Goldeye on the Fly

Goldeye on the fly is excellent sport! Betty and Steve have been enjoying fly fishing for goldeye on the Red Deer River. Goldeye will readily rise to a well presented dry fly! The will also eat nymphs and streamers. They are abundant in the Red Deer River. I have been out chasing goldeye on the fly as well! The evening bite is usually excellent but they are a great fish to target almost all day. All you have to do is get out along the bike trails in Red Deer. It will not take long to find the tell tale rise forms of goldeye. Look around the boat launch at Little Chief Park, by the water plant across from Bower Ponds, by Three Mile Bend as well as Riverbend. Goldeye are a great fish to practice your casting skills. Foam chernobyls, a parachute Adams, PMDs, caddis imitations will be all you need. One one drawback to goldeye is that they are toothy and can beat up a fly in a hurray!

Thanks Steve and Betty for the photos!