Things I am Learning About Snowmobiles – Part I

February 9, 2026 / galen / Snowmobiling

Please realize I am still a novice so these may not all be correct but they are as I understand them. For the experienced out there, these may seem trivial, but for inexperienced, they are all new. As a recent new owner I am learning about snowmobiles.

I only learned of scratchers while searching to buy snowmobiles online. Many adds talked about scratchers. From I learned searching these online, Ice scratchers are installed to the rails of your rear suspension with one on each side. These scratchers have a sharp tip that digs into solid snow pack and ice to create a “snow dust”. They loosen the snow and ice chunks as you ride. Then, that loose snow is thrown up into the rear suspension. This throwing snow and ice spray onto the tunnel heat exchangers and suspension components helps cool both the track and the engine.

I learned how useful these are on the first few rides out on the lake. Recent warm temperatures had caused the snow to settle and was hard packed. I had the scratchers up and the engine ran very warm, very much above normal ranges. I let it cool down, dropped the scratchers and it was a much better temperature range.

Scratchers are easy put lower and raise again when you are done. Looking them up online, you can get a pair for under $50.

Carbides or wear bars provide for far better steering control. Looking at the bottom of a snowmobile ski there is a metal rod on the bottom of each ski, the wear bars (a.k.a. skegs or runners). On the leading edge are the wear surfaces with sharp edges mounted on the bottom of these rods which are the carbides. When riding on ice or hard packed snow, these pieces cut into the surface and keep the skis from uncontrolled sideways sliding, improving your steering control.

I’m glad the previous owner made a big deal about being a stickler for engine warm up time. He claimed he always let it warm up to 110 before he hit the gas. Searching the manual specifically for this it is a strong point in in that document as well. Spending the extra time to warm up the machine can prevent engine damage. Time well spent it would seem.

OMG power! My previous riding experiences were on a 1982 Polaris, the smallest one, and an Arctic Cat 440. There was a significant difference in the power and speed of the much more powerful Artic Cat. Now, on a machine built 30 years newer, a Polaris 800, the power is is beyond what I had anticipated. When I went for a test drive of the used sled I bought, I asked the previous owner to take it for a run and show off some of what it can do. He was a big man, 100 pounds bigger than me, and he had that machine doing wheelies at ease. When I hopped on for my own test ride, and also going for my first rides, I had no need to gun the throttle, it had plenty of power and the OMG power still in reserve.

Why pay for registration? If you own an endless range of your own private land, or along with neighbours, you have all the range you need/want, then you really don’t need to register you snowmobiles. But if you are like the rest of us, and you are planning to ride outside of private land then you register register, as per the Saskatchewan Snowmobile Association: from SaskSnow: Under The Snowmobile Act, you must register the snowmobile before you can ride it on public roads (where allowed), ditches, other highway rights of way, provincial parks, Crown land, designated snowmobile trails or on rivers or lakes. Registration isn’t required to drive snowmobiles on privately owned land if you have permission from the land owner or tenant. Out of Province snowmobiles must carry valid registration and insurance as per the laws inside their home province or state.

The First Few Rides on My Own Snowmobile

February 3, 2026 / galen / Life at the Cabin, Snowmobiling

New Found Winter Freedom

We now have the first few rides on our own snowmobile under our helmets. The overwhelming conclusion for both of us was “let’s do more of this!”. No doubt in my mind that we will buy a second snowmobile so that we can ride together and journey a little farther, to the ditches, fields, and hills in the surrounding countryside. Our neighbours, who are from the area, have already offered to show us some of the good spots to go.

We have found that driving on the lake is bumpy, with hard packed snow. I am sure this is simply a result of the warm weather spell we had in January when there was some melt and settling of snow.

Running hot was an issue, with engine temp climbing well above normal. I put the scratchers down which helped. I went online and read some forums and this is not uncommon so I was relieved that the machine was simply acting normally. The next day after some overnight snow we ran in some fresh snow and temperature was normal.

If you have a look at a couple of the videos below, I realize for the hard core snowmobilers out there that these pics and videos are pretty unimpressive but I will go back to classifying us a Novice riders on a machine with far more power than either of us have ever ridden so we are starting off with a light thumb on the throttle.

