I lived 147 miles north of Edmonton on a Farm/Ranch. Everything we did in winter Including fishing was done at -20 below or more. Just a normal day to us. Believe it or not you get used to it. Lost a perfectly good flyline to an ice floe on the Athabaska river darn near lost the rod and reel too.
For God's sake, Don't Quote me! I'm Probably making this crap up!
.... ahhhh .... NO!
<back to your regularly scheduled program now!!>
Last edited by Betty Hiner; 02-20-2011 at 06:08 PM.
Trouts don't live in ugly places.
A friend is not who knows you the longest, but the one who came and never left your side.
Don't look back, we ain't goin' that way.
Originally Posted by Betty Hiner
That's probably a good thing
Want to hear God laugh? Tell him Your plans!!!
Wow, great to see some Extreme Fly Fishing. Even in my younger days...when the ice arrived the fly rod went on the wall and the fly vise came out
David Mac www.Tiethefly.com
I was at one of our company's Farm Equipment dealerships just north of Edmonton many years ago, and as I recall it was either late November or early December. I remember the store manager telling me he had gone camping the week before and said they slept in the sleeping bags outside on the ground with no tent. I was pretty young, and maybe a little naive then, but I wondered if he was pulling my leg. ???
But I've been other places in Canada in the winter and saw some of the things you guys do outside which makes me cold even thinking about it - and I'm a person that always says "the colder the better".
That was good to watch. I'm reminded again why I live in South Carolina!
That was some beautiful country tho.
I got so cold one time, I couldn't get the keys out of my pocket to go home. That was scary!
Be prepared.
"As far down the river as he could see, the trout were rising, making circles on the surface of the water, as though it were starting to rain."- E.H., The Big Two Hearted River
There is a reason I live down south. And it ain't just for the culture and sophistication.
Thanks for the kind comments everyone. As my dad said, we probably wouldn't have chosen that particular day had we not had the film crew coming from Boise. The fishing was tough considering 90% of the time my flies landed on drifting ice. I had to place my casts with pretty good accuracy to hit the spaces between the ice (which was nearly impossible due to my leader turning into a 12wt shooting head). Needless to say I didn't have any success but had a great time getting out on such a beautiful day!
Get Em!
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