Just returned from a week down in the Canal Flats area of the Kootenays – primary purpose was for fishing – and secondary purpose was to get a little wheeling in!
Lussier FSR
Well, I have to get back to the area to experience some better fishing. Our timing was a little off – as the stream fishing season didn’t open until mid-June, and the fish in the lakes seemed to be more interested in spawning. We did manage to catch a number of fish – but I really enjoyed the exploratory drives that we took to have a look at some other lakes and streams.
I managed to take a pretty interesting route to the Whiteswan – the new GPS had me turn off Hwy1 onto Settler’s Road – so I bypassed Radium and Fairmont – never saw Hwy 93 until I got to Canal Flats! This would have been great, but it was midnight so I missed the view. A few spots had me a bit nervous – I was pulling a trailer, and was hoping that no part of the road was blocked by a rock slide or something. On the drive home – I would have come back that way if the weather was nicer.
Another side trip involved going to Echo Lakes – and couple kilometres off-road, including a section that looked like it had been cleared after a fire went through it. At the end, was a great little lake where random camping was allowed, and some beautifully colored triploid Rainbow Trout.
More pictures to come!
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- Rob having a look at Coyote Creek
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- Lussier FSR
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