Doug and I had a fabulous day on the Red Deer River today fly fishing for walleye! We had the truck all loaded up ready to make a last visit to a reservoir but we woke up to -11C. We figured that the small lake was frozen. Recent intel revels that Beaver Lake and Mitchell Lake both have partial ice on. Mitchell Pond at Heritage Ranch in Red Deer is completely frozen over as is most ponds in the area. Interestingly enough, Dickson Trout Pond was ice free today! So after a second cup of coffee, Doug and I headed to the Red Deer River to fly fish! We brought lots of nymphs figuring we would be trying to connect with Rocky Mountain Whitefish but we rigged up with balanced silver minnows and we chased walleye for the next several hours. Snow geese came over us as we tried to entice walleye to our offerings. We were both pleasantly surprised at our success. There is a bit of finesse in catching walleye. Jigging really helps to get the walleye to strike. The takes are so soft. You really have to pay attention. Doug had a surprise when his line ripped away. He hooked a sizeable river pike on his 5 weight rod. Doug landed the toothy critter without a break off! I told Doug he had a 1% chance to land the pike.
Balanced Silver Minnow
Take a look right below to see how to tie this excellent walleye catcher:
There was very little wind today. Sun felt great on our faces. We both love being outside!
Just a reminder that Sylvan Lake, Gull Lake, Pine Lake along with many eastern slopes rivers are now closed. Always check the regulations if you are unsure.
Hey, that isn't a walleye!
We landed several decent walleye!
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