Transporting a Snowmobile

January 31, 2026 / galen / Snowmobiling

I learned something today I was not expecting, the skis on a snowmobile are wider, and sharper, than I had thought. That sounds a bit like the start toa story of things gone horribly wrong. It is not. I bought my first snowmobile this week and a buddy who was borrowing a snowmobile trailer from another buddy helped me pick it up.

When I backed the snowmobile off the trailer into the garage, I noticed the marks it left on the concrete of my driveway and garage floor. The “runners” or carbides on the underside of the skis are quite sharp. A couple of “drag” marks on the concrete don’t have me at all concerned. I understand now the dual function of the “runners” on snowmobile trailers, provide grooves for the carbides and keep the flat surface of the skis from freezing to wood.

The next step in my adventure is to transport the snowmobile to our cabin where we will do 99% of our riding. My plan was, put down a sheet of OSB to protect the truck bed and load it into the back of our Chevy Colorado by driving it off our driveway snowbank, winch it tight, and away I go. I will find another snowbank or snow pile at the other end to unload. I measured the skis to see how wide I needed for the OSB, maybe something I have already will work. The skis, outside to outside are 46 inches. The wheel wells in the bed of the truck are 45 inches. Missed it by that much.

The fortunate news is I have my son’s truck for the week, a Chevy Silverado, with a full 48 inches between the wheelwells so I will use that, with a full sheet of OSB. I don’t care if the carbides damage the OSB. I’m willing to sacrifice the $15 for not scratching his truck. We don’t plan to be hauling the snowmobile around the countryside so this is a single trip requirement, until we buy another machine.

Without proper ramps, I needed a way to get the snowmobile high enough to drive onto the truck bed. With a Saskatchewan winter halfway behind us, the snow pile from clearing my driveway was more than high enough and firm enough. Drop the tailgate, place the OSB, back up to the snow pile and drive on.

Add some winch straps to secure the front and back and we are good to drive to the cabin.

Then just find a convenient snow pile on the road. Back off, and drive the snowmobile to it’s new home at the Cabin

The Perfect Forecast Not Required

January 24, 2026 / galen / Life at the Cabin

Before we owned a cabin, we looked forward in somewhat nervous anticipation at each summertime weekend forecast. Looking for that “perfect forecast” so we could make a day trip to a nearby lake with the kids, and the dog, and the boat. Too much wind, too cloudy, too cool, possible storms in the afternoon. All of these could ruin the perfect forecast and prevent a “perfect day” at the lake. Sometimes we made the trip anyway and an unperfect forecast still led to some pretty fun days.

Then we bought a cabin and the whole outlook changed. We no longer need a perfect day or a perfect forecast. Even on a bad weather day, there are often breaks in the weather when we can get outside and enjoy the outdoors. If it’s raining, sit under the awning or the umbrella. If there is a short break in the rain, go down to the dock and catch a few perch on the fly rod. A half hour break in the clouds and that’s plenty of time for a run on the Sea-Doos. Even when its a bit windy, there’s calm water somewhere and one can move chairs to the opposite side of the cabin for a wind break, or sit down in the firepit area surrounded by trees.

Winter gives us a whole new set of activities. Walks along the trails and gravel roads, ice fishing, building a rink on the lake, snow tubing down the hill and out onto the ice. When it’s a little on the colder side, a step inside the cabin to warm up and maybe a hot chocolate can fuel you for some more brisk outdoor activities. On some winter days we have built a fire and enjoyed our beverages outside. Even the wildlife seem to a part of the fun.

Give us a day of perfect weather and we have all we could hope, the weather and the time to do anything we want, to have a perfect day. But that doesn’t stop us from having great days, with activities mixed in to match what the weather gives us.

We Are Snowmobile Owners

January 21, 2026 / galen / Life at the Cabin, Snowmobiling

Finally found the snowmobile that was right for us, for the first one, we believe. I had an alert set for a year range and price range on Kijiji and one that looked promising popped up Monday morning. I contacted the owner right away and quickly had an appointment to be the first one to look at it. For the test drive, I asked the current owner take it for a run so I could see what it can do, with someone who knows what they are doing at the controls. Then I took it for a test ride as well. The owner was a bigger guy than me so I could see it would have no shortage of power.

