. I became very religious for a short time.

davesilva · #11 01-31-2015, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by honda450

This one snuck up on me while setting up a game cam. No gun, no spray, no nothing, and nowhere to go. He was within 10 feet of me. WMU 400.

Took this pic as he slowly walked away. I jumped on my quad and got the hell out of there.

I seen him a few days later as well.

Pretty close to waterton hey?

Taco · #12 01-31-2015, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by honda450

This one snuck up on me while setting up a game cam. No gun, no spray, no nothing, and nowhere to go. He was within 10 feet of me. WMU 400.

Took this pic as he slowly walked away. I jumped on my quad and got the hell out of there.

I seen him a few days later as well.

Honda, he wearin' a collar he's halter broke for cry's sake.

Had a big boar keep me awake for 3 nights and follow me around for 4 days at the top of the Old Man drainage back in the late 70's. Big ass followed me to main camp when I went down to get some sleep on night 4. P rick didn't want me poachin' his sheep.