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Any luck on minnewanka for lakers? does any body target the rainbows looking for advice going out there this weekend thanks.
300Ultra
07-18-2007, 09:26 PM
And next weekend I am heading for Banff for two weeks of camping. Thought I might rent a boat and take a run at some lakers. Has anyone had any luck with this?
300
TreeGuy
07-18-2007, 09:52 PM
Hey Cuda, how'd you fare? We spent about 18 hours on the water and the only thing I caught was a sunburn and a slight hangover!:D We had a couple on but lost 'em. Without a fishfinder in there you are spinning your wheels IMHO. The ONLY luck I've had on that piece of water has been BAD luck!:mad3: However, we haven't sunk the boat yet, and have had a number of big fish on, so we keep going back....suckers for punishment I guess. Yet if you are going to be punished, it's a damn pretty place to do it!:)
Tree
thumper
07-18-2007, 10:52 PM
The guides at Minnewanka have been steadily finding their clients fish. I saw a 21 pounder brought in by a Banff Fishing Unlimited boat yesterday. Usually the guides are successful in getting folks to release the big ones - but not this time.
The lakers are in their summer haunts - a 3 1/2" tube jig bounced of the bottom slowly seems to be the most consistent lure now.
Some un-guided folks on the rental boats are doing well, fishing the west (left) shoreline near the drop-offs. You don't need to travel that far down the lake.
Andrew
Tree Guy sorry for the late response.We landed two lakers at the stumps ,a couple cedar trout and four lost Kokanee.
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