Red Deer River Clean Up June 9th, 2013

Central Alberta Lakes are Fishing Great

Hi Everybody!

My buddy Larry finally came back home after an amazing trip with his wife, Tami, to the Mediterranean area of Europe. We were deciding where to fly fish today and I suggested we fish one of our lakes in the Caroline area. We knew that a cold front was on the way but that did not slow down the fly fishing. The lake was not busy today. The 4 loons on the lake were creating quite the ruckus while a bald eagle soared overhead looking for an easy snack. 

Larry and I were impressed with the fishing. The fish were healthy and we caught lots of beautiful fat rainbows from 12 to 19 inches. The hot fly for us was Glen's Leech and another micro leech that our buddy Rick introduced to us. Rain showers in the afternoon slowed the fishing but that just made us get home in time to take in the Stanley Cup play-offs.

Catch and release fisheries do work. I can hardly wait to see what these rainbows look like in the fall.

If you want to see what lakes have been stocked in Alberta, take a look right HERE.

Bob

Fly Fishing with the Raptors

Karen and I floated the Red Deer River on Saturday of the Victoria Day long weekend. We had a great time fly fishing. We encountered almost every species in the river except brown trout. Very few risers and most of those were the always cooperative goldeye. We saw blue winged olives and some March Browns and lots of caddis later in the day.The river was in perfect shape. Just a bit off colour and a flow rate that made the run pleasant. We always marvel at the raptors along the Red Deer River. They can get their lunch when ever they choose.

Babies in the nest already!

What a great spot for this osprey to rule a stretch of the Red Deer River.

Pepper kept himself entertained.