After watching the used for sale listings for a month or so, it was pretty obvious I would have to compromise in a few ways. I ended up at the very bottom range of model year. This one is a 2012. But it has relatively low mileage, under 2000 km. Ideally I was looking for a 144″ track and settled on a 155″. It’s considered a cross-over model so that makes sense and a buddy who rides a lot says he knows many happy 155″ owners. This one came fairly well accessorized. Scratchers, heated handles, reverse, electric handles, and electric start (just add a battery). I was willing to go with a 600 engine model if the right opportunity came about but this one is an 800 so the only question is will this be too big. Perhaps the second one we buy will be a 600 and then we can compare.

Our next step is get it into our truck and unload at the lake and take it for a first ride. For the next couple days it will sit in the garage.

After doing a quick inventory of winter wear accessories we are short a couple pairs of goggles. That should be an easy solution.

Buying a low-mileage used snowmobile is a low-cost entry into the sport, with little or no financial risk. Snowmobiles I saw listed were being sold within the week so if we decide that this is not for us it should be pretty simple to get our money back out.

1 Snowmobile vs 2 Snowmobiles

January 19, 2026 / galen / Life at the Cabin, Snowmobiling

Should we buy 1 or 2 snowmobiles?

That is the current dilemma. We know that if we are going to get into snowmobiling, we will eventually need 2 machines, but can we do a successful test with just 1 machine? My wife has limited weekends available this winter to go to the cabin and go riding. I have much more flexibility. It’s mid-January and we have not yet looked at a snowmobile in person, let alone bought one (or two) and take it (them) for the initial ride.

Down the road, and into retirement, if we have snowmobiles, we expect we would have ample time to ride and time to venture out on the nearby trail system and take part in poker rallies. The winter fun activities that our Province affords us.

When we bought Sea-Doos a few years ago, we right away bought 2. “Best purchase ever” says my wife. I guess that means she like the Sea-Doos more than her wedding ring? I’m ok with that. We are hoping that snowmobiles will be the winter equivalent.

As mentioned in my last post, neither us us are brand new to riding, but given the lack of recent experience, I am classifying us as newbies, but not snowmobile virgins.

We made a list of Pros and Cons of the 1 snowmobile vs 2 snowmobiles dilemma.

Cons:

double the cost of purchase, maintenance, gas, etc.
we can take turns

Pros:

double the fun
couples outings
trail rides
poker derbies
more reasons to spend days at the cabin in the winter
rides with neighbours and friends
more reasons for more family gathering at the cabin

As you can see above, without adding any scaling to the pros and cons, the Pros greatly outweigh the Cons. I am sure, assuming the initial testing of a snowmobile puts smiles on both of our face, we will be on the trails to two snowmobiles, not one.

Adventures of Novice Snowmobile Riders – The Beginnings

January 13, 2026 / galen / Life at the Cabin, Snowmobiling

We are thinking of becoming snowmobile owners, my wife and I. I would call us Novice Snowmobile Riders, but not absolute newbies. We both had snowmobiles growing up. My family shared a Polaris something. It was the smallest engine they made back in the early 80’s, likely a wise choice by my father as I’m sure we were a bit reckless. Growing up outside the city limits of Brandon, Manitoba, we had plenty of snow and plenty of open territory and often my brother and I would set up a course and have timed races, one at a time. Sometimes we could borrow the neighbour’s Artic Cat El Tigre. I believe it was a 440 and much faster than ours. My wife grew up with a family cabin at a a lake south of Swift Current, Saskatchewan and a family friend had a Yamaha store so there was a ready supply of snowmobiles and dirt bikes to play on for her and her two older brothers, but sometimes the SK snow pack was a little thin so the riding could be bumpy. [add old images of pics if any]

Now the times and technology definitely have changed. The last time either of us were on a snowmobile was at least 15 years ago. We have friends and neighbours at the lake that have snowmobiles and we are eager to join them on the winter trails. But first we need to make a purchase or two. As we are still a few years away from retirement, we do not want to over invest and have them sit idle, parked in a shed at the cabin. We want to make an affordable entrance into the world of snowmobile riding and gauge how much time we have for the next few years. So, new is off the books and we are considering just a single machine for this winter then one more in the fall. She has a limited number of weekends available this winter so two machines may be overkill. I have a much more flexible schedule to go riding as well take the snowmobile out to the ice fishing spots.

