sauer lake, chicakcoo lake

[BGSH]

well its all stocked, had bites every cast, biggest was at sauer lake at 11 inches,a great day to fish there when it is windy out :fighting0030:

[Thundercatcher]

Fly fishing?

[BGSH]

accually just took out the small spin casting gear with a small spinner, was a blast, muir lake was the worst ever, no big swirls, just catching smaller ones there then sauer and chickcoo.

[Thundercatcher]

Cool, I wanna take up fly fishing this year

[BGSH]

yea try it out, thats all i did last year, this year i will try both, but it was a great day, lots of hawks and ospreys, both lakes are nice and higher water levels then last year, cant believe not even a nice swirl at muir just all 6 inchers

[Thundercatcher]

How the heck do you cast out far enough with a spinner? Did the wind blow it farther? Lol

[BGSH]

haha at muir lake the big ones hang close to shore like a foot of water usually, but didnt see any swirls or any sign of big ones so went to the bay and the small ones were stacked in there, easy casting the small spinners on 4lb line :)

[gonefishin]

How the heck do you cast out far enough with a spinner? Did the wind blow it farther? Lol

Put some split shot on your line 12 - 18" above the spinner.

[Slannesh]

Had a good time out on Chickakoo last night with the Wife after we found the gate to Muir locked. Tried for a bit a the boat launch but there was a lady trying to fly fish over the weeds so we gave her the clear area at the boat launch and put in the Aluminum for a couple of hours.

Caught my first ever brook trout so that was cool, bunch of little rainbows and lots of action, good times!

[BGSH]

boat launch at muir is closed because of a huge fallen tree, and yes lots of brookies out there as well, alot of fun indeed, great senery as well.

[Jasonp]

Im heading up to sauer n chickakoo right now. Hopefully catch a few 12 inchers

[BGSH]

go to sauer for the bigger ones, and you will catch then none stop, keep a couple for the pan fry ;)

[Slannesh]

boat launch at muir is closed because of a huge fallen tree, and yes lots of brookies out there as well, alot of fun indeed, great senery as well.

Ah, thanks for the info. I didn't bother to investigate just went "well that sucks" and then "Guess i'll try Chickakoo"

I'll have to try Sauer myself, I've got a hankerin for some trout lately.

[BGSH]

try both beaver dams and you will catch one each cast, i had 2 trout last night was delicious.

[Jasonp]

Anyone heading up there tonight?

[Thundercatcher]

Is that 1st road open now at chickakoo last year they were tearing it up, and do u tip the spinners with maggots?

[carterM]

Anyone heading up there tonight?

Which lake are you going to Jason? I think I'm heading back out to the river tonight. See if I can catch something other than a sucker by something other than the tail...

[Slannesh]

Sounds like we're headed to Sauer to try our luck in a bit.

[Jasonp]

Sorry carter I was at sauer and chickakoo I got off early. Ran into slannesh there it was good times. Caught my first brookie :) ill be there prolly tommorrow night depending on the gf

[carterM]

Megan and I headed down to the river again. I got a small walleye and hooked into something that broke me off... Fought like a pike for about 8 seconds...then it fought like a snag that had won :(

[Slannesh]

My Wife and I hit Sauer, lots of action and a few of decent eating size, kept 3 of the 20 or so we landed. Was nice to meet you JasonP!

[Jasonp]

Soumds like the big ones were out carter lol.

Was great to meet you to slannesh!

[Thundercatcher]

Were you guys fly fishing?

[Jasonp]

Nope just a spinner on a spin reel

[BGSH]

good to see you guys caught some fish today, and where did you lose that pike at?? where abouts in the nsr?

[Jasonp]

He was at your spot at hermitage

[BGSH]

nice, its a great spot, but my favorite is at a hiddin place outside edmonton a bit and a bit of a hike as well in between edm and forst sask

[Thundercatcher]

Is sauger lake just across chickakoo or is it farther down a bit?

[Willowtrail]

Sauer lake and yes its just beside Chikakoo

[BGSH]

there is a small lake in the middle of sauer and chickacoo

[Thundercatcher]

Is that small lake stocked as well?I've seen people fly fishing on it

[BGSH]

no its not stocked, would be awsome to fish a small pond like that with a fly, its interesting how sauer lakes bows are big allready 11 inches compared to chicakcoos 6-8 inches lol

[Thundercatcher]

What size of spinners do you guys use?

[BGSH]

im useing very very small spinners meps silver, but any size will do as they are not picky yet, i wanna try bobber and worm, that would be fun it watch the bobber go under lol, havent used bobber in for ever,

[carterM]

Ya 11 inches is a pretty decent size for a stocker... Might have to head down there to break in the fly rod in the next few days.

And ya Shawn, I was at that hole you showed Jason last week. I've been there 3 times now, never been skunked...as long as snagging a sucker by the tail counts...

The pike (I think) tonight didn't hit overly hard but took a very pike like run before snapping my line.

[BGSH]

yea there is some big pike there from 5-13 pounds this week, who knows maby some bigger, they are hanging around some weeds a big out and may chase a jigg in, yea you will always catch fish, and yea snagging a sucker by the tail counts, i did that to by accident a few times this year, always suckers that get snagged, i think they are feeding on the wally eggs,so i may take one home and eat him for super one night :) f&w said u can keep as many as you want lol, and they told me they are eating to many walleye eggs, by he did say there is probably high amounts of murcury in the fish so eat 1 a week and your fine :D, i always release everything usually but this year i may take a couple home and try a recipe

[Thundercatcher]

hey Shawn, so Can you get to chickakoo by that 1st road now. Last year they were tearing it up

[BGSH]

yea it is all open, but some parts are gravel now so if your driving a bmw or benz, leave it at home :)

[Stupid Deep]

yea it is all open, but some parts are gravel now so if your driving a bmw or benz, leave it at home :)
I drive a crappy bmw, does that count? Anyway I know I am resurrecting this thread, but I was wondering how easy it is to access these lakes? Are there any staging areas or boat launches?

[RavYak]

I drive a crappy bmw, does that count? Anyway I know I am resurrecting this thread, but I was wondering how easy it is to access these lakes? Are there any staging areas or boat launches?

Sauer is a carry your canoe or pontoon etc down a little hill to lake. Chickakoo has a boat launch but I was there not to long ago and they had it all kind of ripped up along with the parking lot redoing it I guess. I believe both lakes are electric motor only.

[Stupid Deep]

Sauer is a carry your canoe or pontoon etc down a little hill to lake. Chickakoo has a boat launch but I was there not to long ago and they had it all kind of ripped up along with the parking lot redoing it I guess. I believe both lakes are electric motor only.
I just have a kayak. I was wondering more about parking and such.

[Vega21]

I just have a kayak. I was wondering more about parking and such.

interested in knowing this as well. Also, is there shore fishing at both of these lakes? I want to take my nephew out there tommorow

[chriscosta]

ill be at chickakoo tomorow bright n early me n the wifey will be in the grass painted tinner there is shore fishing there as well give us a wave if ya see us