Karen and I managed to get out to Red Deer Fish and Game Pond for a few hours this afternoon! Pulses of showers, snow squalls and wind kept us from being settled for any length of time. ...and the water temperature, frigid! We didn't connect with very many rainbows. We did confirm that they are focussing on shrimp for their diet! As the water temperature hovers near 38F, your favourite lake may "turn over!" That means the water on the bottom will flip with the water on top because of the heavier density of the water closer to the surface. This may not happen on shallow lakes. If fall turnover does occur, it will take a few days before the lake returns to decent fly fishing!
We think we saw a well at Fish and Game that had water being pumped into the Kid's Pond. I hope this strategy will help raise the water level on the main lake in time. Time will tell!
If you get out, take lots of warm layers of clothes. "Catching" will probably slow in the coming days as the water temperature drops. The fly fishing season is quickly winding down. I hope you can get out one or two times before freeze up!
Fly tying season is close! I will be spending most of my weekend in arenas cheering on my grandkids playing hockey! Have a great weekend everyone!
Check out the water temperature today!
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