We are definitely newbies when it comes to the purchase of snowmobiles. As I scour Kijiji and AutoTrader, it is quickly evident there is nothing for me on AutoTrader but a pretty good selection on Kijiji. I am faced with the newbie overload of information, specs, dimensions, options, packages, features. So I have turned to an expert to sort out some of the terminology. A friend of ours has a few snowmobiles and is an enthusiastic gearhead, lots of mechanical knowledge. With his help I have begun to understand the differences between between snowmobile types: mountain, trail, crossover. I have no known plans to head to the mountains to ride so the longer track mountain machines are off the list. Our riding will be ditches, fields where we have permission, frozen lakes, and some groomed trail riding. Engine size, heated visor plug-in, electric start, reverse, heated handles, lugs, track length, kilometers, so many things to consider and the tradeoff of $’s for options. I also have done a few Google searches and asked Chat GPT a few questions to ensure I understand a few things better. I did learn that Ski-Doo has about 50% market share, followed by Polaris with about 30%, Arctic Cat in 3rd place, Yamaha a distant fourth. Given plans to buy used machines, we want to stick to the top two brands to ensure availability of parts in the future if/when repairs are needed.

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We don’t think we are adrenaline junkies but we are not putt putt drivers either. If the way we ride our Sea-Doos is any indication, we will gradually trend towards some more aggressive driving, but not maniacs. So we want machines with enough power to have fun and maneuverability for turns.

As of today, I have enquired about a couple of snowmobiles a Ski-Doo and a Polaris, both sold quickly, so I have not been out to “kick the tires” or “kick the skis”.

5 Tips on Scouting for Geese

October 30, 2025 / galen / Goose Hunting, Hunting, Outdoors

I spent a dozen years as head guide for a waterfowl hunting camp in central Saskatchewan. As the spotter, you have sole responsibility for selecting and securing hunting permission for a field where your hunters will set up for the next shoot. During that time I learned a few things about scouting for geese. Some where learned the hard way, by setting up in a field and seeing no birds on approach and others simply from years and years of observation. In most spotting situations, if you have been actively spotting for days and weeks, you will have far greater knowledge and will be able to make a more informed decision. If you are out on a Friday night looking for a Saturday morning shoot, you will have far less knowledge and there is greater risk in the field you pick.

Geese Scouting Tip #1: Timing.

How many days have the birds been in the field? Are you spotting them in the morning or evening spotting? If you have consistently seen geese for a couple days, or at least the morning and evening of the same day, most likely those birds will return to the same field for the following morning and probably the afternoon as well. Morning are more consistent than afternoons. It is after the morning feed that a flock has a chance to pick out other fields and if birds are going to bounce from one field to another, likely that will be the afternoon. If the birds are pushing 3 or 4 days in the same field, they may have reached the limit or ate up most of the grain and will be moving fields soon.

Geese Scouting Tip #2: In-Bound Flock Sizes

Did the birds arrive in 1 flock or many smaller. If you saw the birds arriving at the field, did the flock on the ground build gradually? Ideally you will want a flock that arrives in many smaller groups. As the number of birds in the air increases, so too does the number of eyes looking down at your decoys and blinds. Too many eyes increases the chances of seeing something that sets off the alarms. Small groups arriving over time give you time to shoot and reload while other groups are still far enough away to not be scared off by the sounds of gunfire. A break between groups also gives the dogs a few moments to round up the dead birds on the ground.

Geese Scouting Tip #3: Variety

Are you hunting one species or mixed bag? Are the any ducks in the field? Simply put, more variety equals more certainty of opportunity to shoot. Snow Geese, Canada Geese, ducks, and Specklebellies may all have their own roosts and will fly at different times of the morning or afternoon. Geese will travel long distances from the roost to the feed field while ducks will typically feed closer to the roost so having a good number of ducks in the field increases your chances even if the geese do not cooperate. If there are Snows and dark geese in the field, and one of those species skips your field, you still have chances of a good hunt.

Geese Scouting Tip #4: Location of the Roost

How far away is the roost they came from? If the roost is very close, within one field, sometimes two, then the sounds of gunfire may be close enough to bust the roost and send the geese in another direction. If the wind direction is carrying the sounds of the shotguns away from the roost, then proximity is less and less an issue with the increase in wind speed. If you trace the birds back to a roost a long distance away, and the weather remains consistent between spotting and your next hunt, then that’s a positive. But there is a significant change in weather, such as a large increase in wind or a shift in direction, or rainfall, the geese will be less likely to travel a large distance and will find a feed field closer.

