Backwaters,
baby. That’s
where the pike
like to roam.
I also like sight-fishing from the boat,
watching the bluish outline of a cutthroat
gliding back and forth over clean gravel,
only to lift when a green drake floats over
its head. It seems like that act takes a
while, but it only takes the fish an instant to
suck down the fly.
My seasons spent guiding in these
beautiful places have created some of my
fondest memories. I can only hope that I
have helped create the same for my clients.
Once again, this summer season you’ll find
me heading to the water with hardened
hands and sandal tans, trying to create
lifetime experiences in the Canadian wilds.
Guiding in the Elk River watershed always
is a highlight, some of the best time you
could possibly spend on foot or behind
the oars. Clients here always seem to be in
vacation mode and eager to experience all
that the Canadian Rockies offer. Seeing a
grizzly bear and fishing big, foam bugs for
hungry cutts makes everyone’s day.
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