Food Afield With John Schneider

A couple of years ago I met Joel on a remote foothills stream. Then again this summer, I met him, on the same water. Neither of us visits this river often, so I took it as a sign that I needed to follow up with him to try to fish together. One afternoon, not long ago, I found myself driving into Joel's yard at the Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary near Cochrane, Alberta. The sanctuary, with the hard work of founder Georgina, and Joel, has become a thriving safe space for neglected and abused wolf cross dogs. It is a very popular tourist attraction that provides the money that is necessary to look after the dogs properly along with the huge tracts of land that allow them to live freely and safely. It is quickly obvious the amount of hard work and passion that goes into their sanctuary.When the tour is over and the chores are complete, Joel and I hop into the truck. In less than an hour, we are standing stream-side on Joel's favourite trout water and we start fishing.  It is well after dark, late into the ev