As water temperatures crawl up, you have to think about where, when and even IF you should be fly fishing. Karen and I decided not to target trout so we headed to Sylvan Lake for the afternoon after spending the morning helping parents with appointments.
We started off looking in 7 feet of water just before noon. The water temperature at that time was 65F on the surface. We did see some whitefish cruising but the actively feeding fish that we found were in 12-14 feet of water. Yes, Bernie water plus 2! Karen and I did lots of moving until we found the depth that got us into steady action! We took two quick pictures of some decent lake whitefish and the rest never got out of the water.
The interesting part of our day, was the heavy caddis hatch, a sprinkling of chironomids and some hexagenia to boot! We saw lots of lake whites rolling on the caddis but it is so tough to predict where they were going next. We decided to keep our tactics pointed at a foot off the bottom in 12-14 feet of water!
Our best fly was a size 14 bloodworm. It was money once we got the depth right!
Karen almost went for a swim to end her day. We did fly fish close to where her family had a cabin many years ago.
Enjoy the long weekend. The rivers in southern Alberta seem to be in decent shape although the rivers west of Red Deer in the mountains are running dangerously high! Do take care and Happy Canada Day Long Weekend to all!
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