Decent trout river near Edmonton????

[NBHunter71]

Looking for a decent river/stream to catch some trout.....Not asking where your secret spots are just a river within a few hours that i can flyfish or cast some lures.. Thank you.

[AppleJax]

Maybe try the NSR upstream of Edmonton closer to Drayton Valley. McLeod river, maybe even hit the east slopes by Nordegg.

[ineptflux]

Yeah I've seen them in the NSR closer to DV, they were going after my body bait which was way too big for them lol

[NBHunter71]

Awsome thanks for the reply.

[Red Bullets]

The north Sask river above Drayton gets better. Above Rocky Mtn. House is alot more trout. The Rocky/Caroline areas have great streams and rivers.
I think the closest trout streams would be at least 1 to 1 1/2 hours from Edmonton.
I only know one secret little creek that has small trout in it that is about 50 minutes away from south edmonton. The rest are 1 to 2 hours away. In every direction except east.

Get the alberta fishing guide available in most magazine stands or sporting goods store.

[Scott N]

Get the alberta fishing guide available in most magazine stands or sporting goods store.

My suggestion too. Pick up a copy of Barry Mitchell's 2014 Alberta Fishing Guide. You can probably pick it up at your local Safeway or Canadian Tire.

[spoons]

Shunda creek by Nordegg is a great place to go. Fly rod works great in that area.