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Went camping this past weekend…actually went to Jasper, which I haven’t actually been to in a few years.

First thing I noticed was at the park gates… and the nice user fee. $16/day for the family. Oh, and the days end at 4:00 PM in Jasper. I asked the attendant…”You’re kidding me…out of the park by 4:00?” Her reply was, “Oh don’t worry…we’re lenient.” Where does Parks Canada find these people?

The next hit was at the campground…$19.00/night, but that was typical…we’re used to those fees in Alberta. However, they add $7.00/day fire permit, but then you can use as much firewood as you care to. They also have a “Fire Ban” between Midnight & 6:00 AM. To keep out the rowdies apparently.

I don’t think that the fee’s would irk me as they do, IF I knew that ALL the money went back into the park. However, I think that the fees just go into general revenue, providing Mr.Martin with more money to not keep track of.

It’s a beautiful little lake, well off the beaten track, and four of us had it all to ourselves.

The fish finder was marking fish all over the place, with a good variety of different sized fish. The deepest parts of the lake were around 32 feet deep. Seemed most of the fish were around 13 feet and lower, typically in around 20 feet of water.

Was trolling nymphs around the lake in the tube, tried Alexanders, a tube minnow, a TU, and a beadhead prince….had some hits on the TU…was surprised that I lost one with the ferocity of the hit…it was so solid.

I forgot about the full sink chironomid technique described in “That Sinking Feeling” article in the Fly Fishing menu on the right. Wish I had read it again before heading out on Sunday

Oh well, the fish won this time…and I still had an most enjoyable day on a beautiful new lake I hadn’t been to before.

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