Alberta Slam

[RavYak]

While down in Florida I found out that most of the saltwater areas in the states have what they call a slam which is when you catch 3 species of fish. Grand slams are usually based on the favourite sport fish of the area, for example a slam in Cape Coral Florida is a Redfish, Snook and Sea Trout. They also have various others slams such as a trash can slam which is a Catfish, Jack Crevalle and Ladyfish. I found the slam concept interesting so decided that today I would go after what I am calling an Alberta Slam which consists of a Northern Pike, Walleye and Rainbow Trout.

In total I caught 11 pike, 2 walleye and 4 trout including my new personal best trout at 22 3/4 inches. Here are the best of the bunch that completed my slam.

If anyone else wants to attempt a slam go ahead and make sure you get pictures!

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[Lund rebel]

Nice I think I saw you at wab...

Did it as well today no pics tho

Pike, walleye, perch

[Adwittoutdoors]

I like it !!! Great job and pics :)

[RavYak]

Nice I think I saw you at wab...

Did it as well today no pics tho

Pike, walleye, perch

I was at Wab yesterday but in 3 hours didn't catch a thing... Decided to go to St. Anne where I caught 2 pike and 2 walleye... 4 fish in over 9 hours of fishing and 20 kms in the kayak...

Today was much better though as seen above.

[Lund rebel]

I was at Wab yesterday but in 3 hours didn't catch a thing... Decided to go to St. Anne where I caught 2 pike and 2 walleye... 4 fish in over 9 hours of fishing and 20 kms in the kayak...

Today was much better though as seen above.


Saw you in the north west weed line
Ok so I am not the only one fished 3 days and only 17 fish at wab long days as well. Thought I forgot to fish, went to jackfish and it was the same caught one first cast then nothing for a couple hours. Maybe its early with the late spring :angry3:

[RavYak]

Saw you in the north west weed line
Ok so I am not the only one fished 3 days and only 17 fish at wab long days as well. Thought I forgot to fish, went to jackfish and it was the same caught one first cast then nothing for a couple hours. Maybe its early with the late spring :angry3:

I think Wab and in particular where I was is just hard to fish this early in the season since there are no weeds there right now. I tried everywhere out there, the drop off, shallows, hump, old reeds, 8.5 kms of paddling at Wab and all for nothing...

[jacenbeers]

I got a slam last Sunday out fishing with BeeGuy and aznRiceMan. I caught a whole bunch of walleye sand one rainbow and one pike. In some places you can have 5 or 6 or even 7 species days

[Pikebreath]

The "ice fishing slam" would be pike, whitefish and burbot,,,, then throw in a perch to make it a "grand slam",,,, and then a walleye makes it a "super grand slam"!!!

[waterninja]

congrats on your slam. i fish off a canoe at times and no how tough it can be esp. on a large lake like wab.

[binnzer32]

The "ice fishing slam" would be pike, whitefish and burbot,,,, then throw in a perch to make it a "grand slam",,,, and then a walleye makes it a "super grand slam"!!!

Have done that one lots at gull lake. And pike, burbs, walleyes, perch at lac la biche

[Rikkles Fisher]

I want to see someone do a grand slam on the North Saskatchewan River! Lol

[EZM]

Wab is tough in the spring ...... not your typical pike hiding in the shallows like in other lakes in the spring. Try deeper. Trust me.

[RavYak]

Wab is tough in the spring ...... not your typical pike hiding in the shallows like in other lakes in the spring. Try deeper. Trust me.

When there I quickly thought to myself that would be the case just didn't have the much to target them with other then maybe jigs. Will give it a bit and then nail it hard in the summer.

[Crankbait]

Wab is tough in the spring ...... not your typical pike hiding in the shallows like in other lakes in the spring. Try deeper. Trust me.

haven't got to slam yet.
we're getting pike right now at 15 feet of water and usually have a great time catching them on cranks and spoons but theyre sluggish this year I guess because of the cold winter and long ice. a usual spot thats ten feet deep uusually does good but 15 seems to be the depth this spring.

