r/FishingAlberta

Good Day. Any pros in the forum that would share there best tactics for lake trout? Best time of year, best bait? What depth in lake is best. Thanks

Sorry to make another post of this manner.

Im looking for smaller ponds or lakes to fish near Calgary, I've tried Glenmore, DeWitt Pond, policemans flats and Champion Lakes.

I like Champion and DeWitt although I didn't catch anything at Dewitt those are the size i like. Champion is hit and miss for me.

Im spin casting with lures, if anyone can reccomend spots similar to Champion or DeWitt within an hour of Calgary I'd be very thankful, also if anyone near calgary wants to go fishing one weekend let me know.

Thanks

I’m in Edmonton for a week and I watched a YouTube video of a guy fishing a lake called fight club lake or monkey lip lake? I hear it’s kinda secret. Would someone dm the name of this lake so I could try it once or nah?

Hi guys, i am new to fishing and was able to catch my first fish which was a pike. I was using a Len Thompson spoon with the 3 hooks on the end. The spoon was pretty deep in its throat and was hooked on atleast 2 of the 3 hooks. I was trying to remove it with my needlenose pliers, and was really having a hard time as they kept re hooking on different parts of his mouth. I eventually got it out and it jumped back into the water, but it quickly went belly up. There was quite a bit of blood, i feel really terrible about it.

I went from really excited to feeling really bad.

The part that really bugs me is that, I don’t know how i could do it better the next time, and i don’t want to risk killing another fish. This lake is only catch and release. I feel pretty guilty about it and i just don’t know what to do for next time. Can i cut 2 of the hooks off so its just one hook on the spoon? Should i be using a different bait?

Any help would be great

Getting into fly fishing and would like to hire a guide, however it seems there's over a dozen options so I'm a little confused on which one to go for.

Anyone have any experiences with certain guides that I should check out? Would most likely be booking for a single person and a single day.

So I tried fishing off the docks at Wabamun twice now, have had no luck aside from one bite and I’m mostly using spoons and minnow mimics. I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong or if I’m just not going at the right times but does anyone have tips or different areas to try out??

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We are taking the kayaks to Macleod / Little MacLeod Lakes tomorrow, I've heard there are trout in one lake and pike in the other, can anyone tell me which is in which lake? Thanks.

Specifically, the Pflueger PFLPXT90ML-MFS2 rod. Is it any good? Costs $107