Central Alberta - We did the big drive today - Apr 16:
Benalto pond - open
Hanson's - open
NSR - open head to nearer Drayton Valley
Shunda - open near Beaverdam
Chambers - open in reaches
Chambers - open in reaches
Lower Prairie - ice in runs - clear/low
Mid - upper Prairie - open, clear/low
N Fork Prairie - open, clear/low
Clearwater - open head to toe and very low and clear
Cow Cr - all open, off color (2ft vis)
Mitchell L - 1/3 ice free and could go soon
Ironside Pond - 1/5 ice free
Fiesta L - 40% ice free and could go this wkd
Beaver L - 1/5 ice free and enough open water for a few pontoons
Mud Cr - open to head
Upper Raven - frozen
Mid to lower Raven - open sections but still many iced sections through forestsMid to lower James - open with ice shelves
Upper RDR - wide open, low/clear
Fallentimber - @ Bergen 80% ice free; near Sundre 60% ice free (more a matter of current and in shade)
Little RDR - @ Bergen Rd wide open; @ Elkton 80% ice free; @ Burnt Timber Rd 80% open with ice on deeper/slower runs; @ Water Valley ice free and very low/clear.
Fiesta
Mitchell
Ironside
Beaver
There were certainly fish taking these today.
A nice sighted fish - a great take for a fish moving 6 feet to the fly
If you look closely, a critter was trying to escape the mouth
This skwala crawled out of the trout's mouth as we photographed
Have a great weekend everyone - the weather's looking fine!
3 comments:
Thanks for the report Dave. Much Appreciated.
Your efforts go a long way to helping the rest of us who have to sit in an office and dream of fishing all day. Thanks to both of you!
You're welcome everyone who replied here, email, and on the Alberta forums. Have a great week - we're off to Manitoba. :) Please be sure to share your reports with us as well, send an email or reply to our posts!
Cheers
:)
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