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11-14-2021, 06:42 PM
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Last few days fishing before freeze up in Calgary
A beautiful day today.
Looks like tomorrow may be the last day to toss a fly before switching over to ice fishing gear.
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11-14-2021, 07:33 PM
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That fish hasn't missed too many meals. Nice catch!
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11-15-2021, 02:39 PM
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What a SLAB of a Rainbow there Kevin!!
Getting close to Chinook size at Langara, huh? 
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11-15-2021, 03:46 PM
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WOW its a tank!!!
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11-15-2021, 04:29 PM
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You inflated it….bet it floats!
Rainbow piglet !
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11-15-2021, 08:47 PM
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BTY Bow ... looks like from your own back yard/dock, too.
Wondering how it compares to your P.B. out of this pond ?
Cheers
D.
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11-16-2021, 12:04 PM
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Great looking fish!
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11-16-2021, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Zip-in-Z
BTY Bow ... looks like from your own back yard/dock, too.
Wondering how it compares to your P.B. out of this pond ?
Cheers
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Years ago we got rainbows over 10 lbs stocked. There were some monsters back then. Biggest was 33 inch long. Crazy days.
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11-16-2021, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by jegermiester
What a SLAB of a Rainbow there Kevin!!
Getting close to Chinook size at Langara, huh? |
I’d catch coho this size all day every day lol.
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11-16-2021, 02:48 PM
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Years ago we got rainbows over 10 lbs stocked. There were some monsters back then. Biggest was 33 inch long. Crazy days.
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If you read the stocking reports you can see where they dump the retired brood hens every year. 
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11-16-2021, 03:54 PM
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If you read the stocking reports you can see where they dump the retired brood hens every year. |
Yup. However these weren’t brood stock. Just trout grown large in outdoor pens. Back in the day.
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11-16-2021, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Zip-in-Z
BTY Bow ... looks like from your own back yard/dock, too.
Wondering how it compares to your P.B. out of this pond ?
Cheers
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Here are a few bigger ones from over the years.
Caught 40 of these in a day... and had tennis elbow as a result.
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11-16-2021, 04:59 PM
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Man I thought I had good fishing off my dock. You got me whooped big time!!! 
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11-16-2021, 05:48 PM
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Man I thought I had good fishing off my dock. You got me whooped big time!!! |
Any fish is a good fish.
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11-16-2021, 06:09 PM
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Any fish is a good fish.
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True Dat!
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11-16-2021, 08:01 PM
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Mr. SunDF .... my jaw dropped when I seen those monster Bow's.
My P.B. was just over 10# from MB, those look like twice the size.
I imagine you have one of those trophy's on the wall, if not a replica of one.
If I was younger I'd be jealous, now, lots of respect & proud for you.
Tks for sharing.
Cheers
David
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11-16-2021, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Zip-in-Z
Mr. SunDF .... my jaw dropped when I seen those monster Bow's.
My P.B. was just over 10# from MB, those look like twice the size.
I imagine you have one of those trophy's on the wall, if not a replica of one.
If I was younger I'd be jealous, now, lots of respect & proud for you.
Tks for sharing.
Cheers
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Thanks although there are better places to fish than a stocked lake… a well managed stocked lake can be an amazing fishery and yield many great memories.
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11-17-2021, 06:49 PM
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Those are nice bows! 40 in a day...yeah that give anyone a sore arm!
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11-17-2021, 10:04 PM
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Those are nice bows! 40 in a day...yeah that give anyone a sore arm!
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Yup. And the lake will likely freeze over tonight.
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some nice ones there . Ive seen a few and caught a couple through the ice . None that big though . They break my perch rigs 
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