The boat was loaded and ready to go to Sylvan Lake so we could target whitefish and a few walleye by chironomid fly fishing. We were dealt another cold windy day so we opted to fish on the upper Red Deer River just like yesterday. We immediately realized that the "Dam Man'" decreased the flow rate on the Red Deer River. Everytime the flow alters, the fish reposition. We bundled up because the south east wind was chilly for this time of the year! My buddy Steve Luethi commented that he had caught some whitefish on the Red Deer yesterday. The whitefish are a decent size and will eat streamers as well as the usual whitefish fare like small nymphs and san juan worms. We fished with ice minnows and did very well. Our target was walleye and we caught lots of them but whitefish are intriguing to me. They are a great sportfish in itself!
Sadly we did catch some prussian carp. They did not make it back into the river. They are definitely an invasive species and they should not be in the river.
Yes we caught walleye but the whitefish made the day.
Ice Minnow (Bob Morenski originator)
Prussian Carp
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