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October 20, 2007 --- Oldman River and Crowsnest River, Alberta

On the road at about six, and by ten thirty we're fishin' the Oldman upstream from Hwy 22, after having stopped for breakfast at the Humpty's in Nanton ("Home of Hilarious Trucker Grafitti in Bathroom Stalls Last Cleaned in 2002"). It's pretty calm to begin with, and there are some early patches of sun. We nymph up some cutties and 'bows, and Glenn gets some good action on his patented white streamer. We bump into some young dudes (Maxwell and a bud/client?) who are fishing for bullies with big 'ol streamers, chucked from atop the big boulders in the river. By mid-afternoon we've decided to check out the Crow, and we fish the stretch up and down from the Bridge at Hwy 507. I head downstream to visit some pools I hadn't seen in many years, and was rewarded with fish from several. At dusk, we move up to the East Hillcrest Bridge. This time I go up, while Frank and Glenn go downstream. Frank has the hot hand, and he picks up a good bunch of 'bows, and a few more fishing behind Glenn :-) Standard nymphs/pupa patterns are the terminal tackle of choice. No fish on dries today, I don't believe. We get to a balmy high of about six degrees today, and the wind gusts to fifty km/hr. Supper is at the nice warm Rum Runner Restaurant in Coleman, and it is up to it's usual good standards. We bunk in at the BCMI motel in Blairmore.
Gettin' Geared up on the Oldman
Gettin' Geared up on the Oldman
Blair Witch?
Blair Witch?
Sample
Sample
Rocky Spine
Rocky Spine
Flora
Flora
The Oldman River
The Oldman River
Low Cliff Pool
Low Cliff Pool
Fishing The Oldman
Fishing The Oldman
Local 'Bow
Local 'Bow
Crowsnest Valley with a Dusting of Snow Up High
Crowsnest Valley with a Dusting of Snow Up High
Fuzzy 'Bow
Fuzzy 'Bow
Leaf Jam
Leaf Jam
Lacey Grass
Lacey Grass
Glenn and Frank
Glenn and Frank
Glenn on the Crow
Glenn on the Crow
The Crow in Late October
The Crow in Late October