[BobLoblaw]

Nice! I sure do enjoy a good multi-species day. On my favorite creek I've had a few days with rainbows, cutts, browns, brookies & whitefish landed; I love those days!:sHa_shakeshout:

[BeeGuy]

Nice! I sure do enjoy a good multi-species day. On my favorite creek I've had a few days with rainbows, cutts, browns, brookies & whitefish landed; I love those days!:sHa_shakeshout:

Salmonid quintuplet is awesome.

Always happy with a trout triumvirate.

[gnugen]

Nice haul! Lac St. Anne is solid for multiple species days in the shallows of the 42nd Street area up to the islands.

[THERICARDO]

Goal was 100 fish for weekend at Wab, thursday was tough as nails to fish bc of the weather... friday me and graffy tried a little deeper which didnt seem right but got into some fish and was able to put 32 in the boat... sat i tried deeper even and was like Wab of old for me, we caught a ton of fish ending with 43 for myself and 37 for buddy i was fishing with( first time ever fishing so he is literally hooked) Went against everything I have ever learnt and been taught about Spring Pike fishing... tons of vegatation close to shorelines and water temp was about 1-2 diff in 10-12 feet and where we had most success... SUnday was same thing as sat... finished with 127 fish and success overall!


nice to see so many of you out there, cpl kayaks and canoes also.... damn it got busy sat and sunday though...

[binnzer32]

Any size? ?



Goal was 100 fish for weekend at Wab, thursday was tough as nails to fish bc of the weather... friday me and graffy tried a little deeper which didnt seem right but got into some fish and was able to put 32 in the boat... sat i tried deeper even and was like Wab of old for me, we caught a ton of fish ending with 43 for myself and 37 for buddy i was fishing with( first time ever fishing so he is literally hooked) Went against everything I have ever learnt and been taught about Spring Pike fishing... tons of vegatation close to shorelines and water temp was about 1-2 diff in 10-12 feet and where we had most success... SUnday was same thing as sat... finished with 127 fish and success overall!


nice to see so many of you out there, cpl kayaks and canoes also.... damn it got busy sat and sunday though...

[THERICARDO]

caught 2 over 32 on Sat, other than that everything was small and agressive haha

[binnzer32]

Right on, kept ya busy at least. ..


caught 2 over 32 on Sat, other than that everything was small and agressive haha

[RavYak]

Slamming again today. Caught 21 walleye, 3 pike and 2 trout. Best of the day below.

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[gnugen]

nice hat trick

[cube]

I think it would be nice if fishing tournaments were also this way, at least on a trial basis.

It would better demonstrate the skills of the fishermen having to go after multiple species and at the same time take pressure off anyone species in the lake. It would even perhaps help on the political front as well as more focus might be placed on the fishery as a whole.

[BassDude]

The Grandslam as i've known it is 4 species, in Manitoba: Lake Trout, Whitefish, Pike, Smallmouth bass (or whatever 4 species you can catch in a day in a given body of water), and in Saskatchewan on Reindeer Lake its Lake Trout, Arctic Grayling, Northern Pike and Walleye.

There is actually a place called Grand Slam Lodge on Reindeer lake that I fished in the 90's. What a great lake.

I had a lucky morning one time and hit all 4 species in George Lake Manitoba in about 90 minutes one spring day.

Fun stuff.

[waterninja]

out of curiosity rav where do you go to get your rainbow? i can see a slam at wab, or anne if you went pike, wallie and maybe perch or burbot. to get a rainbow you would have to go to a different lake.
if you hauled your yak (with all your fishing gear) down to east pit then i would be surprized. perhaps salter after anne?

