A Good Day

Amelia & I took a couple of hours to fish by ourselves on the Red Deer R last evening. The trout were on, to say the least. There aren't a ton of browns in the river, but this seems to be a good spring, with trout responding to low and relatively clear waters. This brown took on the dry after a fairly impressive cast to the far bank was well received.

There were more than one along the bank, with another 4 takers in a 50 yard reach. In 2.5 hrs we only fished about 750 yards of river.

We stayed out a little longer last eve as the fishing was steady and quite exciting, all told. It was gorgeous sunset, though the temperature was +4C. Having stood waist deep in water influenced by a foot of snow 2 days ago, we were ready to get into the heated seats and head home.

Guided fly fishing on the Red Deer R right now is $425 for the day (reg is $500), boat total price (not per person), 1 or 2 anglers. http://www.reddeerriver.com/

Cheers!