Today is overcast and drizzly! I wish we would get a proper all day rain here in Central Alberta. The last few years have been dry. Overcast dull days are my favourite for targeting walleye!
I had a few hours to myself today so I headed to the Red Deer River to look for walleye! I usually don't have a lot of success early in the season but today, I definitely did! I tied up a silver minnow (silver minnow semi seal dubbing with a rabbit strip tied up balanced) that today worked well as did a Candy Corn (thanks Dave Green) and Todd Oishi's Vampire Leech! I like to slowly drift a silver minnow below a strike indicator (often 8-9 feet down) and occasionally jig it. The hits look like a bump but the walleye are there. Hits are not usually hard! It is finesse indicator fly fishing because you are trying to get a walleye to strike. I like the challenge although walleye are not hard fighters.
I had to remind some fishermen today that walleye and trout are Catch and Release on the Red Deer River. As always it is YOUR responsibility to know the regulations. You can check My Wild Alberta or drop over to Sportsman's Den and get a copy of the regulations!
Looks like showers will be around Central Alberta the next few days.
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