Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Back to Sylvan Lake, ...Just One More Day Until It Closes Until Mid December


Canadians have a preoccupation with the weather. That includes me. After filling my coffee cup, I checked the weather. -10C Burr! That is a wintery temperature. I was hoping to get back to Sylvan Lake today because the whitefish were quite active yesterday. Well the mercury finally crawled up above freezing at noon. Karen and I decided that even a few hours on the water was well worth it. We had our rods already set up so all we had to do was launch our pram and find a spot. When we got to Sylvan Lake, it was glass. So calm that there was a layer of ice along the shore.

We were fly fishing by 1 pm and it did not take long for our strike indicators to start disappearing under the 45F water. The whitefish were not as active as yesterday but we still had excellent action. The whitefish were definitely a bit spooky with the clear water and no wind. We had to stay out in 8 feet of water, going shallow just spooked the lake whites.

The sun felt great today. I even layered down as the air warmed to 6C.  We fly fished until 5 pm before we motored back to our Gulf Volkswagon. 

We saw just a few die hards on the water enjoying the last moments of the season before the lake has a closure so the lake whites can spawn.


Tomorrow is the last day that several of our local lakes are open until mid December!

It is not over yet everyone. Just bundle up and get out there!










 

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