The Mighty Blackstone

This trip was one for the books...

We loaded up the truck on a stormy Friday afternoon and headed for the hard to reach rivers just south of Nordegg. This was a special occasion because for the first time this season we had the true dream team of anglers out together. Senior members Scott Wilson, Denis Charron and myself testing our wits against the swollen and boiling Blackstone River. We took the Forestry Trunk Road out as far as we could and then shouldered our backpacks for the remaining kilometres. The weather cleared up for rest of the weekend and we spent three perfect days chasing bulls, cut throats and mountain whites along the picturesque valleys of the Blackstone. As if to remind us that all good things come to an end, as we were bidding farewell to the river a concluding hailstorm rolled in and sent us running for the truck.