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Originally Posted by mikeym

the north fork road (the road at the bridge over the N Ram) heads downstream and parrallels the river for about 15 k give or take, lots of places to pull over and access the river. but it will more than likely be pretty busy all along there on a long weekend so finding a open section might be tough. the road also heads upstream to the first crossing. it has been a few years since i took the rd upstream and even then it was pretty dicey as to getting thru in some spots due to washouts need a 4x4, car will never make it. and not much room to turnaround. you can't take vehicles across the river at the crossing to go further up the road (not sure about ATV's either).

as for Nordegg, tons of water to fish. Blackstone is very good for cutties, Shunda right at Nordegg is pretty decent for small browns, Bighorn further down Hwy 11 upstream of Crecent Falls is a good cuttie stream, Brown creek is pretty decent also. lots of lakes also to fish in the area.

but it will be crowded on a long weekend especially with the ATV ban south of Red Deer River. going to be lots of people all over the place.

rgds
Mike

Might be a good idea to stay away from the North fork road for awhile. There's a big log haul going on right now with 28 hauls a day. those guys like to take up the whole road when they're hauling. Go in through the Nordegg route instead.