[waterninja]

I want to see someone do a grand slam on the North Saskatchewan River! Lol
what would you consider a slam on the nsr? not unussual to catch multiple species on any given day.
i have caught pike, walleye, white sucker, red horse sucker, gold eye, and burbot all on the same day. you can reasonably expect to catch at least 3-4 different species any day you fish the nsr.
still looking for my first sturgeon though. lol

[Pierre]

out of curiosity rav where do you go to get your rainbow? i.......to get a rainbow you would have to go to a different lake.
if you hauled your yak (with all your fishing gear) down to east pit then i would be surprized. perhaps salter after anne?

^x2

[Northern Yaker]

It was Muir he got it at...

[Rikkles Fisher]

what would you consider a slam on the nsr? not unussual to catch multiple species on any given day.
i have caught pike, walleye, white sucker, red horse sucker, gold eye, and burbot all on the same day. you can reasonably expect to catch at least 3-4 different species any day you fish the nsr.
still looking for my first sturgeon though. lol

Every species that can be in the NSR in one day mwahahaha, yeah man I know the awesome ways of the NSR lol I've only caught 4 sturgeon, one 50 incher and 3 babies lol

[BeeGuy]

I got a trout trifecta on the Bow the other day.

Gonna be tough, but I think I can do 2 char and 2 trout maybe in the fall.

[binnzer32]

I thought any type of slams were all supposed to be from the same body of water? No?:thinking-006:

[RavYak]

out of curiosity rav where do you go to get your rainbow? i can see a slam at wab, or anne if you went pike, wallie and maybe perch or burbot. to get a rainbow you would have to go to a different lake.
if you hauled your yak (with all your fishing gear) down to east pit then i would be surprized. perhaps salter after anne?

If you are going to go after one of my "Alberta Slams" you almost for sure have to fish at least 2 lakes.

One day I went to St Anne then Muir the other day Pigeon then Muir.

Fish at Muir are a little trickier to catch but I prefer them because at least they have a little size compared to the new stockers you catch in most lakes.

[binnzer32]

If you are going to go after one of my "Alberta Slams" you almost for sure have to fish at least 2 lakes.

One day I went to St Anne then Muir the other day Pigeon then Muir.

Fish at Muir are a little trickier to catch but I prefer them because at least they have a little size compared to the new stockers you catch in most lakes.

Yep those r decent trout your getting. I got a winter spot for them. ..

[Bhflyfisher]

I thought any type of slams were all supposed to be from the same body of water? No?:thinking-006:

Good seeing you out there the other day!

[binnzer32]

Good seeing you out there the other day!

You lost me...

[RavYak]

Yep those r decent trout your getting. I got a winter spot for them. ..

Muir definitely has some decent fish but they can be tough to catch. I was averaging roughly 15 inches a fish but that was before they put the new stock in, probably will have to fight off some small ones to try and catch decent size right now.

I have been raking my brains trying to figure out your spot. I have a couple ideas but have never fished either of them.

[RavYak]

Not an "Alberta" slam but a more impressive one in a way. These are from Saturday.

31" Pike

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb267/murtyl/P6210007.jpg

23.75" Walleye

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11 3/4" Brook Trout (my first brook trout!)

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[THERICARDO]

Wab is tough in the spring ...... not your typical pike hiding in the shallows like in other lakes in the spring. Try deeper. Trust me.

I did trust you as you posted same at beginning of season... Have been slamming them a little deeper for last couple weeks... thanks for Heads up EZM

[RavYak]

I did trust you as you posted same at beginning of season... Have been slamming them a little deeper for last couple weeks... thanks for Heads up EZM

Pike were back in the shallows 3 weeks ago and probably even more so now.

[RavYak]

Slammed it up again today, this time Saskatchewan style. Pike, walleye and perch. The pike was pretty pathetic though...

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Yesterday I caught a nice pike at the same lake, 36.25 inches. It actually swallowed a small walleye I had hooked, you could just see the line going down into his stomach and the tips of the tail fins sticking out lol.

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