Whitefish on the Fly at Sylvan Lake

We had to get the G3 out for a test run before heading to the Parkland Region of Manitoba next weekend! We decided that we would take a run out to Sunbreakers Cove at Sylvan Lake and chironomid fish for lake whitefish! The fly fishing was amazing. We fished for 4 hours and caught whitefish after whitefish. We even caught two walleye on chironomids. Of course Karen schooled both Larry and I.

The boat launch at Sunbreaker's Cove is excellent although you can avoid a long walk from the distant parking area by being early and getting a parking place near the launch! We headed over to the last point before the bay at the north west corner of Sylvan Lake.

We all tied on black and red ice cream cone chironomids and the lake whitefish were extremely obliging. The water temperature was 50 C. We set up in 8 feet of water and the action was continuous.

Thundershowers were hovering just west of the lake so it was time to head back to Red Deer before we all got drenched.

Sylvan Lake is mostly over looked by fly fishers. It is definitely a cool place to catch loads of lake whitefish!

Lots of double headers today!

Walleye on chironomids is not that unusual!

Tiki and Pepper love to go fly fishing!