Geese Scouting Tip #5: Young Birds

How many grey snow geese or how many noticeably smaller greater Canadas are in the family groups? A high proportion of young birds is one of the signals of the end of migration approaching and you will want to hunt ’em now before the weather changes. Geese flocks with high numbers of young birds, 25% or higher especially, will hold in place as long as they can, or make short migration hops to give the young birds more time to gain strength for longer flights. However, if you see a high number of these juvenile birds and there is an approaching cold front, expect to see the Snow Geese heading south in the morning, or even after an afternoon feed if the sky is clear and there is good moonlight. One last observation on young birds, they do not have the wisdom of the older birds and will often break off from the flock to check out a decoy spread and can make for some high number shoots later in the migration.

Bonus Material – Field Views

On a couple of recent scouting runs, I took a few images of some fields. Here are a few observations based on the fields. Some of these images where taken with a phone camera on high zoom so the quality is not great.

In the image below, while the total number of geese is only about 1000 (image does not show entire field), there are a good number of young birds. You can see young snows as well as young “Eagle Heads” (blue phase Snow Geese). This could be a good shoot for 3 to 4 hunters.

At first glance, the image below appears to be a small number of dark geese, too few to hunt. But at the back end of the field, you can make out a blotch of white, snow geese. Watching this field for about 15 minutes I noticed a steady stream of Snows and Canadas landing in the next field, so I went to have a look.

The next field to south was building up with a good number of Canadas.

…and more and more Snow Geese. It’s hard to make out the ducks in the images but there were a few hundred Mallards as well. This could be a decent shoot. I would recommend giving it a another day of observation if you want to hunt a big number of Snow but if you are after Canadas and ducks, its ready.

This is the next morning, the same field as the first image above. Definitely more dark geese and the Snows were about the same spread across the field.

The geese did not gather up in one large group, the were spread out across the field suggesting the field may be approaching being cleaned out so hunt this field soon.

When the Big Fish Don’t Bite

September 20, 2025 / galen / Fishing, Fly Fishing, Life at the Cabin

Fishing is a numbers game. The more times you put your lure in front of fish, the better your odds at catching fish. Sometimes the odds are not in your favour. That’s when you need a back up plan. I have two of them.

On the lake where we have a cabin, there are 3 species of game fish. Pike, Walleye and Perch. For most Saskatchewan anglers, Walleye are the prize. By with a fly rod in hand, I prefer the aggressiveness and headshaking power of a Pike. Now and then, when waving my fly rod at Pike waters I will hook a Walleye and that is certainly a treat. Then there is the Perch. Likely not in the first place position for most anglers. It’s a great species for fishing with kids. If you catch one Perch, you will likely be able to catch a dozen.

Now back to the Pike and Walleye, the big fish of the lake. On a good day, with some good streamer flies (the Go Go Ray, the Go Go Kershaw, the Iron Butterfly Minnow, the Go Go Perch) I can find the Pike. On bad day, changing locations a few times and rotating through the flies, I can come up with no fish in the net. This past summer has been very good Pike fishing and I would say only about 3 days did that happen. Even with the help of some fish spotters, the tally can be zero.

But coming back to the cabin with a zero is not in the playbook, so back up plans are in place. If the big fish don’t bite, go catch some small ones.

Back Up Plan No 1, The Last Call

There is a spot, in between where I will usually fish for Pike, and the cabin. I call it The Last Call. It’s the last chance to catch a fish from the boat and get off the snide. It’s just around the point from the cabin and loaded with Perch. If I’ve brought my little light weight fly rod I will use that, but usually I leave that behind. So I will opt for one of my spin cast rods, a 1/16th jig head and a small chunk of green plastic worm. The green plastic seems to be the secret sauce. I will pull up to the spot, drop anchor in about 6 feet of water and toss the jig. I usually only have about 6 feet of line out and let it sink to the top of the weeds then drag it around. That little bit of movement seems to get the perch active and in 10 minutes I’ve usually caught a handful of Perch. Enough to break the zero. Pull up anchor, around the point and back to the dock at the cabin.

Back Up Plan No 2, The Dock

The Last Call spot is pretty much a guarantee all season long. So is The Dock, only it’s a stretch to say I went out fishing and caught fish from the dock, my dock, at my cabin. That’s not really going out. But it’s still a back up plan to catch some fish for the day.

