To get to the banks of the Red Deer River, we first had to negotiate our way past a small herd of longhorn cows on this farmers land.

February 21, 2004 - Coyote tracks criss cross the snow and ice along the banks of the Red Deer River

The first order of business is to build a fire in the snow. Hotdogs, beans and coffee fill the menu.

Ice along the banks of the Red Deer River

Wayne Roberts at work in his favourite pool, landing a mountain whitefish.

Wayne landing another mountain whitefish on the Red Deer River

Three of the five mountain whitefish Wayne Roberts caught on this fishing trip

A good day's catch for biologist Wayne Roberts

Wayne guts the whitefish he caught the day before and examines the stomach contents to see what the fish have been eating