Just off the dock is a weed bad that stretches all along the cabin row. I grab my 4 weight fly rod, usually with a Bead Head Copper John fly, and cast it 20 – 30 feet straight out. I know there are perch there. There are always Perch there, and they love that simple little fly. Many of the Perch are barely able to pull the line but there are a few that will put a little bend in the light weight rod. The cork section on my fly rod is 7″ so anything that big is a good perch, at least by Fishing Off the Dock standards.

No Back Up Plan Needed

Mot days the back up plans are not needed and I am able to land a few Pike and the occasional Walleye. With the time from dock to fishing spot being less than a 5 minute song, if I strike out in the morning, I still have the afternoon, or the evening, or the back up plans to catch fish that day.

The Trout of 1000 Casts

August 25, 2025 / galen / Fishing, Fly Fishing, Outdoors

I’m a huge fan of outdoor scenery. Trees, bush, hills, open plains, lakes, rivers, sky, deer, coyotes, birds, and fish. On a recent fly fishing trip to some of the most scenic rivers of southern Alberta, we didn’t take many pictures of the fish. It was a fishing trip, primarily, when we started. The consolation prize was spending 4 days in some beautiful scenery and walking away with some some outstanding images of the scenery, and some brown trout.

When I play golf, I play purely for the enjoyment of the activity. I don’t play enough to be good at golf so my score is somewhat irrelevant, and I have modified my scoring system to only keep track of the strokes that go in the hole. My personal best, achieved a few times, is 9 on a nine-hole course, and 18 on a full round. I have adapted this scoring system from spending much more time fishing compared to golfing. I don’t know of anyone who counts their casts, only the fish caught. But after my most recent fly-fishing trip, I decided that an estimate of the number of casts to catch the first fish was appropriate.

1000 casts per Brown Trout. That’s as good as I can calculate. We tried to take a guess at the number of casts we made. Cast, float, mend, mend, mend, nothing, cast. We figured about 500 per day. That makes for The Trout of 1000 Casts.

This was a good fish. A fifteen inch Brown Trout. A good fish on any day. Quite a bit smaller than the twenty incher I caught just up the river and around the bend just over a year ago, but I would have been happy to break the curse with something half the size. This was well into day three of the trip, approximately 1000 casts into the adventure. We fished the Oldman River Monday evening. This same Waterton River all day Tuesday, and now on Wednesday we were well into the afternoon before this Trout finally committed to the hopper fly.

We spent the better part of the previous 36 hours watching the occasional Brown Trout bump our flies. Rising and splashing at the back of the fly, but rarely a full scale bite, rarely that tug on the line confirming a fish has taken the fly. Hoppers flies were the most popular flies to attract some interest. We tried many others, caddis, adams, drakes, wooly buggers, and dropping nymphs under our hoppers. Most of the “action” that kept us going, and hoping, was when we could see a Brown Trout turn and follow a hopper fly downstream through the riffles, only to abandon the chase without chomping on the fly.

We ran into a few other anglers on the Waterton river, they reported similar low levels of bit action. As one commented, “caught a nice little Brown around the corner and just missed a monster”. The weather was hot, highs around 30 degrees Celsius and little cloud cover. We had hoped the early morning and evening, a bit cooler, would provide us the bulk of the action. We saw limited improvements in fish activity, a few isolated rises, but no sustained feeding.

So fish on we did, and cover ground, or water, across the slippery rocks and spending hours bracing against the currents. We tracked over 13000 steps per day, about 12000 of those in waders. We kept searching for that hot spot where the fish were feeding. Trying fast water, through the riffles and rapids, to the foamy seems, to the deep pools at the end of the fast water. Other than the weather, there was no hot spot.

What we did experience was a good time to practice scenery photography skills and appreciate the outdoors experience. Living in central Saskatchewan, we don’t the same topography and the same types of water features. 1000’s and 1000’s of lakes and rivers, yes, and I will fish as many of them as I can. But southern Alberta offers the lure of several wild Trout species to be caught in the flowing waters, including my favorite, Brown Trout. I didn’t go back without landing at least one of these species, and missing a few others I should have caught (that’s just how fishing goes). At most of the stops on the rivers, I risked the possibility of dropping my phone in the flowing water and captured some images worthy of my laptop wallpaper and sharing with friends and family. I have a gallery of some of my favorites below. Hope you like the visuals as much as I do.

Waterton River

Oldman River

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